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[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I was just walking to work one day, when I got heckled in the street by some random guy singing at me:

"Earthworm Jim, you're so much fun to play. Earthworm Jim, you're tall, you're thin, you're gay!"

I've never been more seen.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

According to my dad, considering something as 'lovely'. Even if it's the exhaust note of a motorcycle.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

In jr. high i was called gay because I dressed semi decent. Jeans with a t-shirt a blazer was apparently too much for them lol

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't live in a shithole, so nothing.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 weeks ago

I wish you continued good luck in this regard.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

when I finished high school and was talking with friends about going to uni, a few of us were talking a out renting a place together when we got into uni to be close (instead of 2 hours away like we were). another friend we should never do that because people would think we are gay. obligatory he is a Christian fundamentalist who is highly likely gay himself

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 weeks ago (8 children)

Wait, does that ever actually happen as anything but a joke?

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)
  • Wear orange or pink.
  • Eat quiche
  • Like poetry
  • Hang out with girls at recess
  • Wear an earring
  • Owning Laurie Anderson or Philip Glass CDs
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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

These are all example from decades ago growing up in the 90’s.

I was called gay for not liking soccer, like it’s gay to not watch men chase a ball in shorts.

I was called gay for wearing UGG boots as a dude. Like if we even want to accept gay as an insult, I would argue the person bothered by such things as what shoes one is wearing is more fitting of an insult.

Fun fact. When I had a house mate who was gay, it was very difficult not to use gay as a word for something that wasn’t fun. Like this show is gay. He didn’t mind, but still wanted to stop.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago

Certain piercings are stereotypically seen as gay or feminine. Like, I've got >30 piercings, yeah, I'm going to pierce my navel.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago

Fuck my bf in the ass...

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