Thus, we get amazingly BASED and BBCPILLED jokes like “Flaming F(l)ag”. StoneToss is either way too lazy, way too stupid or just way too bigoted (or way too all of the above) to compose himself long enough to veil any of his childish hatred. With such underhanded and intentionally duplicitous rhetoric, it’s easy to put a spin on things that cause people who may’ve only been moderately ignorant on social justice issues to take hard-leaning stances against something like hate speech protections for gay people. “ The gay pride flag should be no different!“, the listener concludes, feeling that equality in flag burning translates to equity in society.
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“ They can burn the American flag!” an outraged listener thinks, feeling that the flag burning is a personal affront to them. By making the people that are represented by the American flag into the ‘victims’ (and being that it can easily be said that literally all Americans are represented by the flag, you can apply this victimhood to everyone/anyone), you can then sway them into thinking the gay rainbow flag should be no different. The “right” way to make this argument would be to lean heavily into the comparison to the American flag. StoneToss wants to achieve this, but he also really wants to hate gay people. However, in order for it to work, the arguer (StoneToss, in this case) has to construct their bad faith in a way that can, on some level, reasonably be seen as a good point (make a comic that isn’t total garbage, in this case). This tactic can, and often does, bear success. This sparks discussion that serves as a catalyst to lead people into potentially agreeing that burning the gay pride flag is something that should not be protected as hate speech. In this case, that it should be okay to burn gay pride flags if it’s okay to burn the American flag. On one hand, he wants to make an argument, in bad faith, that can at least vaguely pass as somehow fair or having its own point. Why It’s Fucking Stupid: StoneToss is like the personification of bigotry’s duality. What StoneToss Actually Thinks: If you can destroy an American flag, then you should be able to be homophobic, because it’s hypocritical to say one is okay and the other isn’t. The second panel, labeled “Hate Speech” shows a man stomping on a burning gay pride flag. this is why it is important that the local (Budapest) councils are supporting our cause," he said.What The Comic Is: The first panel, labeled “Free Speech” shows a man stomping on a burning American flag. "For an incident like this you only need a few people, this doesn't mean that the majority of society are behind them. Tamas Dombos, a board member of the Hungarian LGBT Alliance, expressed concern about far-right groups working together. "Those forces who fight against the biological dead end of homosexuality should team up internationally," Novak told Reuters, saying his group was watching developments in Poland. In Poland, where homophobia has been part of the ruling PiS party's ideology and election strategy, nationalists and defenders of LGBT rights faced off against each other in Warsaw on Sunday. Rights groups say hostility to LGBT+ people has increased since nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban won a third term in 2018.Īccording to ILGA, an international lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex advocacy group, Hungary slipped the most in Europe in terms of rights in 2019, although it is still ahead of nearly all eastern European countries.
#NAZI BURNING GAY FLAG SERIES#
The comments were echoed in a statement by a group of embassies from around the world to mark 25th anniversary of Budapest Pride - being marked by a series of events and displays throughout the city this month as the traditional solidarity march was cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.Ī government spokesman said authorities were doing their job as Hungary is a state where laws were respected.
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Neo-Nazi or other hate groups should not be tolerated in any society," it said.
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"Freedom of expression is a fundamental right that should be able to be exercised without intimidation. The embassy said it was "deeply concerned" about the incidents.
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On Friday, a hardline soccer fan was detained by police on suspicion of tearing down a flag and burning it.Īnd on Sunday, Elod Novak, vice president of the far-right fringe "Our Homeland Movement" removed the rainbow flag installed to mark Pride celebrations from the Budapest city hall, and threw it into a rubbish bin. Embassy in Budapest warned on Monday that neo-Nazi groups should not be tolerated after two rainbow flags were torn down from municipals buildings in the latest anti-LGBT incidents in Hungary.