Look At Them Guys With The David Dukes On . . .

You know, the ones co-opting the white supremacist message of “not anti-black but pro-white”. This is obviously fake:

They’re straight, they’re proud and they want to beat up gay people.

Such is the mixed messages sent by the Reggae record label [name redacted so as not to encourage stupid publicity stunts] who announced this week that they’re planning a “Straight Pride Parade” in Brooklyn for late August.

The announcement came via a blog post, although the group hasn’t apparently taken any steps to make this dream a reality.

But the announcement alone may have given them exactly what they wanted -– press for their album “18 Karat Reggae 2008: Global Warming.” They have also ruffled the feathers of area Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual and Transgender (LGBT) residents who have lashed out against the violent lyrics against homosexuals in their ditty “Hit Them Hard.”

The not-so cheery chestnut, written by [name redacted so as not to encourage stupid publicity stunts] -– the Reggae rapper, not the piece of office equipment -– encourages listeners to attack “all men who visit men backyard and leave all the women to starve,” according to the lyrics.

Officials from the independent record label defended the lyrics, claiming that the song is not homophobic, but “pro-family.”

Their parade is also going to be pro-family as well, they claim.

“The Straight Pride Parade is a chance for heterosexuals to gather together and proudly embrace their sexuality,” according to a statement sent out by the record label, who claims that the album has suffered financially due to criticism from the LGBT community. “Adults are encouraged to bring their children along for the celebrations, as the event will be family oriented,” the statement read.

Organizers said that the parade will celebrate “reggae, dancehall and family in love and unity.”

“I sat quietly and watched as they cancelled artists like Buju Banton, Sizzla Kalonji and Capleton,” [name redacted so as not to encourage stupid publicity stunts]’s president explained. “But when the gay community went after [name redacted so as not to encourage stupid publicity stunts] artists like [name redacted so as not to encourage stupid publicity stunts], [name redacted so as not to encourage stupid publicity stunts] and [name redacted so as not to encourage stupid publicity stunts] we decided that we must make a show of strength.”

“The Straight Pride Parade is a great idea,” said rapper [name redacted so as not to encourage stupid publicity stunts], who identifies himself as a “dancehall sensation.”

“When a song like ‘Hit Them Hard’ by my label-mate [name redacted so as not to encourage stupid publicity stunts] can be banned just because it stresses the importance of a male and a female in every family, it is a sign that heterosexuals need to wake up,” he said.

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Terrance Knox, co-president of the Lambda Independent Democrats, the borough’s leading LGBT political club, said that the “so-called parade is nothing to be proud of.”

“My whole thing is that whoever you are, be proud about it,” said Knox. “But this Reggae song is steeped in homophobic rhetoric.”

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Knox added that the anti-gay obsession of some reggae groups like [name redacted so as not to encourage stupid publicity stunts] raises the question of their own sexuality.

“The more these so-called artists obsess about gay men, the more they sound like tortured guys on the down low,” he said.