• @BCsven@lemmy.ca
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    131 month ago
    • Wear orange or pink.
    • Eat quiche
    • Like poetry
    • Hang out with girls at recess
    • Wear an earring
    • Owning Laurie Anderson or Philip Glass CDs
  • 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.

  • @Akasazh@lemmy.world
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    I was born in Victorian Britain and have a very mirthful air about me.

    So one day I was going about my merry business, being my jovial self.

    When I’m walked a creature that saw what I was about, smiled at me and said ‘well aren’t you the gayest person I’ve met all day’.

    I’m not sure how to feel tbh

  • @JigglySackles@lemmy.world
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    111 month ago

    It’s funny to me all the times that I’ve been considered not manly enough, whether it’s wearing my hot pink vans or a pink shirt or tie, allowing my gf or now my daughters to paint my nails, and tons of other examples I’ve been called gay for too. It made me think, what really makes a man. And going by their own definition, isn’t it one sign of a man to not be swayed by the opinion of someone who seeks only to denigrate? So why would I care about their opinion?

  • GrappleHat
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    91 month ago

    Putting a wig on my best friend and spooning him while he’s asleep.

  • @technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    71 month ago

    Wear a kilt?

    TBH I’ve never tried and nobody told me it was gay. But I’m a sweaty person and I would love to air out my crotch except for fear of social criticism.

  • sunglocto
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    71 month ago

    One time at school I decided to randomly put a flower on my shrt from outside, then my friend started frantically saying “That’s gay bro! Take it off now” and refusing to walk with me in public if i didnt take it off