It's ok, a cis straight man told me he wasn't worried about anything bad happening at Pride this year.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who remembers that only about 2 or 3 weeks ago one of our gay posters stated that he was personally worried and even frightened at the concept of going out to a pride parade for fear of being confronted B thuggish Violet bastards like this looking to do him harm. Also good to see that I am not the only one who remembered the several Usual Suspects being complete bastards per their modus operandi mocking that poster for being such a hysterical and unrealistic
Of course not one of them has anything approaching the scintilla of personal character necessary to acknowledge that they were wrong and s*** like this is real, let alone do so publicly.
I have no idea what those other people said but a full grown gay man saying he is afraid to go to a pride parade because he thinks he is going to get beaten up is like someone saying they are afraid of flying. Do plane crashes happen? Sure. Should that stop someone from going on vacation, visiting family, or traveling for work? No.
Your example kind of proves my point. I wouldn't drive across Idaho with my eclectic circle of friends. It's IDAHO. You can go to a pride event in any major city and feel as safe as any other American... which admittedly isn't that safe, but you get the idea.
Tell your friend to grow a pair and get out there and enjoy Pride month. With a little bit of common sense he'll be fine.
How to blame the victim with as many words possible.
He's not victim-blaming. The post was clumsy, but the point is there are many people who attend Pride events (including even some straight people) and only a very small number of people experience violence.
