Nevo said some people forgot the darker history of how pride marching began in the 1970s in Australia.
This is shit reporting. You don’t drop that and provide no context — the context is that cops were historically extremely corrupt and homophobic; barely investigating most “gay bashings”, murders, and rapes among the community; with the police often being the perpetrators themselves.
Australian cops are far less racist, homophobic, and discriminatory today, but still have a long way to go.
“gay bashings”
We had a different adjective in the 80s. Can’t say it now, offends people. But the word packs more punch, more hate, more meaning. But we dast not say it. Might offend people, can’t have that. Even in service of history that might make folks feel the truth of those times.
Ban incoming for uncomfortable words… (that my gay friends called themselves in the day…)
We called it “fag bashing”. For you kids that weren’t around, it meant dudes cruising gay bars and beating the living shit out of men who dared step outside.
Sorry y’all, but “gay bashing” is too wimpy for me. Kinda like calling lynchings “black fights”. Those times were fucking awful, let’s not water down the words used.
Whole buncha motherfuckers in this thread need to watch deep water: the real story and get a taste of what it was like.
Police are a bunch of bastards so fuck what they think.
Police weren’t happy about gay pride back in the 1970s and it seems they haven’t really evolved since then.
So who’s protesting what and why and why were the cops attacked?
Cops don’t belong at pride events wearing the uniforms traditionally used to kick the shit out of the community
deleted by creator
-
They are not the “sins of the fathers” Police are still doing very real harm to the community.
-
You’re not “supporting LGBT” if the first thing you do when something you don’t like happens is start attacking them physically and in the press.
Most people couldn’t give a shit if someone employed as a police officer went full bore ham at pride. It’s the marching in uniform that is the big fucking issue. This could have been avoided. It could have been acknowledged as a bad idea. People have not been subtle about “We do not want uniformed police officers acting like we are their PR machine” for literal years now. But they went ahead anyway in defiance of all logic and sentiment, shit happened and now it’s OHH THE ABHORRENTSSSSSSSSSS
It is not. helping. matters. And they have to see that - so why do they keep persisting?
deleted by creator
really can’t help feeling you’re being a bit deliberately obtuse here
The police uniform is an instantly identifiable marker of an institution that has been harming the community since forever. That “dark history” that’s referred to in the article? That’s not just “cops were beating up protestors” it’s “people were protesting because cops were murdering us with impunity”
The issue is with the institution - you’re acting like it’s the individuals. Individuals aren’t the uniform. The uniform is worn as part of a job. Demanding to march in that uniform is demanding to march as the institution. You gonna keep pretending you don’t see why there would be an issue with that?
Witches and Faggots, Dykes and Poofters is a really good documentary about the first pride in Sydney in 1978. There are first hand accounts of just why cops shouldn’t be at pride.
deleted by creator
lots of bad things happened in history. The answer is not to bring it into the present with more toxic and hostile behavior
so uh, how come the queer community has to be the bigger guy here and not the cops?
'cos you keep going “oh sins of the father” “history history history” like it’s before anyone was born while I’m also talking about events that happened this decade.
-
They were protesting the police marching in the pride parade
How is that bad?
The police marching at Pride or the protesters?
deleted by creator
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Chief Commissioner Shane Patton, who participated in the march, called the group of up to 50 people “an ugly rabble”.
He said there was a premeditated decision to throw paint at police participating in the event in St Kilda.
Chief Commissioner Patton said the 100 unarmed members taking part showed restraint and he has “nothing but contempt” for the group.
“Our intention was literally just to walk in front of them, so that it would be raised awareness that we rejected police in midsummer.”
Nevo, who uses they/them pronouns, said many of those taking part in today’s protest disagree with allowing police to participate in the march.
Nevo said some people forgot the darker history of how pride marching began in the 1970s in Australia.
The original article contains 378 words, the summary contains 125 words. Saved 67%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!
bad bot holy shit that’s an awful truncation.
