Poll of the Day > Straight Pride Parade Approved, Organizers Glitter Bombed

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Apparently the application for the Straight Pride Parade in Boston was approved five days ago and this is the first Im hearing about it. Yesterday, however, the organizers for the parade found themselves the recipients of glitter bombs, which were examined by the bomb squad and the FBI is now investigating the matter.

For those unaware, glitter bombs are packages containing large amounts of glitter that are usually designed to simply make a mess by covering the recipient in glitter, and are otherwise mostly harmless. There were no mechanisms, accelerants, or actual explosive material in the sent letters, only glitter and bible passages.

https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/06/27/us/straight-pride-parade-boston-trnd/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F

https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/fbi-investigates-glitter-bombing-straight-pride-parade-organizers-n1025851
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booby traps are crimes
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Krazy_Kirby posted...

booby traps are crimes

So why have those glitter bomb websites not been shut down yet?
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That is the gayest terrorism I have ever heard of.
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Hopefully these bombers are found and brought to justice! Granted, I'm not sure how much justice a glitter bomb warrants, but at least there should be a fine of some sort.
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Zeus posted...

Hopefully these bombers are found and brought to justice! Granted, I'm not sure how much justice a glitter bomb warrants, but at least there should be a fine of some sort.

Its a Federal crime because it uses the US Postal Service, so it actually could see some serious repercussions if the issue is pressed.
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I want to know if these straight pride parade people are "family values" people, or just straight people having a pride parade because they like the idea of celebrating their sexuality.

If the latter, it's gone horribly wrong.
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I don't allow glitter in my house
if my mom buys a card or bag with glitter on it i immediately throw it out
i don't want it getting in my eye or worse my cats eyes
there is no way to get it out
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Yellow posted...

I want to know if these straight pride parade people are "family values" people, or just straight people having a pride parade because they like the idea of celebrating their sexuality.

If the latter, it's gone horribly wrong.

Plenty of the former have latched on to it. Which is sad.

But officially it seems to be a huge piss take.
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Glitter bombs should be a crime

My wife bought some glitter-like confetti for a work project over a year ago and Im still finding the stuff in random places. Weve moved since then.
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Yellow posted...

I want to know if these straight pride parade people are "family values" people, or just straight people having a pride parade because they like the idea of celebrating their sexuality.

If the latter, it's gone horribly wrong.

The guy marshaling it is a gay man married to a black man, yet he thinks homosexuality is a curse, wants to do conversion therapy, thinks gay marriage should be illegal, and thinks black people are inferior.

I don't fucking know anymore.
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OfficialPotato posted...

Yellow posted...

I want to know if these straight pride parade people are "family values" people, or just straight people having a pride parade because they like the idea of celebrating their sexuality.

If the latter, it's gone horribly wrong.

The guy marshaling it is a gay man married to a black man, yet he thinks homosexuality is a curse, wants to do conversion therapy, thinks gay marriage should be illegal, and thinks black people are inferior.

I don't fucking know anymore.

https://66.media.tumblr.com/00bf5b1daf869267f28ff4de9a278dec/tumblr_odkj0hCOWv1txu1kho2_250.gif
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Will there be shirtless muscle men and lots of blonde bimbos?

Person106 posted...

Will there be shirtless muscle men and lots of blonde bimbos?

Other way around
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That's legit hilarious
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Kyuubi4269 posted...

That is the gayest terrorism I have ever heard of.

I think it's pretty fabulous.

I would rather just have an actual bomb mailed to me. Glitter is the fucking worst.
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aDirtyShisno posted...

Yesterday, however, the organizers for the parade found themselves the recipients of glitter bombs, which were examined by the bomb squad and the FBI is now investigating the matter.

Gay pride is all about being accepted yet some folk in support of it decide to go and glitter bomb another event. This reminds me of feminists that claim "we want to be equal" to only go and proceeded to ban man from events and so on. Basically the folk who did this are just as bad as the "anti gay" folk.
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wwinterj25 posted...

