Comments on: Cape Town Pride to change controversial 2016 theme https://www.mambaonline.com/2015/12/03/cape-town-pride-change-controversial-2016-theme/ South Africa's leading LGBTQ news and community platform Fri, 04 Dec 2015 23:15:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Sharon Cox https://www.mambaonline.com/2015/12/03/cape-town-pride-change-controversial-2016-theme/#comment-972637 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 23:15:27 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=59561#comment-972637 And this sensational comment “Mambaonline received an e-mail from the Cape Town-based OUT magazine warning that, “Pride as we know it is in the process of being hijacked by a group of radical homophobes”? really? This is at the very least, another of those utter untruths not to mention another load of rubbish. Who would these “homophobes be? Oh yes, they are the ones who are part of the “Gay achievements ” a little correction though ~ these achievements ….like the inclusion of equality for LGBTI persons in the Constitution, same sex marriage, the adoption of children by same sex couple, a National Task Team on Hate Crimes, input on 10 policy documents during the past 5 months that directly impact the lives of LGBTIQ persons and monitoring hate crimes cases are in no way “achievements through Pride “. Pride in no way seeks to highlight challenges that still exist or the inequality that is still rife even within the LGBTIQ “community” (used loosely). No we are out there “being proud”. Proud of what I ask? Yes, there is absolutely nothing wrong with a party and celebrating who we are but for the love of everything beautiful – if you are going to write up stuff like this, you do need to do a little background research that reflects the actual problem here and not just put it down to an angry group of people who persist on being problematic. The world was never changed by what currently happens through the streets of Cape Town annually

]]> By: Victor https://www.mambaonline.com/2015/12/03/cape-town-pride-change-controversial-2016-theme/#comment-972353 Thu, 03 Dec 2015 13:50:04 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=59561#comment-972353 “It was, however, attacked by critics who argued that “gay” was exclusionary of other members of the LGBTI+ community.”

Why use the word ATTACK? It was challenged – why must you guys always make differing voices sound violent and unruly? What is wrong with you white people? No man.

Also the tone of this article, although a display of both sides – still slant towards one side. Why is it so difficult to get an unbiased and neutral tone going here?

Cape Town Pride is currently insensitive and racist. The mere fact that they failed to issue an apology to the Cape Town community highlights this clearly. People were offended – for goodness sake, say Sorry!

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