Comments on: Passerby attempts to take rainbow flag at Liberation 09 march during Pride http://www.g7uk.com/photo-video-blog/20090906-passerby-attempts-to-take-rainbow-flag-at-liberation-09-march-during-pride.shtml News, comment, photography and video from Manchester Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:25:50 +0000 hourly 1 By: GS http://www.g7uk.com/photo-video-blog/20090906-passerby-attempts-to-take-rainbow-flag-at-liberation-09-march-during-pride.shtml/comment-page-1#comment-39094 GS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:42:13 +0000 http://www.g7uk.com/photo-video-blog/?p=1307#comment-39094 <div class="mycomment"><p> <strong>g7uk.com replies</strong>: Jeremy I think you're giving him too much credit. Who knows if he was gay, straight or bi? It makes no difference. I'm sure there were some heterosexuals in the march. This wasn't about trying to join in, which he would have been welcome to do. In fact some homeless people joined the march through the city centre. The man was drunk and this was about trying to take away the flag as 'a laugh'. He was showing off to his two friends. It was bullying behaviour and because of the way Manchester city centre is at night many people have good reason to find this intimidating rather than funny. Given that the theme of the parade was 'liberation' and the rainbow flag represents 'freedom' it was ironic to have a yob try to take that symbol away. The other point is that he went into the fenced off pay area which we're told is there to protect us all. </div>

g7uk.com replies:

Jeremy I think you’re giving him too much credit. Who knows if he was gay, straight or bi? It makes no difference. I’m sure there were some heterosexuals in the march.

This wasn’t about trying to join in, which he would have been welcome to do. In fact some homeless people joined the march through the city centre. The man was drunk and this was about trying to take away the flag as ‘a laugh’. He was showing off to his two friends.

It was bullying behaviour and because of the way Manchester city centre is at night many people have good reason to find this intimidating rather than funny. Given that the theme of the parade was ‘liberation’ and the rainbow flag represents ‘freedom’ it was ironic to have a yob try to take that symbol away.

The other point is that he went into the fenced off pay area which we’re told is there to protect us all.

]]> By: Jeremy Fitch http://www.g7uk.com/photo-video-blog/20090906-passerby-attempts-to-take-rainbow-flag-at-liberation-09-march-during-pride.shtml/comment-page-1#comment-39088 Jeremy Fitch Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:39:49 +0000 http://www.g7uk.com/photo-video-blog/?p=1307#comment-39088 I dont see anything bad happening here. He wasn't aggressive. Just seemed to want to join in. As for letting him in. Did anything bad actually happen? To bar him out because he isn't gay would make people hate you. I have no problems with Gay people but you guys seem to be doing what heterosexuals did to you. Base opinions on sexuality. Now if he pulled something offensive out of his pocket i.e a knife then yes he shouldn't have been allowed in but to stop him going in because he could be heterosexual is in my eyes a bit sad really. I dont see anything bad happening here. He wasn’t aggressive. Just seemed to want to join in. As for letting him in. Did anything bad actually happen? To bar him out because he isn’t gay would make people hate you. I have no problems with Gay people but you guys seem to be doing what heterosexuals did to you. Base opinions on sexuality. Now if he pulled something offensive out of his pocket i.e a knife then yes he shouldn’t have been allowed in but to stop him going in because he could be heterosexual is in my eyes a bit sad really.

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