Ok I had this in my mind since I reblogged this kink at pride and how we don't talk about it so much in Brazil stuff, and It actually does make a lot of sense.
So basically, the problem with kink at pride on usamerica, Canadá and other such countries is the culture. By what I have noticed, the culture over on these countries is extremely... How can I say it? Old fashioned? Y'all have this aversion for PDA, somehow croppeds and shorts are considered "whoreish" and stuff like that, while in Brazil, those are nothing more than the norm.
I absolutely hate the "brazilians até horny" stereotype, but they were born for a reason. Ig as a culture that IS born of a tropical setting, warm weather and beautiful beaches, libertine and bohemian way of life and principally, where most kids grew up with half naked wasted people making out during carnival in the middle of the streets (and sincerely we did not care as we were busy having fun), made the whole "But kink, they will be half naked and wearing dog masks!!" Regular carnival day, except gayer. So what?
Specially me, who grew up going from bloco to bloco from 7p.m to 5 a.m with my mom, I guarantee u a couple dudes wearing leather and a bunch of lesbians wearing collars is not really the end of the world (Someone pissed on my hair more than once, for god's sake!)
Now, about the kids: Don't take kids to places you don't want them to be. It's very simple. Not hard at ALL. During carnival some blocos were EXTREMELY sexual and adult-oriented, me and mom would skip those or she would either leave me at home or leave me in the kid area.
The part that most infuriates me is the "We can't let them associate beign gay only with sex and sexual stuff". Believe me, I know where that comes from, I'm Brazilian, I'm Bisexual, I K N O W, but trying to erase such a big part of our culture as queer people, trying to ignore people in our community that don't care about false moralism, and ignore people who are just living and having fun, just to fit into the "good gay" category isn't a cute look, honey. It's actually fucking ugly for you, stop.
They are putting us against ourselves, and for what? So we get killed less than the filthy queers? So we all our lived sad, on the closet and begging for a quarter of the rights they were born with? No thank u, yes kink at pride. Yes to everything at pride.
