So, Pinkdot SG is back but can anybody tell me what it's for, exactly? Just like every other "pride" event in the world, for that matter.
Now, Pinkdot's website itself is rather curiously devoid of concrete information other than their slogan of "supporting freedom to love".
But I think it's so empty for practical reasons, as it enables the movement to channel the need for pointless virtue-signalling into support for various sociopolitical causes (not necessarily LGBT-related).
Which is why, if you examine it more carefully, it is actually built on a lie (or a few lies, to be precise).
If it's about "freedom to love" then who exactly is prevented from it in Singapore? The symbol of the "fight" keeps being the opposition to 377A, an antiquated and de facto dead piece of legislation, a remnant of colonial times. It's not enforced, so nobody is its victim.Gay couples can live together and do all sorts of things they want to do in Singapore and the law is not going to punish them for it (least of all the 377A). I happen to know gay couples in SG and I haven't heard a word of complaint from them. Heck, you can walk around together, living perfectly normal lives, and nobody is going to care, to be honest.
In other words, if Pinkdot is about "freedom to love" then that freedom has long been assured.
Another problem is the persistent inclusion of the letter T in the "alphabet". T - for transsexual - is not about love at all. In fact, it should never have made it into the abbreviation in the first place, because it is neither about love, nor about the liberty of adult people to do anything as it is increasingly being thoughtlessly imposed on children, mutilating and scarring them for life in the process.It is an attempt to normalize gender dysphoria - a mental condition, easing of which may sometimes include reassignment surgery (though with questionable long-term results) - by questioning the biological foundations of mankind (or, in fact, most living beings).
To make matters even more ridiculous (in Singaporean context), trans people have not faced any persecution from the state either and gender reassignment surgeries have been done in Singapore for 50 years. The procedure was legalized in 1973, so why is it lumped together with everything else now?The reason is either utter ignorance of the organizers, blind transplantation of current foreign trends among the "progressive" left abroad (which finds a potent ground in the ignorant minds of the youth) or deliberate manipulation by homegrown activists, trying to build a broader sociopolitical presence.(Realistically, it's probably a mix of the three - gullible people are being used by bad people).
So, let's recap - we have gays (who can do whatever they want already), we have transsexuals (who can get a surgery done and change their papers in Singapore without any problems) and, finally, we have all the queer cross-dressers, drags etc. – who aren't about "love" either...I haven't heard about persecution of men dressing up as ladies, though if your demand is that the public accepts you walking around like that then I'm sorry but it's down to personal taste and I'm sure you won't find broad approval no matter how many picnics you throw promoting that.
In other words, Pinkdot as such does not serve any defined, practical or real purpose.
So, why is it organized and why does it draw quite a few people?
Because it feels good.It's like global corporations putting a rainbow over their logos on social media for the "pride month" - just not in the countries where you can be executed for being gay.
In other words, support is shown only where and when it is not needed. Where it is costless.Secondly, there's a reason why these pride events take place in developed societies not in the 3rd world - where people have real problems to deal with.
Meeting for a picnic with a colorful crowd, shouting slogans of love and understanding is simply a nice way to spend your day - with the added benefit of giving you a sense of moral superiority.
It's a party without a hangover + you can gloat about your participation on social media ("look at me!").
When your life is not in any danger whatsoever and you reside in a country so prosperous that displays of wealth are no longer a sufficient manifestation of social status, the easiest way to boost your standing is to champion causes that cost you little but allow you to acquire additional social rewards.Understanding what you're doing, what the legal and historical context may be and even what the consequences of what you support may be in the long run is irrelevant, because it's easy, accessible and makes you feel better about yourself without you having to put in any actual effort (not that you would need to, because there's no real reason for it).
I've never had any problems with gay people, I have gay friends who are completely normal human beings, living their lives, running businesses, going to work etc.I do have a problem, however, with the "alphabet" exhibitionism - which has always been an inherent problem with all "pride" movements around the world.Just like in the first Twitter screenshot attached in the picture (you can find more - including more explicit NSFW ones there). What exactly is the point of flaunting your willy on the internet? This isn't just about "love is love" but rather "look at me, I'm gay and that makes me special". The same goes for drag - drawing attention on the basis of little else other than a shock factor (instead of meaningful life achievements, for example).
The problem with that is, of course, that none of the participants - once they have been lured into this and similar events and have begun drawing their social capital from them - are able to easily withdraw from it when it's apparent that the whole scheme is about far more than just "love".
That's when you realize it's just a massive "bait-and-switch".You can see it in Kirsten Han's tweet about participation of a completely Pinkdot-unrelated group, that demands abolition of death penalty.
This is how the poorly-defined movement begins to add other sociopolitical causes into the mix, that all those who have emotionally subscribed to Pinkdot (et al) will now find difficult to reject.
It is, by the way, the same mechanism used to manipulate people in religious sects and cults. You're always bombarded with love and care at first, before being asked to pay your emotional debts by doing increasingly questionable things and participating in something you might not have agreed to in the first place. But because you have built a sense of belonging and been convinced of the moral superiority of the group, it is extremely difficult to leave, as it would require you to admit to yourself you have been played. And, not only that, but that all those seemingly nice people around you have been as well (while they are looking at you thinking the same).
In the process you've gone from "love between consenting adults of the same gender is fine" through "cross-dressing men are cool" and "who gets to say what gender is anyway?" to begging for clemency for drug dealers.
It also explains why the US – where this crazed "progressivism" is really getting out of hand – you have cross-dressing sexual predators reading books to kids, 20% of Gen Z's identifying as LGBT while gender reassignment surgeries are skyrocketing (8% of CAGR globally, with over 50% contributed by the US alone) and have already become a business worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Meanwhile, rainbow left-wing activists are active in everything from BLM riots to tax legislation and student debt, while hoping and praying that an octogenarian communist Sanders wins the presidency one day.
And it all began with "love is love" and making the world a "better place". And if you happen to disagree you're literally Nazi.
