JoB
so much for trying to defuse this nastiness with jokes and banter:(
hmmmm…
i wonder how anyone could have gotten the idea that there were expectations made of the LGBT community that weren’t made for any other…
lets see… older women, moms, gardeners… all met in groups that invited anyone interested in those subjects to come… i think there was even an invitation for those who are interested in classic motorbikes.
Was there a fuss? Did anyone ask why they weren’t invited?
nope. If they weren’t a member of that group.. they just didn’t show up. Imagine that.
LGBT does the same thing.. with a rather open invitation.
Suddenly there is a fuss… WHY?
I have gone back and reread the original post more than once and there was nothing exclusionary about it.
They invited their community and friends…
every person who read that post knew if they were part of that group.
But suddenly this big conversation erupts about how they are excluding people and they wouldn’t want that done to them.
HUH? What planet are we living on?
Exclusion is the nicest form of social censure this group faces on a daily basis…
suddenly they have to ask themselves serious questions about whether their community could safely advertise their interest group on the forum.
We really made them feel at home…
It doesn’t sound so nice when it’s put that way.. does it? But that is what happened here.
Was there intent to single this group out and make them feel uncomfortable about meeting among themselves?
I honestly don’t know. I gave the benefit of the doubt then.. i am willing to give the benefit of the doubt now…
but expecting apologies for or extra sensitivity towards those who caused the fuss… ???
probably that’s asking a bit much.