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Brad Pitt Wants Nothing to Do With 'Straight Pride'
The acting legend told the organizers of Boston's ridiculous "Straight Pride" parade to stop using his name and likeness.
Like most reasonable people, critically-acclaimed actor Brad Pitt wants absolutely nothing to do with the ridiculous "Straight Pride" parade that is currently being organized in Boston.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, reps for the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star are demanding that Boston's Straight Pride organizers Super Happy Fun America (and yes, that's really their group's name...) immediately stop using his image and his name on their website to promote their event, which is slated to take place later this year in August.
Pitt has been a proud and vocal supporter of the LGBTQ+ community for a while now, having donated $100,000 to the campaign to stop California's gay marriage ban Prop. 8 back in 2008, so the choice for Super Happy Fun America to make him their mascot was a weird one to begin with.
But Brad isn't Hollywood's only straight ally to call out the mockery of "Straight Pride." Earlier this week, Avengers: Endgame star and Captain America himself Chris Evans completely eviscerated the idea of a Pride parade for heteros in two amazing tweets.
\u201cWow! Cool initiative, fellas!! Just a thought, instead of \u2018Straight Pride\u2019 parade, how about this: The \u2018desperately trying to bury our own gay thoughts by being homophobic because no one taught us how to access our emotions as children\u2019 parade? Whatta ya think? Too on the nose??\u201d— Chris Evans (@Chris Evans) 1559741461
\u201cWow, the number gay/straight pride parade false equivalencies are disappointing. For those who don\u2019t understand the difference, see below. Instead of going immediately to anger(which is actually just fear of what you don\u2019t understand)take a moment to search for empathy and growth\u201d— Chris Evans (@Chris Evans) 1559744499
Pro-tip: if even straight people want nothing to do with your straight event, you're probably doing something wrong.
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Raffy is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, video creator, critic, and digital director of Out Magazine. The former editor-in-chief of PRIDE, he is also a die-hard Rihanna and Sailor Moon stan who loves to write about all things pop culture, entertainment, and identities. Follow him on Instagram (@raffyermac) and Twitter (@byraffy), and subscribe to his YouTube channel.
Raffy is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, video creator, critic, and digital director of Out Magazine. The former editor-in-chief of PRIDE, he is also a die-hard Rihanna and Sailor Moon stan who loves to write about all things pop culture, entertainment, and identities. Follow him on Instagram (@raffyermac) and Twitter (@byraffy), and subscribe to his YouTube channel.
