Unpopular Opinions Society

[FortyTwo]

I think fetishization of lesbians annoys me, if that's what the whole "OMG THEY ARE KISSING IT'S SOOO HOT" is.

At least when it happens IRL.

I don't have a problem with people finding same-sex attraction hot. If you like someone of a certain gender, and you see that there are two attractive people of that gender who are attracted to each other, for many people that means that the scenario is going to seem attractive. That's natural.

It's when people treat same-sex attraction as only a "sexy" thing and not a serious, real thing that should be respected that gets me mad.

 

[Queerasaurus Rex]

I've also seen homophobia from people who are obsessed with a gay ship (I see the derogatory use of 'gay' commonly thrown around among Johnlock shippers, for instance), it seems very rare that the obsessed fans doing that actually care for things like progress in those areas.

 

[Envy]

I don't have a problem with people finding same-sex attraction hot. If you like someone of a certain gender, and you see that there are two attractive people of that gender who are attracted to each other, for many people that means that the scenario is going to seem attractive. That's natural.

It's when people treat same-sex attraction as only a "sexy" thing and not a serious, real thing that should be respected that gets me mad.

Well, it's more that people see it like 1+1=3.

I just don't think it's anything special at all.

 

[FortyTwo]

I've also seen homophobia from people who are obsessed with a gay ship (I see the derogatory use of 'gay' commonly thrown around among Johnlock shippers, for instance), it seems very rare that the obsessed fans doing that actually care for things like progress in those areas.

YES. I see this all the time. Also, the comfort level of straight people on Tumblr with the word "******" freaks me out sometimes, even if they aren't deeply homophobic. That's not their word to reclaim. Goes with the whole "straight allies" thing.

Well, it's more that people see it like 1+1=3.

I just don't think it's anything special at all.

Another issue with this whole ordeal.

It just pisses me off how some straight people seem to think that gay people are just like, super sexy special toys to play around with and not actually care about beyond the level of "omg super homo feels otp5ever"

 

[AeryFairy]

YES. I see this all the time. Also, the comfort level of straight people on Tumblr with the word "******" freaks me out sometimes, even if they aren't deeply homophobic. That's not their word to reclaim. Goes with the whole "straight allies" thing.

'Fag' just means 'cigarette' to me. When I went to America, my sister was trying to buy some cigarettes... You shoulda seen the look on the clerk's face when my sister asked for 'a pack of fags'.

And a ****** is a pork dish.

 

[Envy]

"Drawfag" is not related to homosexual tendencies, but is rather a term used to describe people well versed in the art of drawing at certain places on the internet.

 

[FortyTwo]

'Fag' just means 'cigarette' to me. When I went to America, my sister was trying to buy some cigarettes... You shoulda seen the look on the clerk's face when my sister asked for 'a pack of fags'.

And a ****** is a pork dish.

Yeah, it weirds me out that such offensive words over here are so nonchalant over there. Kinda like the reverse of the whole "fanny" thing.

"Drawfag" is not related to homosexual tendencies, but is rather a term used to describe people well versed in the art of drawing at certain places on the internet.

Now, I just think that's BS. I've never been fond of the whole "-fag" suffix crap. It's not "different" and is developed from hatred, regardless of the supposed context.

 

[Muggle]

I really dislike Doctor Who.

 

[Freesia]

Whenever someone talks about ships or shipping I immediately think of freighters or steamships, or shipping costs and think the speaker has ordered something online.

 

[Freesia]

Cigarettes are called fags here too. ****** is offensive here though. I do hear it used by homophobic jerks sometimes.

 

[Eleven]

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Lance Armstrong deserves a bit of empathy.

 

[FortyTwo]

I really dislike Doctor Who.

Thou art a sinner!

Just kidding, just kidding. I'm guessing it's just not your thing?

 

[Muggle]

It was because I got scared shitless by those bloody things when I was a child and my brother was watching Doctor Who.
Did. Not. Like.

And now, the adverts for it on the BBC just make it look **** and I have no desire to watch it.

 

[FortyTwo]

It was because I got scared shitless by those bloody things when I was a child and my brother was watching Doctor Who.
Did. Not. Like.

And now, the adverts for it on the BBC just make it look **** and I have no desire to watch it.

Oh. Sorry about that, then. The Daleks are effing scary. That's why I love them, but I suppose I wasn't exposed to them when I was a little kid.

 

[Muggle]

I was 3 or 4 I think.

It was before my 5th birthday, I know that at least.

 

[FortyTwo]

I was 3 or 4 I think.

It was before my 5th birthday, I know that at least.

3 or 4 and exposed to metal Nazis? I can see that being frightening.

On a similar note, I learned the other day that my mother watched The Exorcist when she was six years old!

 

[Freesia]

my dad showed us "Pink Floyd: The Wall" when I was 5 and my brother was 8.

He was like "Hey kids. You are old enough. Let me introduce you to some surrealist anarchy."
Well, he didnt really say that.

 

[Spang]

I've never watched an episode of Doctor Who.

 

[sequoia]

It's not even the shipping that bothers me. If someone thinks two characters are hot and thinks they would be hot together, and wants to write a fic of them or make art of them together, then that's fine to me, whether I agree with them or not, or even if it makes sense or not.

What bothers me is when these girls (and surely some guys) go on these huge rampages about their fictional gay characters and how cute and awesome they are and then just throws regular equality out the window, prioritizing fictional people and their rights over real ones. It's very much comparable to how plenty of straight men fantasize about lesbians, yet don't care for their actual rights. Both are disturbing practices.

Yes, exactly.

 

[sequoia]

my dad showed us "Pink Floyd: The Wall" when I was 5 and my brother was 8.

He was like "Hey kids. You are old enough. Let me introduce you to some surrealist anarchy."
Well, he didnt really say that.

Oh gawd that movie scarred me when I was a kid. I have the kind of parents who don't know what is and isn't appropriate to show a kid. I think they though, "Well, there's animation, so it can't be that bad." Errrggghhhh.

UO: Teenagers > kids.