plz shut up about performativity of this kiss, especially if you live in a country with gay marriage, gay adoption, antihomophobic regulations etc.
poland (and the majority of eastern europe) doesn't have any of it, lgbt+ ppl are struggling on daily basis and it's getting WORSE and WORSE
- today during Pride in Łódź (the second largest city in Poland) someone attacked people walking in the march
- last year in Białystok a group of far right homophobes threw cobblestones at the Pride crowd; the police did nothing about it
- Polish LGBT+ activists are constantly being accused of absolute nonsense, arrested and dragged through the courts for "offending religious feelings"
- there are "LGBT+ free zones" aka cities and entire regions in Poland
- not to mention the disgusting political campaign waged by the Polish president last year; he called LGBT+ people an ideology, multiple times
- there's no proper sex ed, no proper psychological help in schools, kids are sacred and depressed; a few days ago the Polish government applauded the speech of a left-wing deputy about the situation of LGBT+ youth and children in Poland; they FUCKING APPLAUDED when she said that children commit suicide because of the lack of acceptance in homes and schools
really, shut up if you don't have to face it every day; that kiss and Damiano's brief speech were a flawless use of his own privilege; he is aware of how hard it is in Poland, what those ghastly people in power are doing to the country, and he made sure to address that on live television; this dumb festival was watched by millions of Poles, lots of kids from small towns who are still living in the closet for their own safety; you have no idea what that stupid kiss could have meant to them
so shut up, please, and check your own privilege
