Straight pride week should be as accepted as gay pride week

By: Noah Johnson — Class of 2007

Posted: 2/27/04

The pot is calling the kettle black.

Why is it that gay pride week is OK, and straight pride week is not? I've heard opinions that gay pride week is about inclusion, that it's about accepting homosexuals and not about excluding them, like "those darn conservatives."

I could find no quote from the YCT explicitly saying that gay people couldn't come out and support the straight way of life. They were not excluded.
Homosexuals simply did not show up. How very close-minded of them. Why are homosexuals not bigots, since they cry bloody murder anytime someone disagrees with them, and immediately calls them "intolerant?"

In his mail call, Mr. Johnson defines tolerance as "recognizing and respecting the beliefs and practices of others." Tolerance has nothing to do with liking or respecting something. I tolerate listening to a crying baby on an airplane, and I tolerate listening to my roommate's terrible music.

However, I don't go praise the mother of the crying baby for the baby's "resolve." I don't have to "respect" my roommate for his choice to listen to music I hate. I just can't go over and punch the baby or my roommate.

The YCT never did anything to harm the goals, aspirations or the cause of gay pride week here at Texas A&M. All they did was promote a goal that directly contradicts that of gay pride week. Its a free country, isn't it?

Tolerate that.