#pink wash

Really, BBC? a repressive island

certainly, our elder queers would like to remind one colonial power, & her majesty, of centuries-old criminalization of homosexual behavior, leading up to the Wolfenden Report in 1957 — and the decade that followed before passage of the Sexual Offences Act, or…

has the more recent posthumous pardons of Turing & friends absolved your tiny island of any and all past, present & future human rights abuses?

pink-washing isn’t new. it’s been utilized by the israeli government for decades as an example of their ‘progressive’ state. american corporations love to pander to teh gayz with rainbow logos and pride parade sponsorships, yet donate finances to legislators who support & pass discriminatory laws that target minorities.

the mythology of an affluent lgbqti+ community also needs to end. the disparities should be well-documented enough, as should the repeated use of class to divide & disparage communities.

i’m laughing at the terrible click-bait. it’s a poorly framed article, without historical/economic context of international/merkan ‘involvement’, etc. though, from a socio/psych- perspective, it’s interesting to see bbc skirting the phenomenon of humans avoiding the obvious suffering of others. 

if only ‘those vapid rich gays’ could realize! privilege of class is not restricted to sexuality. 

proposing a new subhead: 

corporate media avows objectivity, but can reporters ignore their role in disseminating fascist propaganda?

#BDS