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 Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 9:14 pm
 Well, simply put, I'm tired of some teenagers and their 'gay is in' or 'the cool thing to do.' They're adopting it just like the wannabe goths overran Hot Topic years ago.
Has anyone else noticed/became annoyed at this?
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Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 9:23 pm
I hate that. You really, really have no idea. Especially considering I was still in school not too long ago; you'd already gotten out, love. Trust me. It's wretched to be around all the time.
I really don't understand it. It's like people believe that tolerating or just accepting means something has to be "good" or "desirable." It's not. Look, I don't care if you don't like gay people. I honestly don't care if it's the most disgusting thing you can possibly imagine; if you can't stand the idea of two people of the same gender being near you, go right ahead. It's your right as a free thinking, free willed person. The only thing I care is that you don't try to cram that same idea down my throat for no reason at all (or for religious reasons, or just being pushy, it doesn't matter).
But on the flip side, you don't have to "act gay" in order to accept it. I know there are likely a lot of people who are, in fact, honestly curious about it. But you know what? Most of those people aren't the ones being flamboyant and "stereotypically gay." I don't parade around in rainbows and flick my wrist all the time, and I sure as hell don't lisp and giggle profusely at anything. I just don't. It's silly and completely unnecessary.
It's something people are doing either for attention, or... well. Because the only example they seem to have are all the people who decide to dress up in bondage outfits and parade around 3/4 naked in the streets declaring it should be "okay" to be gay - but that's an entirely different rant on its own.
Argh. Those people make me so angry. I wish I could hit all of them.
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Star-Crossed Shapeshifter
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Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 9:31 pm
Xiles I hate that. You really, really have no idea. Especially considering I was still in school not too long ago; you'd already gotten out, love. Trust me. It's wretched to be around all the time. I really don't understand it. It's like people believe that tolerating or just accepting means something has to be "good" or "desirable." It's not. Look, I don't care if you don't like gay people. I honestly don't care if it's the most disgusting thing you can possibly imagine; if you can't stand the idea of two people of the same gender being near you, go right ahead. It's your right as a free thinking, free willed person. The only thing I care is that you don't try to cram that same idea down my throat for no reason at all (or for religious reasons, or just being pushy, it doesn't matter). But on the flip side, you don't have to "act gay" in order to accept it. I know there are likely a lot of people who are, in fact, honestly curious about it. But you know what? Most of those people aren't the ones being flamboyant and "stereotypically gay." I don't parade around in rainbows and flick my wrist all the time, and I sure as hell don't lisp and giggle profusely at anything. I just don't. It's silly and completely unnecessary. It's something people are doing either for attention, or... well. Because the only example they seem to have are all the people who decide to dress up in bondage outfits and parade around 3/4 naked in the streets declaring it should be "okay" to be gay - but that's an entirely different rant on its own. Argh. Those people make me so angry. I wish I could hit all of them. Oh, psh. I enjoy my little wristflicks sometimes.
No, they aren't necessary at all, and I do them just for fun, but you don't have to get on me about it. o_-
No, really, I do know how much we hate it, and I'm not certain which of us it angers more. I mean, sometimes I do giggle incessantly, but it's usually because you keep making jokes and we're in a public place.
I feel like I'm sticking up for myself here. O_o
Hm. But those that are just simply flamboyant ... I don't really understand why it's so necessary to act that way. Drag queens ... are juts amusing.
People that parade outside naked need mental help. Don't they realise they're only making things worse when they do that?
(Okay so my avatar is running around in skivvies. I'm not sure if I have room to talk.)
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Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 2:10 pm
I agree, because some teenagers today are treating it like a trend. It's not, as you know. I'm sick of all of the teens trying to get attention by being 'gay.' I'm still in school and honestly think I may be bisexual (though that's a whole different argument), but nobody can tell by looking at me (though sometimes it's a little different with females). I recently wrote a journal entry sort of relating to the topic at hand after reading a post by some absolute imbecile saying that letting your friends be gay was akin to letting them commit suicide, which completely angered me. When has recent (a few hundred years sort of recent) society ever given the gay population a break?
