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bkornblith t1_j13mn77 wrote

This is like naming streets Gay Avenue etc. It is all a prop. it does nothing to change the systems of oppressions in place.

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mowotlarx t1_j140mi8 wrote

That's funny because people take photos in front of Gay Street every minute of every day, because it brings them joy and they want to share. Just because you have no personal stake in an issue doesn't mean it's not important.

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[deleted] t1_j14130n wrote

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mowotlarx t1_j141fqh wrote

These are 4 words etched into a gate in Central Park, not a 10 point plan to tackle criminal justice and world issues. Every entrance gate has words etched on to them and now this one does too. This isn't trying to be anything other than what it is - recognizing a group of people in a georgraphically significant location.

Honestly arguments like this are exhausting. We can walk and chew gum. We can commission art and signs and still work on fixing larger systems.

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BiblioPhil t1_j142q9v wrote

If you put up a statue of someone, you better have a damn good reason and solve every associated problem. That's why they waited until the last concussion victim recovered before putting up the Rocky statue in Philly

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BiblioPhil t1_j13y29x wrote

And yet, like with Gay Avenue, people will still complain about it and reveal their biases

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bkornblith t1_j13yx5r wrote

Oh people will always be hateful monsters

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BiblioPhil t1_j140iuu wrote

I actually think celebrating different sexual orientations is a way of creating fewer monsters in the first place.

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