Comments on: CAPE TOWN PRIDE TURMOIL

By: Thurnie

Thurnie — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

In reply to Chris Roper Fan. Doos!. Chris Roper, Editor in chief for News24 is Glenn`s buddy. Glenn also happen to be a writer for Health24, so come on people... obviously they talked and His buddy Chris took the liberty to take a stab out of the "activist" as they so call it.

I agree, If you are to report news, report it fairly, set the background from both sides and then come to you conclusion, dont be bias and take sides...

Chris Roper is not showing very good Journo Skills in doing so, and at this point as a white male who doesnt understand the negative conotation it has with people of colour and gender ramification it will incur....

It is enough that we struggle with corrective rape vis-a-vis our lesbian sisters, let us not spark more hate in reclaiming words that people from a priviledged background enjoy taking a piss out of and use as a means to degrade certain groups.

Let those who are affected by it, reclaim it in their own contended space as they feel comfortable, let us not make those decisions for them. Repect each others backgrounds, be sensitive to their position and consult with them regarding choices that might implicate them negatively.

I personally want to see a re-election of the the Pride Board, this is eminent and important to our history, gay culture and politics. We cannot have middle aged white men with personal agenda`s making decisions for a community that is as diverse as we are, it is unacceptible!

By: IRRITATED

IRRITATED — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Triangle and your little band of buddies – YOU GUYS R BEING IRRITATING – what gives you the right to try to spoil something for everyone else and to seed confusion and a split among us? YOU DO NOT SPEAK FOR ME!!!! I CLAIM MY RIGHT TO CELEBRATE BRING A GAY WOMAN WITHOUT YOUR INTERFERENCE!!!!!!

By: pinns25ct

pinns25ct — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

You ma se pride. Gees this break away group – who were not clearly identified – sure know how to spoil a great time of the year for the gay community….. LIGHTEN UP GUYS…. stop playing the victum in every thing just because you are gay!!! This is a load of crap and these people should get a life. Glen and his team are doing a amazing job….. funny thing is Glen use to be involved in The Triangle project….. hmmm sounds to me like sour grapes or something….

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Typical. Once something gets going the politics also gets going. Who cares anyway?

By: J

Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

In reply to Proud moffie. By all accounts the real turmoil is at Triangle who have internal problems with their board resigning and their staff being unhappy so they are trying to bully other organisations in the Cape so that they will still look strong in the region.

By: Proud

Proud — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I’m just one proud coloured moffie in Cape Town and I want to know what gives these people who call themselves activists the right to speak for me? I liked the theme the way it was. And then also who is this Marlon Valentine and Dale somebody who call themselves prominent activists? I never heard of them. Triangle julle jaag kak aan – enough is enough, you just trying to make trouble.

By: btm_boy

btm_boy — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Koeksusters. It just takes one dusty crusty old dyke with a feminist stance who hasn’t had any real fun in her life to try to mess things up for others and that’s what the Triangle Project has become, a hot-bed of aggro feminist dykes – more worried about “Jou Ma Se” than about HIV and AIDS, homophobia, poverty or anything else. Go get a life you sour old koeksusters. Or do you want to start a campaign against the word koeksuster now?

By: anon

anon — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

wazzup?. i know for a fact that CT Pride offered triangle a seminar during the pride festival and they rejected it, so wazzup with triangle wanting to organise their own seminar? jeez guys you're being petty and rediculous and shooting your own credibility in the foot. VIVA PRIDE and lotsa luck for your coming festival, count me in!

By: Proud moffie

Proud moffie — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

What Turmoil?. Your Headline is misleading: There is no turmoil @ Cape Town Pride, only in the vacant heads of some so-called activists. This is a storm in a teacup

By: Dorothy's Friend

Dorothy's Friend — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Well let’s see what if anything the Triangle Politburo comes up with, or whether it will have any effect on the attendances at Cape Town Pride. I somehow doubt it. Get over it. Pride bowed to pressure and dropped the “Jou Ma Se Pride” tag line, and yet they are still belly aching over it. Seems Pride can’t win. Last year some of these over-funded, self-satisfied organisations objected to the drag queens & muscle Marys who were part of the Parade. This year it’s the theme. What will it be next year? So sorry your humourless, politically correct sensibilities were offended, but we don’t need your Neo-Puritanism. Get over you victim mentality. As if these organisations have nothing better to do than squabble with other moffies. Excuse me, but am I allowed to use such a derogatory, hurtful word to describe homosexuals? Maybe we should focus on preventing known homophobes from becoming the next President of the country. What a fucking waste of energy!