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Guinness Drops of NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade Because of Gay Issue
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[quote:davvi:MV8yNTA5MzIwXzQzMzQ1ODExXzM3N0ZBNkY5] [quote:BxMac:MV8yNTA5MzIwXzQzMzQ1MTAxXzIxQjVBQzM3] "Somehow I doubt it, Guinness rarely comes with little paper umbrellas...." lol "Give me a pint and put it on a lace doily. And don't forget the paper umbrella this time, ya hump." [/quote] perhaps one of our Irish "friends" could help us, but I am pretty sure that during a Guinness factory tour the tour operator claimed that Guinness was made from the "sacred waters of St. Patrick," or sumwhat? So much for that .... [/quote]
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Guinness Beer will not sponsor the New York St. Patrick's Day parade this year because gay and lesbian groups are prohibited by openly marching and carrying banners/signs announcing their sexual orientation.
Behind the headlines is always the truth and this is no exception. What reports fail to detail is that the infamous Stonewall bar (a gay bar in the village that is credited with being the location of the gay rights movement in the 60s) threatened to stop serving Guinness in their establishment if Guinness was a sponsor of the parade (those gay bastards must drink a lot of Guinness). They shook Guinness down and the bastards folded.
What a crock of malarky.
The parade doesn't care if you march/skip/sashay/down Fifth Avenue lighter than a checking account after Jon Corzine has been in the vicinity. They simply disallow formal gay designations (i.e. banners/signs). Their call. Their perogative, Bobby Brown, but, as always, it's money that matters.
And the agenda marches (or doesn't) on.
Boycott Guinness and eat a ChickFilet today.
Dye it green, bitches.
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