Abingdon council rejects rainbow Pride flag

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-ox ... e-36697906

Abingdon council rejects rainbow Pride flag

Campaigners said they were "shocked and appalled" at a council's refusal to fly a rainbow flag for a Pride event.

Abingdon-on-Thames Town Council voted against the motion to fly the flag from the town's county hall next June in support of Oxford Pride.

Oxford Pride chairman Robert Jordan accused the council of "backward" thinking and said it showed inequality.
The council said flying the rainbow flag would set a "clear precedent" for other flags to be flown in the town.

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[pErvinalia]

Next they'll be wanting to fly the ISIS flag during Ramadan!

[Brian Peacock]

Or the swastika during the Tory party conference. It's political correctness gone mad I tell you.

[mistermack]

What the fuck is there to be proud of in being gay?

By all means, it's nothing to be ashamed of. But being proud of it is taking it too far.
It's like being proud of being American, or British, or white or brown or whatever.

It's fucking idiotic. You didn't do anything. You were born that way.

Maybe you could take pride in coming out, in a world that's still prejudiced. But that's not the same thing as "proud to be gay".

Would Abingdon have to fly a "proud to be straight" flag to be seen as fair? That might not go down too well.

[Sælir]

What the fuck is there to be proud of in being gay?

By all means, it's nothing to be ashamed of. But being proud of it is taking it too far.
It's like being proud of being American, or British, or white or brown or whatever.

It's fucking idiotic. You didn't do anything. You were born that way.

Maybe you could take pride in coming out, in a world that's still prejudiced. But that's not the same thing as "proud to be gay".

Would Abingdon have to fly a "proud to be straight" flag to be seen as fair? That might not go down too well.

I have read a lot of idiotic things lately but this one is by far the stupidest

[tattuchu]

What the fuck is there to be proud of in being gay?

By all means, it's nothing to be ashamed of. But being proud of it is taking it too far.
It's like being proud of being American, or British, or white or brown or whatever.

It's fucking idiotic. You didn't do anything. You were born that way.

Maybe you could take pride in coming out, in a world that's still prejudiced. But that's not the same thing as "proud to be gay".

Would Abingdon have to fly a "proud to be straight" flag to be seen as fair? That might not go down too well.

I'm only half gay. But still. When you can suck cock as magnificently as I can, believe me, I think that's something to be well proud of

[tattuchu]

I wondered what sort of flags one generally flies from the county hall. From the article:

Conservative council leader Mike Badcock* said: "The council has a long-standing policy on which flags it flies from the county hall."
These include the Union flag, flag of St George, the town flag, the Commonwealth and Armed Forces Day flags, as well as the "appropriate royal standard" during a royal visit, he said.

Seems reasonable enough
And then this:

He added Oxford Pride was not an Abingdon event and, should there be an Abingdon Pride event, "this would be welcomed, and we would be pleased to consider allowing a rainbow flag to be flown from a flagpole on the Market Place".

So...much ado 'bout nothing?




*Mike BADCOCK

[mistermack]

What the fuck is there to be proud of in being gay?

By all means, it's nothing to be ashamed of. But being proud of it is taking it too far.
It's like being proud of being American, or British, or white or brown or whatever.

It's fucking idiotic. You didn't do anything. You were born that way.

Maybe you could take pride in coming out, in a world that's still prejudiced. But that's not the same thing as "proud to be gay".

Would Abingdon have to fly a "proud to be straight" flag to be seen as fair? That might not go down too well.

I have read a lot of idiotic things lately but this one is by far the stupidest

I think some of that idiotic stuff you like to read is rubbing off on you.

[mistermack]

I'm only half gay. But still. When you can suck cock as magnificently as I can, believe me, I think that's something to be well proud of

Yeh but that's a learned skill. Lots of women are similarly skilled, even though they're straight.
You don't have to be gay to suck a dick well. Except in my case.

Actually, to be a straight man and still be an expert cocksucker, that would take some doing.
Unless you were an ex-altar boy I spose.

[Sælir]

What the fuck is there to be proud of in being gay?

By all means, it's nothing to be ashamed of. But being proud of it is taking it too far.
It's like being proud of being American, or British, or white or brown or whatever.

It's fucking idiotic. You didn't do anything. You were born that way.

Maybe you could take pride in coming out, in a world that's still prejudiced. But that's not the same thing as "proud to be gay".

Would Abingdon have to fly a "proud to be straight" flag to be seen as fair? That might not go down too well.

I have read a lot of idiotic things lately but this one is by far the stupidest

I think some of that idiotic stuff you like to read is rubbing off on you.

Do you really think that "gay pride" would be the same as "straight pride"?
That is seriously stupid.

[Svartalf]

to start with, it wouldn't be "straight", but "Normal Pride"

[Seth]

to start with, it wouldn't be "straight", but "Normal Pride"

"Igor, who did you get that brain from?"

"Abbey somebody."

"Abbey who?

"Abbey normal?"

[Scot Dutchy]

I remember Mother's Pride.

[mistermack]

to start with, it wouldn't be "straight", but "Normal Pride"

So you favour normal and abnormal pride? Any suggestion for the abnormal flag?

Maybe a square peg in a round hole?

[Svartalf]

abnormal would be in rainbow colours, as it already is

Normal might be plain colour, maybe green or black, possibly with a tasteful motto.