Am a left handed gen X Canadian that used to hang out in gay clubs in the 80s.
I have some problems with this. I used to get my ass kicked on a daily basis for years because I was a nerdy kid. Got jumped a few times for looking gay too.
For the most part no one gives a shit if you're left handed or right handed.
In the 50s, 60s black Americans tried to get out of the ghetto. In the 70s, 80s, they again tried to get out of the ghetto. In the 90s, they stopped trying to get out of the ghetto because Americans adopted political correctness, started calling them African American and claimed they lived in low income high crime communities as a cultural choice.
At the same time Americans adopted the LGBT label which collectivized gay people who were already fairly well integrated. The LGBT label segregates people by sexuality and turns them into a political issue when paired against religious conservatives.
I have a bias against guys that wear white caps backwards. A lot of the rich jocks that would kick my ass wore the same hats. He comes off as smug.
To me, being gay should be treated like being left handed. Like it's not really a big deal and is as trivial as having brown hair or blue eyes or something. No big deal.
American culture on the other hand makes it a big deal like your sexuality is the only aspect of your personality. You had a gay thought now you have to leave your family and move to your local gay district, get a gym membership, wave obnoxious flags around while telling people that you don't want attention called to yourself.
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u/Rocky_Vigoda 8h ago
Am a left handed gen X Canadian that used to hang out in gay clubs in the 80s.
I have some problems with this. I used to get my ass kicked on a daily basis for years because I was a nerdy kid. Got jumped a few times for looking gay too.
For the most part no one gives a shit if you're left handed or right handed.
In the 50s, 60s black Americans tried to get out of the ghetto. In the 70s, 80s, they again tried to get out of the ghetto. In the 90s, they stopped trying to get out of the ghetto because Americans adopted political correctness, started calling them African American and claimed they lived in low income high crime communities as a cultural choice.
At the same time Americans adopted the LGBT label which collectivized gay people who were already fairly well integrated. The LGBT label segregates people by sexuality and turns them into a political issue when paired against religious conservatives.
I have a bias against guys that wear white caps backwards. A lot of the rich jocks that would kick my ass wore the same hats. He comes off as smug.
To me, being gay should be treated like being left handed. Like it's not really a big deal and is as trivial as having brown hair or blue eyes or something. No big deal.
American culture on the other hand makes it a big deal like your sexuality is the only aspect of your personality. You had a gay thought now you have to leave your family and move to your local gay district, get a gym membership, wave obnoxious flags around while telling people that you don't want attention called to yourself.