Being Black and Being Gay: The Difference

[The 2020 New Member]

I didn't ask that. I'm sure there are people with homosexual tendencies who haven't acted on them.

My question is, "Do you have any evidence of people being murdered or captured for homosexuality who were virgins or not in a relationship with someone of the same sex?"

no, not off hand. why?

 

[RickyGQ]

I agree with most points. I remember wanda sykes said it was harder being gay than being black because she didnt have to sit her parents down and come out "im black" and im like, is that it? fukk outta here

I can understand that it could be psychologically harder to be honest... i heard another gay comedian make the point that while yes, you couldn't hide being black, but you got to go home and be who you were around people just like you and got a chance to release some of that stress with your family and friends who all share the same experience. Most homosexuals don't have that.

 

[Elle Driver]

all discrimination is in the same ballpark, but no the struggles are not the same. there are some similiraties, though. such as people viewing both groups as subhuman and an abomination to god. many places will also fire/not hire you for both of these reasons. an interesting argument about segregation could be made, too. and while it does not even begin to equate with african slavery, gay people are being captured and murdered the world over because of who they are, not what they do. gay struggle is not the same as the black struggle, but i still think it's ironic to ignore the parallels. while i respect your well stated opinion, OP it's sounds like you want a monopoly on discrimination.

Nah, a black gay person has twice the struggle, but a middle class white gay living it up is not discriminated and going through the same struggles that a heterosexual black male is. Why? Because the white gay guy still has white privilege to fall back on, and plus, they can hide their sexuality. It's so many gay white men that have been married to women, had children, and no one knew that they were gay at all. They're able to hide that shyt and live their lives stress free (although being in the closet is a huge burden to bear). nikkas will get racially profiled and stopped and frisked because their race is apparent. 400 plus years of slavery, segregation, and trying to catch up to a system that consistently holds them down since it's very principle was based on white supremacy.

 

[Cat piss martini]

the black homosexual male is the most disgusting
thing in captivity.

anyone comparing the discomfort of fakkits in society
to the 500 years of rape/murder/bondage of my people
should be bytch slapped every hour on the hour.

 

[The 2020 New Member]

Nah, a black gay person has twice the struggle, but a middle class white gay living it up is not discriminated and going through the same struggles that a heterosexual black male is. Why? Because the white gay guy still has white privilege to fall back on, and plus, they can hide their sexuality. It's so many gay white men that have been married to women, had children, and no one knew that they were gay at all. They're able to hide that shyt and live their lives stress free (although being in the closet is a huge burden to bear). nikkas will get racially profiled and stopped and frisked because their race is apparent. 400 plus years of slavery, segregation, and trying to catch up to a system that consistently holds them down since it's very principle was based on white supremacy.

well, i know all about twice the struggle which is why i choose to say that all discrimination is ugly. knowing first hand just how fukked the world is, i would be a hypocrite to look at it any other way.

 

[ThatTruth777]

After they're done using those black people to get what they want, they will toss them to the curb.

 

[UpAndComing]

Simple

If I was Gay, I can wake up and fool people to pretend to be straight
I can't wake up and pretend I'm not black

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

there are similarities and differences. anyone arguing that they're exactly the same are obviously wrong. why should someone "control or curb" their natural sexual identity as long as no one is being harmed? Homosexual acts are natural, they occur in nature and in humans, naturally. Anyone thinking otherwise is just as ignorant as racists who think skin color somehow influence behavior.

 

[FrederickDouglas]

there are similarities and differences. anyone arguing that they're exactly the same are obviously wrong. why should someone "control or curb" their natural sexual identity as long as no one is being harmed? Homosexual acts are natural, they occur in nature and in humans, naturally. Anyone thinking otherwise is just as ignorant as racists who think skin color somehow influence behavior.

No they are not. That's propaganda. There's no comparison.

 

[The 2020 New Member]

No they are not. That's propaganda. There's no equivocation.

this whole thing is startin to look pretty equivocal.

smart dumb shyt.

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

No they are not. That's propaganda. There's no comparison.

to clarify, I believe you can compare the civil rights movement with the gay rights movement(the gay rights movement was directly inspired by the civil rights movement and MLK), just as you can compare the women's rights movement. Being gay and being black are two different experiences but they share the fact that you can face discrimination for being either one. Again, anyone saying the two are exactly the same are wrong, but there are aspects you can compare and there are huge differences as well.

 

[FrederickDouglas]

this whole thing is startin to look pretty equivocal.

smart dumb shyt.

No matter how you try to make it so, it is not synonymous nor equivalent nor comparable.

It's not a legitimate Civil Rights issue

 

[The 2020 New Member]

to clarify, I believe you can compare the civil rights movement with the gay rights movement(the gay rights movement was directly inspired by the civil rights movement and MLK), just as you can compare the women's rights movement. Being gay and being black are two different experiences but they share the fact that you can face discrimination for being either one. Again, anyone saying the two are exactly the same are wrong, but there are aspects you can compare and there are huge differences as well.

it's already been justified several times. OP seriously just wants to have a pity party

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

also, yeah, you can hide your sexuality, but that might as well be torture. what a terrible experience that must be. imagine having to hide the fact that you like p*ssy. I'd probably kill myself. So either come out and accept yourself and the discrimination that comes along with it or be miserable. Yall are acting like thats a good thing

 

[The 2020 New Member]

No matter how you try to make it so, it is not synonymous nor equivalent nor comparable.

It's not a legitimate Civil Rights issue

why didn't you just say this from the beginning? clearly, that's what this is really about.