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My favorite holidays are those that other people shame you into celebrating Pride month fucking blows at work, and many of my friends are gay. It's so weird an
by local_crmdgeon 3y ago
My favorite holidays are those that other people shame you into celebrating
Pride month fucking blows at work, and many of my friends are gay. It's so weird and sanitized and vaguely religious.
The fun thing is that, when everyone jumps down my throat on this one, they'll be proving me right.
Edit: see below - I enjoy Pride as a holiday. It's just weird to have it be a mandatory thing at work that's so Corporate Memphis.
- clipsy 3y agoI hope this doesn't constitute "jump[ing] down your throat," but: try going to an actual pride parade and enjoying yourself rather than judging it by the HR-approved G-rated "celebration" in your workplace.
- local_crmdgeon 3y agoOh, that's what I'm trying to say. Pride parades are a ton of fun, so are gay bars during pride. Go to a rave during Pride, it's awesome. I just don't like the Corporate Memphis enforcement. Feels like state religion.
- clipsy 3y agoFair enough, that sounds unpleasant! I've worked at companies that routinely get accused of being "woke" and Pride rarely entails more than maybe getting some rainbow-washed swag; if your company's dragging you into the breakroom for a store-bought cake with rainbow sprinkles and a lecture on how not to get the company sued, you have my sincere condolences :) Personally, the only corporate holiday celebration I want is a day off.
- local_crmdgeon 3y agoEXACTLY! THANK YOU
- Zigurd 3y ago"...many of my friends..." so I can't possibly be part of the problem and events created to support them are superfluous. Right?