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[Anonymous]

No but I don't think nudity is a big deal at a pride parade.

They should change the name to lewd and nude parade..



Then restrict viewing to those 18 and over.

[@realAzhyaAryola]

I'm not shocked. I'm incensed at the disrespect.

[@realAzhyaAryola]

Good night, folks. Have at it. Let your young watch sweet freedom and liberty. Take it all in, no pun intended.

[RW]

I'm not shocked. I'm incensed at the disrespect.

Disrespect that is not intended and you never have to see unless you actively seek it out?

[Romero]

Do you feel this is fine for day time hours on city streets

No, I don't think some nudity at a gay pride parade is a big deal. People choose to go. People including children aren't harmed by it.



Let's compare it to some things that most kids and teens encounter on a daily basis. Sex and violence in tv, movies and videos. Teen/fashion mags and advertisements showing that only thin is beautiful. Peer/society pressure into having sex. Tell mom you want McDonald's so you can get a toy!



Then there are the really serious problems kids have to deal with way too much. Bullying, depression, abuse, sexual assault and harassment...



We are all naked underneath and it's really nothing to be ashamed of. The rare full nudity at a gay pride parade is actually trying to promote a positive sense of ourselves, unlike the negative examples of sex and nudity kids often encounter in mainstream society.

[Anonymous]

It makes them look like utter trash. People who have zero sense of self respect or value for their bodies and sex. It's just another way to market and prostitute human beings. Positive?  I asked my kids what they thought of this. They find it disgusting and would want to move if people started doing that in our nieghborhood. I'm secure with my sexuality. And it is a positive thing.  I have no desire to abuse myself by flinging it all over the city like it's no different or special than a handshake. Thank you for pointing out everything wrong with the world that led us into this no boundaries, whip out the dick in front of kids mentality. They have it hard enough. This is the same exploitation and abuse of sex you hear in music and all that cap you just listed. It does NOT promote any sort of healthy view of intimacy. It supports promiscuity and self deprecuation. Every single one of those people doing that no doubt has serious depression issues. Maybe a few suicide attempts.

[Anonymous]

Do you feel this is fine for day time hours on city streets

No, I don't think some nudity at a gay pride parade is a big deal. People choose to go. People including children aren't harmed by it.



Let's compare it to some things that most kids and teens encounter on a daily basis. Sex and violence in tv, movies and videos. Teen/fashion mags and advertisements showing that only thin is beautiful. Peer/society pressure into having sex. Tell mom you want McDonald's so you can get a toy!



Then there are the really serious problems kids have to deal with way too much. Bullying, depression, abuse, sexual assault and harassment...



We are all naked underneath and it's really nothing to be ashamed of. The rare full nudity at a gay pride parade is actually trying to promote a positive sense of ourselves, unlike the negative examples of sex and nudity kids often encounter in mainstream society.

It's funny you mention movies because if the same things that were shown in movies that occur at gay pride the movies would be restricted to those 18 and over..



Why the double standard for gay pride?

[Anonymous]

Do you feel this is fine for day time hours on city streets

No, I don't think some nudity at a gay pride parade is a big deal. People choose to go. People including children aren't harmed by it.



Let's compare it to some things that most kids and teens encounter on a daily basis. Sex and violence in tv, movies and videos. Teen/fashion mags and advertisements showing that only thin is beautiful. Peer/society pressure into having sex. Tell mom you want McDonald's so you can get a toy!



Then there are the really serious problems kids have to deal with way too much. Bullying, depression, abuse, sexual assault and harassment...



We are all naked underneath and it's really nothing to be ashamed of. The rare full nudity at a gay pride parade is actually trying to promote a positive sense of ourselves, unlike the negative examples of sex and nudity kids often encounter in mainstream society.

It's funny you mention movies because if the same things that were shown in movies that occur at gay pride the movies would be restricted to those 18 and over..



Why the double standard for gay pride?

exactly.

[Anonymous]

It makes them look like utter trash. People who have zero sense of self respect or value for their bodies and sex. It's just another way to market and prostitute human beings. Positive?  I asked my kids what they thought of this. They find it disgusting and would want to move if people started doing that in our nieghborhood. I'm secure with my sexuality. And it is a positive thing.  I have no desire to abuse myself by flinging it all over the city like it's no different or special than a handshake. Thank you for pointing out everything wrong with the world that led us into this no boundaries, whip out the dick in front of kids mentality. They have it hard enough. This is the same exploitation and abuse of sex you hear in music and all that cap you just listed. It does NOT promote any sort of healthy view of intimacy. It supports promiscuity and self deprecuation. Every single one of those people doing that no doubt has serious depression issues. Maybe a few suicide attempts.

