edit: i really need to remember that post merging isn't a thing

[quote=@Vilageidiotx]I think that the Fourth of July largely is, as it goes, a celebration of what makes us different and, by proxy, why we might prefer the United States over other countries. It doesn't mean we are threatening the others necessarily, but when you listen to the rhetoric that comes with celebrating being an American, it is always saying stuff America is like "A free country." and all that with the implication that this is a unique quality. And I do think it would be healthy if we toned down our rhetoric in general because I think nationalism leads to delusional thinking. Mind that I'm not saying the fourth should be banned, because when you strip away the rhetoric you still get a summer holiday where you blow shit up and eat barbecue with friends and family, and I'd have to be a sad fuck to poopoo those things. But if you look at patriotism and extend the same practices and assumptions to a pro-heterosexuality movement, you can see how it could get awkward.[/quote]

I'm afraid I'm not as well informed or opinionated about the Fourth as you are, due to being European. What I can say is that, of course, the implication behind the US being a uniquely free country is nothing more than an implication, and I do agree that nationalism beyond moderation, much in the same way that excessive pride, such as white pride, in any quality, can be unhealthy. 

I'm not sure I understand your last point about the assumptions and practices of patriotism being extended to pro-heterosexuality. Can you please expand upon this?

[quote=@Vilageidiotx]Which I guess comes down to what you want to do. If you don't want to draw lines, say "We make babies and you don't" or whatever, then what exactly does a Hetero-pride movement achieve? If you want to meet other heteros... well, that is easy. Hopefully nobody is shaming you for your heterosexuality, in which case you wouldn't need the solidarity part of it. Is it just that you want a parade? Because there are less controversial ways to get a parade. Or do you feel left out because people from other groups are posting X-Pride and you're checking in the majority boxes all the way? Because if that is true it would be a really interesting sociological thing (I feel left out of being left out.) I dunno how you could fix that. Another hobby I guess?[/quote]

It fulfils an emotional desire. There's a demand for it, as evidenced by it being prominent enough to trend on Facebook and Twitter. Beyond that, I could ask, why does it need a purpose? What purpose is there to Groundhog day, a day where an oversized rodent inaccurately predicts the coming season based on whether it gazes at its own shadow or not? People celebrate stupid shit all the time.