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Pink News says new LGB Alliance branding means that are aligned to Straight Pride

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stumbledin · 27/12/2019 00:06

It's nice to have a bit of humour every now and again, and as we know Pink News is not the court jester of identity politics!

Quote from LGB Alliance facebook page:

Pink News asked us to have a chat the other day. We were delighted. Unfortunately they got a few things very wrong. They say that having black & white branding means that we are aligned to "Straight Pride" - anyone heard of it? - and Change UK. Strange. If we follow their reasoning we are also closely aligned to Apple, Chanel, Nike, World Wildlife Fund, Prada and Disney (and zebras, zebra crossings, penguins and pandas). Confused?
www.facebook.com/LGBAllianceUK/posts/142865187136104

If any wants and can be bothered this is the Pink News story (story rather than news) www.pinknews.co.uk/news/uk/

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stumbledin · 27/12/2019 00:07

aaargh - Pink News is NOW the court jester

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Thinkingabout1t · 27/12/2019 14:40

Best wishes to LGB Alliance xx

RuffleCrow · 27/12/2019 14:48

Sounds like penis news is running scared from the idea that there might be, like, four actual sexual orientations, none of which have anything to do with dodgy childlike rainbow glitter and unicorn imagery. Scary. Grin

Fraggling · 27/12/2019 15:02

Link doesn't work.

LGB alliance will be well funded with likes of Chanel and Nike behind them, great!

TheCountessofFitzdotterel · 27/12/2019 15:52

It's always nice to hear the sound of a barrel being scraped.

CrissmussMockers · 27/12/2019 16:09

Pink News are clearly in league with Cillit Bang

Scarscar · 27/12/2019 16:14

Much prefer simple monochrome to all the rainbows and glitter. I like the distinction it makes.

Fraggling · 27/12/2019 16:15

'Pink News are clearly in league with Cillit Bang'

GrinGrinGrin

Fraggling · 27/12/2019 16:15

'Much prefer simple monochrome to all the rainbows and glitter'

Ah well then you must be a man. Congrats!

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stumbledin · 27/12/2019 21:22

Sorry link to article was from facebook and must have got scrambled.

The article is hilarious, including for instance:

... While the idea that there are only two sexes is one that we’ve stuck to for ages, where we’re at now is learning that sex isn’t actually as binary as we thought. This is according to actual science, as outlined in this Scientific American piece, by this biologist writing for the New York Times and this scientist working as a bone researcher writing for Slate, among many others.

Oh, and also, let’s remember that intersex people literally exist.

Second, and let’s get straight to the point here: the colour scheme. As people on Twitter haven’t been able to stop noticing, it’s not an original colour scheme – it’s eerily similar to that of another group: it’s………. the Straight Pride flag! ...

www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/12/24/lgb-alliance-logo-colour-black-and-white-sex-binary-straight-pride/

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stumbledin · 27/12/2019 21:28

LGB Alliance response to article twitter.com/AllianceLGB/status/1209530269243527168

And quite funny twitter thread about language in the article twitter.com/AllianceLGB/status/1209568910841991168

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Fraggling · 27/12/2019 22:33

ACTUAL SCIENCE!!!

awesome Grin

Fraggling · 27/12/2019 22:36

'this is truly the most boring colour scheme ever, one that is literally devoid of colour'

OMG stop the world I want to get off Shock

Mary Quant has SO MUCH TO ANSWER FOR.

I think she was a t*RF.

Fraggling · 27/12/2019 22:38

'The similarity of the new ‘LGB Alliance’ colour scheme to both the Straight Pride flag and to Change UK’s logo is coincidental.

But the similarities are so obvious that people can’t stop pointing them out.'

🤣🤣🤣

Thanks op that piece is comedy gold

OhHolyJesus · 27/12/2019 22:49

I can't give them the traffic - a new year resolution started early - so thanks for the summary OP.

What an absolute joke, seriously they are the internet news equivalent of a stroppy teenager, will say anything to get attention.

Thelnebriati · 27/12/2019 22:50

And they said this with a straight face?

TheProdigalKittensReturn · 27/12/2019 23:03

They should make sure to stretch properly before reaching like that, they might pull something.

Feminazgul · 28/12/2019 19:15

aCtUaL sCiEnCe!!1!!1!!eleventyone!!1

DickKerrLadies · 28/12/2019 19:24

Oh bloody hell, stumbled I actually thought that was you paraphrasing the article but no - they actually used those words!!!

"actual science"

Well, that's cheered me up!

Thelnebriati · 28/12/2019 19:51

Archived link;
<a class="break-all" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191225140454/www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/12/24/lgb-alliance-logo-colour-black-and-white-sex-binary-straight-pride/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">web.archive.org/web/20191225140454/www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/12/24/lgb-alliance-logo-colour-black-and-white-sex-binary-straight-pride/

Their actual literal proof that there are more than 2 sexes is the scientific American blog piece that claims its not that simple, but can still only list 2 types of sex organ.

AyeRobot · 28/12/2019 20:06

The actual science thing surely means that it won't be long until testing is available so the weeding out of the purely self iders (for whatever reason) is an actual thing.

Fabulous.

Gingerkittykat · 28/12/2019 20:09

I'm sure I read about a study where they tested the genes of a proportion of people transitioning at the Tavistock and all were boring old XX or XY.

Hopefully someone else will have a link to that study.

BarbaraStrozzi · 28/12/2019 22:26

Mary Quant has SO MUCH TO ANSWER FOR.

I think she was a t-RF.

I think her fringe counts as T*RF bangs - the original and best

GeordieTerf · 28/12/2019 22:29

Could Pink News be reported to IPSO for this? If so, I'm definitely up for making a complaint.

Ginandsonic · 28/12/2019 23:18

Pretty sure the black and white stripes mean they are fans of Newcastle United football club