California town proposes ban on Pride, Black and women’s history celebrations
California town proposes ban on Pride, Black and women’s history celebrations
Far-right council members in Huntington Beach introduce agenda item to switch focus to US wars and America’s independence
Far-right council members in Huntington Beach introduce agenda item to switch focus to US wars and America’s independence
The southern California city of Huntington Beach, a bastion of conservative voters, has made the move to block diverse monthlong celebrations of Black history, women’s history and Pride, in favor of observing the revolutionary and civil wars, California’s history and America’s independence.
An agenda item introduced on 19 December forbids any programming that pertains to previously established honorary celebrations for women, people of color and LGBTQ+ groups from taking place on city-owned property, including libraries, or of being featured in city communications such as social media posts, according to Natalie Moser, a city council member who voted against the action.
“Since it is a seaside city, Huntington Beach has had tsunami warnings, storm surge (its pier has been rebuilt three times), sewage spills, tornadoes and waterspouts.”
“Large fractions of the settled delta are in soil liquefaction zones above known active faults. Most of the local faults are named after city streets.”
“Many residents (and even city hall) live within sight and sound of active oil extraction and drilling operations. These occasionally spew oil, causing expensive clean-ups. Large parts of the developed land have been contaminated by heavy metals from the water separated from oil.”
“The local oil has such extreme mercury contamination that metallic mercury is regularly drained from oil pipelines and equipment.”
I love the connotations this carries.
That brain damage leads to more conservatives?
That quote about heavy metal contamination has no citation. I looked it up and couldn't find anything info on it.
You can see oil platforms from the beach at Huntington, but they're not spewing oil all the time. The issue in 2021 was an anomaly.
There's no reason to act like the place is disgusting just because their city council is stupid. It's one of the best beaches in CA.
Ok, so long as you kill st. Patrick's Day and Christmas parades, but I know they won't because those are white celebrations.
No Easter, Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving will be covered by American indpendence clause.
Even tho we all know it celebrates being dependant upon the natives.
I genuinely hope they pass the bill.
Imagine how fucking easy that discrimination lawsuit would be lmao.
If I didn’t know how fucking stupid conservatives were, this would look like an inside job designed to bankrupt the city.
wHy Is NoOnE mAkInG mY fRaPpUcCino?!?
Switch focus to US wars
Because if you thought the kids hated America when they found out about the racism and sexism, wait till they find out about My Lai and Haditha.
No no, we don't talk about those only the wars we won like WW1, WW2, and the War of Northern Aggression. The last one we want to focus on the states rights, beat that point home.
Oh yeah?! Well I'm gonna celebrate women, blacks, and gays even HARDER!
Go for the trifecta!
Bet you NAZI parades will be permitted
They tried it in response to BLM protests, buddy of mine busted their embarrassment of a leader's pencil thin lips with a fresh knuckle sandwich when they threw a soda on him.
they didn't say that side of the war wasn't allowed
Gonna just guess they're in the "Civil war was about state's rights and nothing else" department, and thats the only reason they can stomach celebrating it.
You guys need to spend more on education.
I thought the meme was that Americans spend mortgage worth of Universities already!
Yeah, we’re due do. It’s so depressing that I can’t even finish my crayon.
So they are bringing back the annual 4th of July parade and neo-Nazi riot?
Sounds like the West Coast version of Florida.
As soon as I saw the headline I already knew it was Huntington Beach. Every few years they try to do some dumb shit like this.
Orange county is the NJ of LA and Huntington beach is the worst armpit in OC.
For fucking real, douchebros in board shorts as well as grizzled clowns whose entire personality is their no-pipes motorcycle, invading the bars and itching for fights with people from Santa Ana/Garden Grove (as long as there's more than one douche for backup).
You heard me, HB clowns. Fuck you, I hope you step on a shard of flint, hard.
I mean orange county in Cali and Florida orange county. So yes we call it Florida City.
Haha. They're just pissy their House Rep. is Katie Porter.
Yes. What Americans need is MORE time spent thinking about America.
If they plan on incorporating the content usually talked about for those programmes into the usual history curriculum, then sure - I am for all this.
But if they’re just gonna censor and whitewash history then fuuuuuuuuck no please.
I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
Why would politicians ban celebrating anything? Like, fuck you, you're not allowed to have fun
Nee-haw.
Instead of hating on everybody else, why don't they have a White middle to lower class, fucked by the man Parade. Its not like we all don't know what it feels like.
