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The problem is that the United States has created a culture vacuum, this is in part due to it having a short history and a many multiple races with many different culture backgrounds.
You have the notheastern italian american culture, it's not a very rich culture so to speak but it is there. You have a southern black culture, it is the same as the previous one. Not much to it, but there. You have the irish and the jewish, some muslims, you have cubans, and germans.
They are like a culture echo. It has very few aspects the original culture had, it is not embraced by the entire population (only those who are of that particular culture). The more time passes usually the more it fades, and eventually some people move away our marry out of those echos. Now they have no culture. They have no one to share it with. You can't learn a culture, you have to be raised in its environment or be in it a very long time. It's easy to emulate, but hard to identify yourself with.
So you have large groups of people without a culture. And certain things can have culturesque attributes to them. Which is where you get emo, it's where you get hipsters, goths, ghetto, surfer all those are examples.
The gay scene is another one. People like cultures, people like to feel like they are apart of something bigger than themselves, even if it is vapid and stupid. Why? Because a lot of people are vapid and stupid.
Does not having a culture make you more hardcore and more realized as a human being? No. I think real cultures are a great thing. The chinese in China have a real culture, as do Italians in Italy and so forth.
Why do a lot of gay guys have lisps, or a certain way of talking. I made a thread about that a while ago, but I was never given an answer. I want to figure this out.
what defines bad music
what defines good music
i fail to see how your opinion should affect this mans life
what you should say is "I hate metallica and I hated this guy for participating and enjoying things i loathe, therefore I want to do be violent to him instead of having the courage and confidence to ask him to turn it down."
Why do a lot of gay guys have lisps, or a certain way of talking. I made a thread about that a while ago, but I was never given an answer. I want to figure this out.
i think it is either a coincidence
like, there are lispers who are also gay
or, it is considered appropriate to be camp if you are gay, and people just make themselves lisp without realising it properly
Why do a lot of gay guys have lisps, or a certain way of talking. I made a thread about that a while ago, but I was never given an answer. I want to figure this out.
Statistically probably just as many straight dudes have lisps, you just don't notice because you relate lisps to gay dudes so you only notice them.
Also, the "gay accent" is probably just a side effect of being gay. Like, differing hormone levels during development or something, I dunno. I have it and like I say I don't relate well to mainstream gay culture so I don't think it's like a "gay flag" thing to let other queers know where the gays are at.
It helps them stand out to other people and bond with each other
like rednecks, and ghetto ass people, or italian americans with their elongation of vowels
Couldn't they have picked a less dumb thing to stand out with though? Because damn, there's this gay guy at work and he's like the proto-faggot, all campy clothing and a lisp and everything and I gotta say it's pretty unbearable.
I think this might also be a slight case of the existence of a stereotype perpetuating itself.
Gay man are stereotyped in certain ways and in an unconscious effort to broadcast the fact that they are gay to the world, and to tell people that being gay is OK, they take on those stereotypes.
I have to be honest, there is nothing more annoying then the super stereotypical, thinks he is so hilarious, gay guy.
You know, the one with the pink shirt and the terrible lisp and that limp little hand wave. And you'll say something, something like "Hi how are you?" and he'll say something vague and feminine and then do that horrible little chortle of his for like 30 seconds?
And you just want to grab him, and shake him and scream "God dammit I don't care if you are gay, you don't get to laugh at your own jokes! That's just tacky!!"
Why do a lot of gay guys have lisps, or a certain way of talking. I made a thread about that a while ago, but I was never given an answer. I want to figure this out.
Statistically probably just as many straight dudes have lisps, you just don't notice because you relate lisps to gay dudes so you only notice them.
Also, the "gay accent" is probably just a side effect of being gay. Like, differing hormone levels during development or something, I dunno. I have it and like I say I don't relate well to mainstream gay culture so I don't think it's like a "gay flag" thing to let other queers know where the gays are at.
I have quite a pronounced lips which gets me mocked by a few people. But I've never been called gay, or even had it intimated, because of it. So I don't think lisping on it's own can be seen as an identification of sexuality.
Dude I almost roomed with freshman year (but didn't for some reason) turned out to be gay when I met him later in the year. Really cool guy. Wouldn't even have known he was gay if it hadn't come up in conversation.
