Gay Pride Parades and Demi Lovato's Really Don't Care Video

Hello all! Hope you are doing well

Anyways, I know there was a thread about gay pride parades before, but I decided to bring it up again because of something.

If you are a Demi Lovato fan, then you know that Demi released her Really Don't Care music video today, full of scenes from LA Pride this year. I liked seeing people coming together and being themselves as she said, but there were a lot of half naked men almost in underwear - And although that's cool, the gay pride parades, if they are all like that, aren't for me.

Also, I showed the video to my dad and he hated it - My dad blamed Demi for being a Christian and how she "knows better and yet has the gays strutting with her". Honestly, he shouldn't have a problem with it because we are all human, but I just feel like that's what him and other homophobic people think that being gay is all about - Gay men strutting around in underwear. I admire Demi's move to support the LGBTQ community, but I feel like with so much emphasis on the flashy parades with men in underwear, it makes gays look more obnoxious and promiscuous - Basically, it shows more of the stereotypical gay person.

There is nothing wrong with being the "stereotype" at all though. Whether you are in your underwear or half naked doesn't take away from the fact that you are still a wonderful human who deserves rights, but I just think that this won't help homophobic people get a better representation of gays. Like, I would of really rather the video be more about the love and the relationship of the people in the LGBTQ community - Because then I feel that people like my dad will be more accepting.

Does anyone get what I'm saying? I hope I wasn't offending to anyone, there was really nothing wrong with this video or gay pride parades in general, but I was just speaking that in terms of getting more people to accept the community, it wasn't going to cut it. More things like Macklemore's Same Love would help though. However, it's true that pride parades are about celebrating and being who you are and trying to get someone's approval shouldn't be the main focus.

Let me know what you all think about this and here's the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJGUbwVMBeA

 

I know right? I definitely consider myself a Lovatic and she's one of the people who helped me be more comfortable with who I am! She's done so much for the community <3 Anyways, that's true, it's probably just the media sexualizing things as always, but you are right, they should still be able to do whatever they want and still get acceptance. Especially because there are so many sexual scenes with straight people on TV too and no one hates on them for that - So, yes, you have a very good point, people are people and deserve to be treated to same no matter what! Thanks for giving your feedback!

 

I don't feel much obligation to change what I do so homophobes would like me, so I feel like we should be able to go around in our underwear or in leather during pride if we want to, I mean, we're proud of ourselves, so why should we cover up?