I fail to see what the lewd and lascivious has to do with pride in being gay?

 ac_dunno

[Anonymous]

Me either. I'm hetro and I have sex too. It's not a special talent.

[Romero]

Here's an excellent example - the song and video for Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke. It was a huge hit, and the video has been watched hundreds of thousands of times. The version where the women are almost completely naked has been watched hundreds of thousands of times.



The theme of the video is basically if you're a cool guy, sexy women will be all over you and want to have sex with you. If you're a cool girl, you'll want to fawn all over and have sex with Mr. Cool Guy.



The song has come under a lot of criticism because it's actually kind of misogynist and rapey.



Ok, now he was close

Tried to domesticate you

But you're an animal

Baby, it's in your nature

Just let me liberate you



Good girl

I know you want it

I know you want it

I know you want it

You're a good girl



I hate these blurred lines

I know you want it

I know you want it

I know you want it



You the hottest bitch in this place

I feel so lucky,

Hey, hey, hey

You wanna hug me

Hey, hey, hey

What rhymes with hug me?



Promoting the straight lifestyle? Should a young person be shown naked rapey videos? Because they can already see them any time and they have.

[RW]

Yes, kids should have their coming of age in the usual way - googling porn.



Each group has a purpose in a parade.  The one nude group in Vancouver was about foreskin awareness.  That is a sexual health issue.  You are looking at things out of context and passing judgement.



There will always be those who get carried away in a moment and you pass them off as EXCEPTIONS.  You guys are fixating on pictures from pride parades all over the world - all of which have varying standards in terms of what is lewd and lascivious.  In Vancouver for example, there was ONE group that marched nude out of 120 entries.  Does that tell you something?



My biggest issue in this debate is self autonomy.  It's this need to change something that doesn't affect you personally if you don't attend the event.  It can't offend you if you don't look at it.  Why do you feel it's okay for you to dictate what the rest of us see?

[Anonymous]

Here's an excellent example - the song and video for Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke. It was a huge hit, and the video has been watched hundreds of thousands of times. The version where the women are almost completely naked has been watched hundreds of thousands of times.



The theme of the video is basically if you're a cool guy, sexy women will be all over you and want to have sex with you. If you're a cool girl, you'll want to fawn all over and have sex with Mr. Cool Guy.



The song has come under a lot of criticism because it's actually kind of misogynist and rapey.



Ok, now he was close

Tried to domesticate you

But you're an animal

Baby, it's in your nature

Just let me liberate you



Good girl

I know you want it

I know you want it

I know you want it

You're a good girl



I hate these blurred lines

I know you want it

I know you want it

I know you want it



You the hottest bitch in this place

I feel so lucky,

Hey, hey, hey

You wanna hug me

Hey, hey, hey

What rhymes with hug me?



Promoting the straight lifestyle? Should a young person be shown naked rapey videos? Because they can already see them any time and they have.

I don't know, but why is that one must be over 18 to see nude dancers on a stage, but no age restriction at gay pride?



What does the nudity have to do with pride in being gay anyway?

[RW]

Here's an excellent example - the song and video for Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke. It was a huge hit, and the video has been watched hundreds of thousands of times. The version where the women are almost completely naked has been watched hundreds of thousands of times.



The theme of the video is basically if you're a cool guy, sexy women will be all over you and want to have sex with you. If you're a cool girl, you'll want to fawn all over and have sex with Mr. Cool Guy.



The song has come under a lot of criticism because it's actually kind of misogynist and rapey.



Ok, now he was close

Tried to domesticate you

But you're an animal

Baby, it's in your nature

Just let me liberate you



Good girl

I know you want it

I know you want it

I know you want it

You're a good girl



I hate these blurred lines

I know you want it

I know you want it

I know you want it



You the hottest bitch in this place

I feel so lucky,

Hey, hey, hey

You wanna hug me

Hey, hey, hey

What rhymes with hug me?



Promoting the straight lifestyle? Should a young person be shown naked rapey videos? Because they can already see them any time and they have.

The rap part about tearing one's ass in two is particularly special.

[Romero]

It's funny you mention movies because if the same things that were shown in movies that occur at gay pride the movies would be restricted to those 18 and over..



Why the double standard for gay pride?

I don't believe the positive sense of nudity that may occur at gay pride is the same as the often negative sense of nudity as portrayed by the media. Nudists aren't ashamed of their nudity, but the mainstream regularly uses sex and nudity to sell and entice.