Reply #25: You are making a common mistake. . . [View All]

[Brian_Expat]

. . . of applying your own anecdotal experiences to the whole world and then assuming they're the same.

Are there people in the black community who aren't aware of gay equality issues and their import? Yes. Is there a "big scary divide"? No. You'd have a similar experience in other "predominantly white" areas in the Deep South for instance, but nobody's talking about the "white/gay divide."

Anybody who claims there's no divide between gays and blacks simply has no fucking clue.

Anybody who has to repeat his "point" over and over rather than illustrate with evidence doesn't have much of a case.

Your lack of access to the black community in your area says a bit more about your inability to access the community, rather than anything about African Americans. I mean, of course you're going to find homophobia if you try and access people through churches. Duh!