I... hmmmm. I don't know how I feel about this meme. I am all about supporting gay rights, of course. But remember that horrific email forward my grandpa sent me, in which the author demanded that all Arab-Americans "prove" they were patriotic and loved America? I get echoes of that here.
And yes, it's a cause I believe in and no, I certainly don't mind you reposting it. But the way there's an unspecified "we", as in we against them, the oddly specific rules (what does the entry title matter?), the way they set it up so that not participating in a meme or even not noticing it on your friends-list automatically means you "don't believe in gay rights"... I don't like it. I like my politics to be voluntary, thanks.
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And yes, it's a cause I believe in and no, I certainly don't mind you reposting it. But the way there's an unspecified "we", as in we against them, the oddly specific rules (what does the entry title matter?), the way they set it up so that not participating in a meme or even not noticing it on your friends-list automatically means you "don't believe in gay rights"... I don't like it. I like my politics to be voluntary, thanks.
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