tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811772401626741088.post4961261851432982233..comments2023-10-30T05:10:51.278-07:00Comments on DIVA: Why we need Black PrideDIVA Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05977052027170622329noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811772401626741088.post-4581591213173569872010-08-17T08:39:26.310-07:002010-08-17T08:39:26.310-07:00In my experience Uk black pride is a happy relaxed...In my experience Uk black pride is a happy relaxed inclusive event that is still in-touch with the reason for it's existence. Unlike Gay Pride which has moved so far away from it's roots and has become a parody or a stereotype of itself. <br />As a lesbian I almost feel embarrassed to take part in Gay Pride and feel that it doesn't reflect anything that I am, or much interested in. <br />London pride began 40 years ago as a human rights movement. The gay liberation front worked with the civil rights movement and were inspired by the black panthers. Gay pride is very far away from having any interest these days in human rights or freedom and liberties of LGBTI people across the world. <br />As a person of Irish / British heritage my experience at Uk Black Pride is one of inclusion and of reflection. I also grew up with Janet Kay and the influence of jamaican culture on British culture. The difference is that at this event my skin tone is the minority, well so what. <br />My instinct tell me that the reason the stonewall thread on facebook got the reaction that it did, is that the name Uk Black Pride causes some "white" people to feel excluded, to most "white" people this can be a shock and not something they are use to. My only hope is that this feeling may cause those people to think a bit about the white dominated society in which they live and of which gay pride is a part of, and cause them to reflect on how that domination of white representation may feel to someone of a different heritage. <br />Kay <br />Noizy ImageMemoirshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09286175004225177512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811772401626741088.post-81174742687466705362010-08-17T08:13:48.072-07:002010-08-17T08:13:48.072-07:00important words, well put.important words, well put.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com