Comments on: Cultures collide: Somali youth harass gay man at Pride

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MAPS FLAGS » The Worst 50 States in America [50 States] » MAPS FLAGS — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:10:16 +0000

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By: Warren Case

Warren Case — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:11:29 +0000

Notice the cop at :59? Useless, homophobic MPD!

By: Levin

Levin — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:49:36 +0000

This was years ago. Let’s move on.

By: IowaCentric

IowaCentric — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 02:14:19 +0000

Here’s a thought: instead of trying to assign a group or culture to these kids and blaming that group or culture, why not simply pass this video around, ID the kids, and see what a bit of publicity and public shaming can do? Post it on FaceBook, release it to the press, share it to your friends and tell them to share it to theirs.

Normally I’m not keen on social pressures, because it seems most often applied for pointless reasons (like not wearing the right shoes). But in this case, I think there’s cause for large-scale public censure. This is unacceptable behavior, no matter what the background is of these kids; there is no culture, religion, history, age, or race which can excuse it.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:30:14 +0000

Has no one mentioned the factor that a DUDE WITH A BADGE ON WALKED RIGHT PAST THE WHOLE SITUATION???

By: MN

MN — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:04:32 +0000

The kids in that disgusting video just fortified the right to ever complain about someone discriminating against them. Whether they were Somali or whatever their actions are inexcusable and gutless. This is something that these kids have learned from their elders and peers. The fact that they are not able to realize that this sort of behavior towards another human being is wrong and cruel is truly frightening.

Congrats, kids! You just joined the ranks of the intolerant racists and bigots…when it ever happens to you keep your tears and outrage to yourself as you have earned it based on your actions.

By: Mohamed

Mohamed — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 09:23:10 +0000

wow

By: omar

omar — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:24:45 +0000

First of all these kids were speaking English and i really hate your double standards Americans you criticize our American BORN KIDS and call them somali when they screw up but if they were being abused you would take them out of the houses and call them American kids lol
Im glad they beat up that guy that was their opinion and no one elses and they should face the law same way too does sharia law make sense now? those stupid kids would be stoned also and humiliated the same way not saying they did anything wrong to that guy
Any one claiming to be somali and agay should come out to his community and then look at what will happen to him we will welcome him to Hell coz that is Evil

By: TheColu.mn » Blog Archive » 2009: A (LGBT) Minnesota year in review

TheColu.mn » Blog Archive » 2009: A (LGBT) Minnesota year in review — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:34:29 +0000

[...] and subsequent rally against hate in bitterly cold temperatures. During Twin Cities Pride, a man was taunted by a group of a dozen Somali youth who hurled stones at him in the Loring Park neighborhood. And in December, a group of friends were [...]

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 22:44:13 +0000

Yay cults …