Straight people are "oppressed," apparently. 🤔
Malcolm Azania
June 5 at 4:27 PM ·
Boston has a "straight pride" parade, because of course we straight people have always had to fear that holding hands or kissing in public could get us killed; we couldn't marry straight people until recently; we never saw ourselves in popular entertainment unless it was to be mocked; we could lose our jobs, homes, and families of origin if anyone knew we were straight.
Right.
Here's how Captain America handled it:
Three straight guys in Boston are attempting to launch a Straight Pride Parade, so naturally, the internet decided to absolutely roast it. The memes were overflowing like the sea of khaki pants and cargo shorts will be on that bleak August day.
And this morning, even Captain America chimed in on the shitstorm.
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Chris Evans Just Eviscerated Boston's Straight Pride Parade
You've by now probably heard about this group of terribly insecure rightwingers - "small group of men with ties to far-right groups" - that strongly believes heterosexuals are an "oppressed majority". It applied for a licence to do a "Straight Pride March" thingy and tried to use Brad Pitt as its "face". That's right, the same Brad Pitt who has previously campaigned against Proposition 8, "the 2008 legislation that temporarily made same-sex marriage illegal again California", etc. Meanwhile, Marvel star Chris Evans tweeted: "Just a thought, instead of ‘Straight Pride’ parade, how about this: The ‘desperately trying to bury our own gay thoughts by being homophobic because no one taught us how to access our emotions as children’ parade? Whatta ya think? Too on the nose??". The group has now adopted Milo Yiannopoulos as its new face.
Mike Pence To March In 'Straight Pride Parade'
Boston, MA – Organizers of Boston's upcoming 'Straight Pride Parade' announced Vice President Mike Pence will be attending. Vice President Pence's office ...
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