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The Internet's Best Responses to #INeedStraightPrideBecause
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The Internet's Best Responses to #INeedStraightPrideBecause
The internet sure does love drama, and it got plenty of it last night when the hashtag #INeedStraightPrideBecause started trending on Twitter.
While the thought of a trending hashtag to celebrate so-called "straight pride" might infuriate some, you'll be happy to find out that users who were participating in the hashtag were actually using it sarcastically. For your viewing pleasure, we found some of the best — and most hilarious — gems the interwebz had to offer.
None— Swaga-city (@Swaga-city) 1433962730
\u201c#INeedStraightPrideBecause obviously LGBTQ+ people gaining rights mean im losing mine!!! they dont want equality they want superiority >:\\\u201d— Yung cruise control slash me running around (@Yung cruise control slash me running around) 1433963547
#INeedStraightPrideBecause this one time a queer person complained about the centuries of systematic oppression they face and i felt uncomfy
— rob (@gIitterboy)June 10, 2015
\u201c#INeedStraightPrideBecause I get really uncomfortable when things aren't about me and I am so oppressed bc people make fun of cargo shorts\u201d— Ryan (@Ryan) 1433979726
\u201c#INeedStraightPrideBecause even though I've never been bullied for being straight, it's totally unfair for gays to get their own parade\u201d— Southern Homo (@Southern Homo) 1433970972
\u201c#INeedStraightPrideBecause I'm tired of being able to go to any country in the world without being persecuted because of my sexuality\u201d— Calum McSwiggan (@Calum McSwiggan) 1434032901
\u201c#INeedStraightPrideBecause it will help me weed out obnoxious people I've mistakenly friended on social media.\u201d— Jenny Trout (@Jenny Trout) 1433980076
\u201c#INeedStraightPrideBecause no one ever celebrates heterosexuality.\u201d— Clark (@Clark) 1433984663
\u201c#ineedstraightpridebecause straight people aren't represented enough in the media or online\u201d— Nadia (@Nadia) 1433958283
What are your thoughts on #INeedStraightPride? Let us know in the comments and on Twitter!
Raffy is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, video creator, critic, and digital director of Out Magazine. The former editor-in-chief of PRIDE, he is also a die-hard Rihanna and Sailor Moon stan who loves to write about all things pop culture, entertainment, and identities. Follow him on Instagram (@raffyermac) and Twitter (@byraffy), and subscribe to his YouTube channel.
Raffy is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, video creator, critic, and digital director of Out Magazine. The former editor-in-chief of PRIDE, he is also a die-hard Rihanna and Sailor Moon stan who loves to write about all things pop culture, entertainment, and identities. Follow him on Instagram (@raffyermac) and Twitter (@byraffy), and subscribe to his YouTube channel.