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[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm surprised it can pull something as heavy as a float.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago (2 children)

What? It's rated to tow 11,000 lbs. An f150 tows 7,400-10,800 in comparison. It's a stupid vehicle for many reasons but tow capacity is not one of them.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (4 children)

How did they get a Cyberderp to tow a float down a street without it breaking down? Is it powered by fairy wishes and unicorn farts?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

The driver has it floored to reach that 5 MPH parade crawl.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's a Pride Parade miracle

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

I have a guess that person's humiliation kink involves them having to shell out a lot of money on constant repairs.

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Hold on. Apologies for being out of the loop, but do people really bring sexual fetish stuff to a pride parade?

And if so, what does that have to do with LGBTQ+?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 11 months ago

I've yet to see a Pride event that didn't have it, even in relatively conservative cities like Houston.

And if so, what does that have to do with LGBTQ+?

What does dressing up as an Astronaut have to do with All Hallow's Eve? It's a big party and people are expressing themselves. You don't have to take it farther than that.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Imho there are two angles to this question:

  • First, queer folks are more likely to be kinky. Since they had to figure out what clicks for them at least once, they tend to do it on multiple aspects of their identities.
  • Secondly - and this one is more of a personal standpoint - I'd argue that kinks fall under the wider umbrella of queerness or GRSM (Gender Relational and Sexual Minorities which I find way better than an enumeration acronym).

I'd also advocate for including neurodivergences under the queer brand too for instance.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago (2 children)

including neurodivergences under the queer brand too for instance.

Think you should ask them first, but no one ever asks the autistic anything

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Thanks for the answer. Although, I still don't really get it.

I've heard that the kink community has a rule that people shouldn't expose their fetishes to non-consenting strangers. Why on pride parades then? Isn't engaging in these sort of activities here kind of wrong, like how you can't just go out nude or have sex in public?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It really depends on where you are and what sort of Pride event it is. If it's a Pride march with lots of corporate sponsors, then you'll see very little kink, maybe someone in full rubber, but probably no jockstraps. If it's a ticketed gay village party, or a circuit party, you'll definitely see some more risque kink gear being worn. If you're at Folsom or in Berlin, there's whole parades dedicated to kink, but even the straight public know about that, so if they don't like it, they can avoid the area during those events.

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Also don't forget the historic aspect -- when queerness was viewed as sexually deviant and perverted, it was the kink community that stood by us. Just because we've evolved to be socially acceptable doesn't mean we should leave everyone else behind

[–] [email protected] 22 points 11 months ago (2 children)

No amount of color or flair can make one of those look good. They are the ugliest vehicle I've ever seen and I see dozens of over sized bro dozers everyday.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

I've always thought they looked great, but I also don't really like cars. Maybe they look ugly to people who know about cars and car fashion. It's all noise to me.

But no amount of anything can make them appealing, on account of their association with a certain billionaire.

Also they're Veblen priced without the luxury quality to back it up

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (3 children)

They look awful in promotional photos, but it's shocking how much more bizarre they look IRL when surrounded by normal vehicles.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I came here to make a similar comment in the picture before I scrolled down and realized there was already a similar comment that was literally part of the picture.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

make the comment. you deserve it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago
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