I know sometimes people get offended by such and idea. In defense of this I will tell you why I see it fit. African Americans suffered mindless discrimination and yes, It was more extreme as they were held as slaves, legally. Now, that we have established that the African American communities treatment was more extreme. I do not want people to think that as homosexuals we are trying to take away what is theirs as I would not compare the discriminate today to that off 250 yrs ago....
On the other hand, you cannot deny some of the similarities as we are both discriminated for something we cannot change and what has made these discriminations possible is usually the same religous conservative groups as this type of hate is a very old, deep seet root of our humanity. I guess what I am trying to say is I can understand why african americans get upset when comparing ourselves to them but they shouldnt it just means that we relate to their struggle.
and what do u think?
2007-07-20 02:05:26 · 4 answers · asked by idbefiredifthatweremyjob 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
I agree, they can be compared. As you said, not to such an extreme, but they can nonetheless.
I mean.. You would think that it'd be over.. When, during the civil rights movement, we finally decided that we are born with our rights, and that all men are created equal.
But sadly, it's not.
ANYONE who is deprived of their rights as we are can be compared to the African Americans, because it was a civil RIGHTS movement. I thought they were fighting for everyone's rights, not just African American's, but apparently I was wrong.. So now I think we have started our own civil rights movement, with the campaigns and the parades..
2007-07-20 02:18:46 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Why is everyone jumping down his throat? There is a difference between "similarities" and "same". Nobody is question what the African American went through. That doesn't mean that there is nothing similar about it. One answer proved his point about interracial marriage. If you people would read his question instead of becoming indignant about the concept you would see the point he is trying to make.
2007-07-20 11:10:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you thought about this? that as recently as the 1960's, blacks were not allowed to eat in the same restaurants, use the same bathrooms, waterfountains, etc as white people - even gay white people. It was open season for bombing our churches and hanging us practically without punishment. Police could beat us, hose us down, sic their police dogs on us and lock us up for no reason. That didnt happen to gay people. We were discouraged from voting and until 1958 could not attend the same schools as white people. While the laws have changed, many of the attitudes in certain parts of the country havent. My friend, we fought for basic civil rights. And by the way, many states forbid interracial marriages so we couldnt marry who we wanted to either.
now...what was your point again??
2007-07-20 10:08:16 · answer #3 · answered by zeke58 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
God no, and how dare you make such a comparison. No one is forcing gays out of their homes, no one is taking their property, and moving gays to isolated patches of land in the west.
Go to Providencetown, MA or Key West, FL or San Francisco CA or Greenwich Village, NYC and tell me gays are repressed, harassed, or victimized in any way.
Your attempt to play the victim make you look and makes your cause look foolish.
2007-07-20 09:13:48 · answer #4 · answered by Dr Jello 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