Gay pride is all about being accepted yet some folk in support of it decide to go and glitter bomb another event.

I mean, that other event is a thinly-veiled attack on gay pride, given that it exists solely to diminish and discredit it, so downplaying this with "why aren't you tolerating this intolerance" is pretty silly.
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wwinterj25 posted...

aDirtyShisno posted...

Yesterday, however, the organizers for the parade found themselves the recipients of glitter bombs, which were examined by the bomb squad and the FBI is now investigating the matter.

Gay pride is all about being accepted yet some folk in support of it decide to go and glitter bomb another event. This reminds me of feminists that claim "we want to be equal" to only go and proceeded to ban man from events and so on. Basically the folk who did this are just as bad as the "anti gay" folk.

In any group theres gonna be some assholes
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adjl posted...

I mean, that other event is a thinly-veiled attack on gay pride, given that it exists solely to diminish and discredit it, so downplaying this with "why aren't you tolerating this intolerance" is pretty silly.

It's still hypocritical what these folk did regardless of your own perception of events and why they exist.

Mead posted...

In any group theres gonna be some assholes

Bottoms up..... or not.
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So when gay people celebrate their sexuality it's okay, but if you're straight and you celebrate it, then it's bad? Pretty hypocritical if you ask me

VidGameGuy posted...

So when gay people celebrate their sexuality it's okay, but if you're straight and you celebrate it, then it's bad?

Bad? It was glitter. They were celebrating with them lmao.
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Kickflip posted...

VidGameGuy posted...

So when gay people celebrate their sexuality it's okay, but if you're straight and you celebrate it, then it's bad?

Bad? It was glitter. They were celebrating with them lmao.

Glitter is a form of psychological warfare poorly understood by professionals.
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wwinterj25 posted...

Gay pride is all about being accepted yet some folk in support of it decide to go and glitter bomb another event. This reminds me of feminists that claim "we want to be equal" to only go and proceeded to ban man from events and so on. Basically the folk who did this are just as bad as the "anti gay" folk.

If feminists were about equality, they would be egalitarians. Feminism has stopped being about equality a long time ago. Which is why feminists still cry about stupid shit that has been either debunked or utterly false for years. Can't keep the money rolling in and the pity party go without the victim card.

So when gay people celebrate their sexuality it's okay, but if you're straight and you celebrate it, then it's bad? Pretty hypocritical if you ask me

No, you don't understand. Since LGBT did it first, it obviously means that if the other group does it, then it MUST mean it's spite.

Honestly, were I the pride parade organizers, I would have done it with the sole intent to show that LGBT people are even less tolerant than the people they accuse of intolerance, and the answer of the LGBT community has pretty much confirmed it.

You'll notice that the lefties that tend to scream about equality, tolerance, and freedom of speech tend to be the most intolerant whackos out there.
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Some glitter bombs are put to good use...

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wwinterj25 posted...

regardless of your own perception of events and why they exist.

Do you believe that the straight pride movement doesn't exist purely to diminish the significance of gay pride by distilling it down to "look we're having a party too!"? This is not merely my perception of events. The only people who think "straight pride" is reasonable either don't understand what gay pride actually means, or they understand perfectly and see feigning ignorance as a good way to be dismissive of the matter.

The_tall_midget posted...

I would have done it with the sole intent to show that LGBT people are even less tolerant than the people they accuse of intolerance, and the answer of the LGBT community has pretty much confirmed it.

You think that a glitter bomb constitutes a greater display of intolerance than systematic erosion of rights, violence (real violence, not the "that's technically assault" kind), and open hatred? Even ignoring that "if you were really tolerant you'd tolerate my intolerance" is, has always been, and will never be logically defensible, one doesn't even have to go that deep to realize you're being ridiculous.
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The_tall_midget posted...

wwinterj25 posted...

