Gay Meetup group proves racism is alive and well in the queer community
A Meetup invitation labeled “Gay Guys Parties” has been making the rounds and causing quite the controversy and outrage over its blatant racism. But it doesn’t stop there. The party also displays an overwhelming amount of ageism, body shaming, and even fem shaming.
So, basically, this group is creating some weird version of the Third Reich, but this time giving blow jobs is highly encouraged. But only to “young, fit, masculine, White men – str8-identified, gay, and bisexual.” And in case you were confused by the word white, the group only wants “non-Hispanic/non-Latin(o) White men.”
They even capitalized the word white …
In it, organizers Derrick, Jake and Connor invite guys to join them for a monthly party where 21 to 35 year old fit men can hang out with clones of themselves … basically. The group has since been taken down, most likely because of the negative attention, but it does not mean that the 200+ men who were part of the group have changed whatsoever. We can hope that they have, but we won’t hold our breath.
As of April 2016, there are over 200 White guys as members. Most are not here on Meetup, but they are on the membership list separate from Meetup. The group is politically incorrect. It’s elitist and exclusive.
Furthermore, a black guy runs the group. How awesome is that! We oppose political correctness – we do not support diversity. If someone considers the group ’racist’ or the organizer ’self-hating,’ we don’t care. It’s ridiculous how race is the only aspect of the group that gets criticized. Why single that out? People hang around people with the characteristics they like. This is normal. All women, all men, and all black groups wouldn’t get the same criticism.
We have the freedom and right to associate with whomever we want. The organizer almost exclusively associates with White guys. And, sorry, the organizer is not self-hating. He likes himself! He likes White guys, too.
We are looking for more White guys who are fraternity guys, and young professional men who want to meet similar types of guys by attending our parties with other young, fit, masculine white men. The group is all about camaraderie and having fun times together as bromos. This is a great way to meet and become friends with other young, cool, masculine white guys in the same boat. This is it.
We are looking for recent grads from DC area campuses, including GWU, Georgetown, AU, GMU, UVA, Virginia Tech, University of Maryland, and, of course, Catholic U. Catholic white boys are the best!
We are also looking for white military men – US Marines, Army, Navy, and Air Force, Coast Guard, Naval Academy, firemen, and policemen are certainly welcome.
Join this group today to be invited to our next party! You must be white, fit, masculine, 21 to 35 to get in. This is a drug-free zone. The group encourages healthy and fun activities, masculine activities, like team sports, listening to rock music, parties, and much more! If you are a young, fit, masc white dude who likes other dudes – a bromo – join this group. The group is fun and the guys are fun.
The Organizer
Now, there is nothing wrong with hanging out with people who are like you. But, those similarities don’t begin and end with someone’s appearance, age, sex, or color. In reality, you hang out with people who share similar interests, hobbies, and ideas. The pigment of someone’s skin should never be taken into account.
We will never progress our community if we are constantly attacking and shaming the people in our own community.
The cherry on top of this very vanilla shake was the questionnaire that possible members are asked to fill out, which includes: “This group is just for white guys. The organizer who is black is the sole exception and there will be no other nonwhites at parties. Is a group just for white guys OK with you?”
No. None of this is okay.