In contrast, the gay guy who actually lived on my hall that year. He had the high-pitched voice and the lisp and everything, and 70% of the time acted like a bitchy girl. And hit on me a couple times. And performs as a drag queen at the local cabaret (and that dress does not suit him at all). Can't stand the kid.
Basically I don't like straight people who define themselves by their heterosexuality (and those people exist), but there seems to be some stigma against disliking gay people who define themselves by their homosexuality. Gay pride parades are fucking stupid. They don't make me feel threatened or whatever, and I don't think they should be banned, I just find people acting like idiots to be embarassing. I think it sets the gay rights movement back, because people don't feel the need to go out of their way for a bunch of tools rubbing their nipples.
Basically you can be as gay as you like, but it's never ok to like The Scissor Sisters.
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I'd like to.
I sat next to my boss who was having an affair with one of my colleagues.
he was with his wife
awwwwwkkkkkward
well said
like rednecks, and ghetto ass people, or italian americans with their elongation of vowels
Also, from now on I'm going to assume people who listen to bad music are gay.
Like yesterday, at work, this guy was listening to Metallica for my whole 8 hour shift. Mother of god I wanted to choke him.
what defines good music
i fail to see how your opinion should affect this mans life
what you should say is "I hate metallica and I hated this guy for participating and enjoying things i loathe, therefore I want to do be violent to him instead of having the courage and confidence to ask him to turn it down."
i think it is either a coincidence
like, there are lispers who are also gay
or, it is considered appropriate to be camp if you are gay, and people just make themselves lisp without realising it properly
was it good Metallica or '96 and on Metallica?
this is an important distinction on whether or not you are a ginomormous flaming retard.
I know he should of been listening to AFI ^_________________________________^
Statistically probably just as many straight dudes have lisps, you just don't notice because you relate lisps to gay dudes so you only notice them.
Also, the "gay accent" is probably just a side effect of being gay. Like, differing hormone levels during development or something, I dunno. I have it and like I say I don't relate well to mainstream gay culture so I don't think it's like a "gay flag" thing to let other queers know where the gays are at.
Couldn't they have picked a less dumb thing to stand out with though? Because damn, there's this gay guy at work and he's like the proto-faggot, all campy clothing and a lisp and everything and I gotta say it's pretty unbearable.
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His boyfriend turned out to be the guy who hired me, who I also didn't realise was gay.
Then again I have met some thoroughly camped up fags in my time. They vary wildly from entertaining to annoying.
Gay man are stereotyped in certain ways and in an unconscious effort to broadcast the fact that they are gay to the world, and to tell people that being gay is OK, they take on those stereotypes.
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Because there's still a sizeable minority in some places that think it isn't?
We have to quash the resistance with dick sucking? That is ridiculous.
You know, the one with the pink shirt and the terrible lisp and that limp little hand wave. And you'll say something, something like "Hi how are you?" and he'll say something vague and feminine and then do that horrible little chortle of his for like 30 seconds?
And you just want to grab him, and shake him and scream "God dammit I don't care if you are gay, you don't get to laugh at your own jokes! That's just tacky!!"
You know the guy.
All the more reason to do it.
like they get really excited about things and squeal a lot
almost like a pig
anybody did anything weird
BAM SS IN YO FACE
BIG DISGRACE
REST OF THE QUEEN SONG
ironically they would have killed you for listening to queen
i am going to go ahead and tell you that is sarcasm because i know there are stupid enough people here on se that would get offended
I have quite a pronounced lips which gets me mocked by a few people. But I've never been called gay, or even had it intimated, because of it. So I don't think lisping on it's own can be seen as an identification of sexuality.
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In contrast, the gay guy who actually lived on my hall that year. He had the high-pitched voice and the lisp and everything, and 70% of the time acted like a bitchy girl. And hit on me a couple times. And performs as a drag queen at the local cabaret (and that dress does not suit him at all). Can't stand the kid.
straight guys talk like this
I can't tell who's gay anymore.
me too
the answer is everyone
even you
I don't but he made a Facebook group to promote his "alter ego" and how fabulous she was, or some shit. And he posted absolutely horrific photos.
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Does morbid curiosity count?
Basically you can be as gay as you like, but it's never ok to like The Scissor Sisters.
[edit]Actually having said that you probably have actually met them and they spat in your beer or something.
Unless you are the Scissor Sisters, in which case it is mandatory to look like you're you.