Gay pride is all about being accepted yet some folk in support of it decide to go and glitter bomb another event. This reminds me of feminists that claim "we want to be equal" to only go and proceeded to ban man from events and so on. Basically the folk who did this are just as bad as the "anti gay" folk.

If feminists were about equality, they would be egalitarians. Feminism has stopped being about equality a long time ago. Which is why feminists still cry about stupid shit that has been either debunked or utterly false for years. Can't keep the money rolling in and the pity party go without the victim card.

So when gay people celebrate their sexuality it's okay, but if you're straight and you celebrate it, then it's bad? Pretty hypocritical if you ask me

No, you don't understand. Since LGBT did it first, it obviously means that if the other group does it, then it MUST mean it's spite.

Honestly, were I the pride parade organizers, I would have done it with the sole intent to show that LGBT people are even less tolerant than the people they accuse of intolerance, and the answer of the LGBT community has pretty much confirmed it.

You'll notice that the lefties that tend to scream about equality, tolerance, and freedom of speech tend to be the most intolerant whackos out there.

Thats exactly what they are doing, and considering the response theyve gotten Im honestly surprised that Super Happy Fun America is still able to keep going with a straight face. Pun not intended, lol.
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Imagine believing gay rights are being eroded.

Fucking lol, my dude.
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wait do people really have an issue with this

i mean glitter is annoying, but who cares lmao
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Nade Duck posted...

wait do people really have an issue with this

Yup. Lots.

Lots of people have lots of issues with it.
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If people hold straight pride parades, it will devalue the significance of gay pride parades. Just look at marriage. Worthless now now that gays can get married.

That's how it works right?
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VidGameGuy posted...

Pretty hypocritical if you ask me

Basically yeah.

The_tall_midget posted...

If feminists were about equality, they would be egalitarians. Feminism has stopped being about equality a long time ago.

Indeed. It seems pride is less about gay pride these days and more about drama too. Well drama and alcohol.

adjl posted...

Do you believe that the straight pride movement doesn't exist purely to diminish the significance of gay pride by distilling it down to "look we're having a party too!"?

I'm fully in support of things being equal so gay pride, hetro pride, bi pride, thai bride I don't care. Providing we all can get in on the action if we wish. I'm against pissing on other peoples parades because "meh feelings!". Even more so when they are doing stuff like this. Glitter bombs can actually blind folk so it's not harmless and is technically assault and battery.
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adjl posted...

Do you believe that the straight pride movement doesn't exist purely to diminish the significance of gay pride by distilling it down to "look we're having a party too!"? This is not merely my perception of events. The only people who think "straight pride" is reasonable either don't understand what gay pride actually means, or they understand perfectly and see feigning ignorance as a good way to be dismissive of the matter.

Gay pride events still provide visibility to LGBT people, celebrate the marginalization they've overcome, and shine light on the marginalization that remains. A straight pride parade does not and can not change that. The straight pride event has done little more than draw attention to the fact that a straight pride parade can't possibly have the same significance. Straight people making fools of themselves by acting like (literally) pretentious twits is a net win for LGBT people.

adjl posted...

You think that a glitter bomb constitutes a greater display of intolerance than systematic erosion of rights, violence (real violence, not the "that's technically assault" kind), and open hatred?

It's not a fucking contest. Here's a thought, let's not legitimize or trivialize violence and harassment. If it's not ok to glitter-bomb gay pride event organizers, it's not ok to glitter bomb the SHFA.
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Kungfu Kenobi posted...

adjl posted...

Do you believe that the straight pride movement doesn't exist purely to diminish the significance of gay pride by distilling it down to "look we're having a party too!"? This is not merely my perception of events. The only people who think "straight pride" is reasonable either don't understand what gay pride actually means, or they understand perfectly and see feigning ignorance as a good way to be dismissive of the matter.

