Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for June 08, 2023

They may be proud, but Scooter is ashamed of them.

But nobody showed up for the parade because they thought it was just B&S.

Shirley you jest, Bob.

Down here in Australia there is a lot of activism for our indigenous, Aboriginal, people.And they should be helped to full equality after what has happened to them in the past. Probably similar to the American Indians although I’m not in a y way an expert.The phrase “proud couple” here struck a chord because virtually every time an aboriginal person is mentioned in the media here they are called “a proud” such and such Tribe man or woman.Why? Do they have a monopoly on pride? Do some think they aren’t proud?I just don’t get it.In all areas of activism the lunatic fringe has virtually everyone running scared. And I’m sick of it.Just treat everyone equally. What’s wrong with that?

The dog they just passed doesn’t look impressed.

And no-one can figure out why…

You can see that Scooter has his doubts. The dogs nose knows.

Good morning Balladeers!

Shirley you jest.

Everyone in the neighborhood knows Bob and Shirley Flagg…well, now they do.

♪♫ Let your freak flag fly, my friends… ♬♫

[hat tip to CSN]

Some people are more equal than others. Then there is the group that is proud of being queer.

I like Bob’s shades. :)

As the pass a dog shagging his butt…….

It’s funny how the years have changed the way we see proud people. Now it denotes LBGTQ, something Bob and Shirley have no inkling of.

I think that perhaps the main thing that Aussie is trying to say, or may be implying, is that continually calling the indigenous people ‘proud’ is sort of condescending, and easy use of words that in the end says more about the namer as trying to look virtuous than anything else. It certainly rings kind of lame to me. At the same time Aussie affirms the value of activism and the costs of history. I think ;)