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Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 3:10 pm
Treating "gay" as a trend is like doing the same for an ethnic group you aren't part of. It just doesn't work and it's insulting. I have and do know some people who are gay, lesbian or bisexual and they are generally very nice, kind people who just want to be accepted like the rest of us. Some people seem to think that's too hard to understand or just simply refuse to accept that its exists at all. It's not like they are aliens or anything. C'mon. Sometimes I feel that people like that need to be kicked really hard.
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Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 11:06 pm
Hachi: I was never under any impression (taken to think) that looks were any-and-everything. I feel that what a person is is much more than their "shell" and to say anything else is complete and utter bollocks.
Sometimes it's a little different, but not all the time. o_-
And some societies give us a break. Just not all, and certainly not the proud old United States of America. Though, for the defense of many irritable people, I myself am rather sick of these 'street performers' making 'gay pride' equate to nakedness and sex.
It's worse than Mardi Gras.
Garnet: I agree completely. All I would like is to not feel like some criminal for wanting to hold my husband's hand, or give him a quick peck or hug.
Every straight person seems to have that right, so why can't I?
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Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 10:19 am
Saphyn Garnet: I agree completely. All I would like is to not feel like some criminal for wanting to hold my husband's hand, or give him a quick peck or hug.
Every straight person seems to have that right, so why can't I?
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Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 3:53 pm
GarnetPrincess7 Exactly. Every time I see a gay or lesbian couple in the store I work at or while walking down a street, I smile because I am happy that they feel comfortable being who they are and they are also happy. I have great respect for people like that who have the courage to be open about their orientation and love being who they are. It's somewhat humbling and treating it as trend or pretending it doesn't exist is downright horrible. I only wish other people would think the same way about this and other things. We'd be living in a much better world.
Of course, it's also new for me to be in a place where I'm the minority in skin aspect as well.
Nevertheless, I think it's quite nice to have at least some people that can understand what I mean. ♥
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Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 6:30 pm
Saphyn Hachi: I was never under any impression (taken to think) that looks were any-and-everything. I feel that what a person is is much more than their "shell" and to say anything else is complete and utter bollocks.
Sometimes it's a little different, but not all the time. o_-
And some societies give us a break. Just not all, and certainly not the proud old United States of America. Though, for the defense of many irritable people, I myself am rather sick of these 'street performers' making 'gay pride' equate to nakedness and sex.
It's worse than Mardi Gras.
Looks certainly don't make a difference at all, but I was referring to the way that really ignorant people view things according to stereotypes. The people who think it's cool to be gay and actually aren't are often the ones that make spectacles of themselves. I hate living in the United States. I really, really hate it. And I agree with you. What we need is equality, and the way that people are trying to get it is kind of counterproductive.
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 8:50 pm
Hachi is Love Looks certainly don't make a difference at all, but I was referring to the way that really ignorant people view things according to stereotypes. The people who think it's cool to be gay and actually aren't are often the ones that make spectacles of themselves. I hate living in the United States. I really, really hate it. And I agree with you. What we need is equality, and the way that people are trying to get it is kind of counterproductive.
Because certainly being gay means sleeping with eight million people, just like killing policemen and hiring prostitutes is the most awesome thing in the world. Sorry luv, that's another pet peeve for a later time.
And yes. I wish I had not been born in the United States, for numerous reasons, though I'm under the impression that there is one politician who could turn it around if they were elected into office. Again, that's best saved for another day.
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Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 11:01 am
i totally agree with all of you. i, myself, am bisexual and i hate when people say that I’m this way simply because my mother is a lesbian. That is simply not true. Sure I may have been more exposed to the gay/lesbian/bi culture more than the average teen , but said exposure did not turn me bi. I simply realized that I was attracted to females as well as males and I see no fault in what I am *probably because it is what I am* and I can’t see how people can be so flipping ignorant as to judge people for the gender they love, the skin they wear, or the country they hail from. People just generally piss me off.
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