Gay pride events still provide visibility to LGBT people, celebrate the marginalization they've overcome, and shine light on the marginalization that remains. A straight pride parade does not and can not change that. The straight pride event has done little more than draw attention to the fact that a straight pride parade can't possibly have the same significance. Straight people making fools of themselves by acting like (literally) pretentious twits is a net win for LGBT people.

adjl posted...

You think that a glitter bomb constitutes a greater display of intolerance than systematic erosion of rights, violence (real violence, not the "that's technically assault" kind), and open hatred?

It's not a fucking contest. Here's a thought, let's not legitimize or trivialize violence and harassment. If it's not ok to glitter-bomb gay pride event organizers, it's not ok to glitter bomb the SHFA.

do you see the contradiction here? people acting dumb and doing dumb things doesn't help anyone. both gay, straight, and everything else.

The_tall_midget posted...

Honestly, were I the pride parade organizers, I would have done it with the sole intent to show that LGBT people are even less tolerant than the people they accuse of intolerance, and the answer of the LGBT community has pretty much confirmed it.

You'll notice that the lefties that tend to scream about equality, tolerance, and freedom of speech tend to be the most intolerant whackos out there.

You are the master of victimhood, you know. You should teach them how you do it.
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Fam_Fam posted...

do you see the contradiction here? people acting dumb and doing dumb things doesn't help anyone. both gay, straight, and everything else.

Yeah so this "glitter bomb" shit needs to stop.
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wwinterj25 posted...

Fam_Fam posted...

do you see the contradiction here? people acting dumb and doing dumb things doesn't help anyone. both gay, straight, and everything else.

Yeah so this "glitter bomb" shit needs to stop.

and straight people acting like pretentious twits isn't good for anyone either.

Reciprocal action would be to send back a plain white powder...

This can't possibly be misconstrued in any way.
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Fam_Fam posted...

and straight people acting like pretentious twits isn't good for anyone either.

Reported for being hetrophobic.
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Kungfu Kenobi posted...

It's not a fucking contest. Here's a thought, let's not legitimize or trivialize violence and harassment. If it's not ok to glitter-bomb gay pride event organizers, it's not ok to glitter bomb the SHFA.

No, no. You don't understand: it's okay if lefties does it. I mean, they're so virtuous and good folks, right?
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I think it's very cool to glitter bomb family value people on their oppression pedestal, and throw milkshakes at internet shitlord politicians that want to ban mosques from the UK.

It kind of lets them know that no one fucking likes them and that they should go away. Good old public humiliation.
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I liked it better when everyone wasn't so goddamn whiny, your political affiliation notwithstanding. I mean the left was always good at this, but right has recently been stealing their thunder.
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Progressive: Wanting to remove a stigma from being abnormal
Regressive: Wanting to add a stigma to being normal
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Kickflip posted...

I liked it better when everyone wasn't so goddamn whiny, your political affiliation notwithstanding. I mean the left was always good at this, but right has recently been stealing their thunder.

People have always been this way

Youre just seeing it more
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Yellow posted...

I think it's very cool to glitter bomb family value people on their oppression pedestal, and throw milkshakes at internet shitlord politicians that want to ban mosques from the UK.

It kind of lets them know that no one fucking likes them and that they should go away. Good old public humiliation.

Even when those milkshakes are laced with quick dry cement to burn the skin? And god forbid any kids think its safe to drink one!
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Mead posted...

People have always been this way

Youre just seeing it more

The oppression Olympics is out in full force tho
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Krazy_Kirby posted...

booby traps are crimes

I'm sure the senders didn't have much experience with those.
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Lobomoon posted...

Krazy_Kirby posted...

booby traps are crimes

I'm sure the senders didn't have much experience with those.

Nowadays plenty of men have boobies
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aDirtyShisno posted...

Nade Duck posted...

wait do people really have an issue with this

Yup. Lots.

Lots of people have lots of issues with it.

glitter's pretty dangerous if you inhale a ton of it, i guess.
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