raidermatt
Be water, my friend.
- Joined
- Sep 26, 2000
Its ironic how tolerant some people are until they run across somebody who has a different opinion about tolerance than they do. If you are truly tolerant, you won't tell somebody else what they should and shouldn't do, provided they aren't hurting anyone else.
Parents have the right to decide when and where to expose their children to different things, and when to explain those things. True, you cannot avoid gay people at MK even if you tried. But being there when the 3% who are gay are merely another group blending with everybody else is far different than going on Gay Day.
Somebody tried to equate Gay Day to Grad Night, but that was a poor analogy because Grad Night is a private party that takes place after the park closes to the public. Surely there are some people who would rather not go to MK if it were Punk Rock Day, or Teenager Day, White Supremecists Day, or whatever group there is that you feel uncomfortable being around. (I've seen numerous posts about people who try to avoid cheerleader events...) As long as the group does nothing illegal, they have every right to have their day if they choose to. If someone prefers to choose a different day to go, they are neither right nor wrong, they are merely excercising the same rights as somebody who chooses to go that day. If you would not be bothered by any group on the planet, that's great. You've made your choice, just as everybody else makes theirs.
For those who are concerned, for whatever reason, there is a website that has the events for that week. www.gayday.com
There are other activities besides Gay Day at the MK, but from other posts I've read, the effects on the size of the crowds is only felt on Saturday (MK).
Parents have the right to decide when and where to expose their children to different things, and when to explain those things. True, you cannot avoid gay people at MK even if you tried. But being there when the 3% who are gay are merely another group blending with everybody else is far different than going on Gay Day.
Somebody tried to equate Gay Day to Grad Night, but that was a poor analogy because Grad Night is a private party that takes place after the park closes to the public. Surely there are some people who would rather not go to MK if it were Punk Rock Day, or Teenager Day, White Supremecists Day, or whatever group there is that you feel uncomfortable being around. (I've seen numerous posts about people who try to avoid cheerleader events...) As long as the group does nothing illegal, they have every right to have their day if they choose to. If someone prefers to choose a different day to go, they are neither right nor wrong, they are merely excercising the same rights as somebody who chooses to go that day. If you would not be bothered by any group on the planet, that's great. You've made your choice, just as everybody else makes theirs.
For those who are concerned, for whatever reason, there is a website that has the events for that week. www.gayday.com
There are other activities besides Gay Day at the MK, but from other posts I've read, the effects on the size of the crowds is only felt on Saturday (MK).
