ColonizationWill Boystown become Rainbow Way? Local leaders consider a name change for Chicago’s signature gay neighborhood after a petition complains of sexism, racism and transphobia.

submitted by fijupanda from (chicagotribune.com)

all 7 comments
sorted by:
top
newinsightfulfun

[–]JulienMayfair 22 insightful - 4 fun22 insightful - 3 fun23 insightful - 4 fun -  (2 children)

My generation: Got rid of sodomy laws, radically shifted public opinion, overcame military service bans, won a landmark Supreme Court case on gay marriage.

Their generation: We rename neighborhoods and go by they/them pronouns.

[–]xanditAGAB (Assigned Gay at Birth) 13 insightful - 3 fun13 insightful - 2 fun14 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

after third neighborhood renaming they will say they are burned out and then retire from activism.

[–]fuck_reddit 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

"We replace historic, loved, and meaningful names with bland, meaningless phrases"

[–]notdelusionalbased faggot 12 insightful - 2 fun12 insightful - 1 fun13 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Boystown used to be fun. These people are so miserable they take the fun out of everything.

[–]JulienMayfair 10 insightful - 2 fun10 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

You remind me of an old gay friend of mine who said a few years ago, "Remember when gay activism used to be fun?" He meant before all the puritans arrived on the scene.

[–]xanditAGAB (Assigned Gay at Birth) 8 insightful - 9 fun8 insightful - 8 fun9 insightful - 9 fun -  (0 children)

Rainbow Way? Was Lollipop Lane already taken?

[–]RedEyedWarriorGay | Male | 🇮🇪 Irish 🇮🇪 | Antineoliberal | Cocks are Compulsory 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I'm beginning to hate the rainbow.