WKUK - Sophomores

Leprecon · 2011-10-01T17:12:41+00:00

Though I normally don't like anecdotal evidence on this subreddit, I think this does raise some valid points about the different way in which we judge people for their sexuality.

There is this interview with Dan Savage in which he approaches the subject.

The core of the article:

I realized after getting [straight men] their letters and hanging out with them, it sucks to be a straight guy. They run the world, but that includes, like, running the 7-Eleven. It’s not all glamor. Heterosexual males are really fenced in, because being a straight guy is defined as not being a girl and not being a fag. So anything that is remotely girlie or faggy is suspect. Straight guys are policed, not just by each other, but by women and by fags.

The latitude that women enjoy – to like, go to college and be a lesbian for 18 months and have a girlfriend and then be straight identified – nobody goes, “You must be a lesbian.” No one doubts that. Or, to have just one same sex experience or a three-way, a girl-girl-boy three-way, and have some same sex contact in that context. Nobody looks at a woman who has done all that and says she’s really a dyke. She couldn’t have possibly done that if she weren’t, but they look at straight guys and say that.

That’s just like the threesome, same sex contact example. Just like the straight guy who likes to cook, anything that takes them the slightest bit off this Jim Belushi idea of what it means to be a straight guy can bring their world crashing down. It really undermines their identity and makes them feel insecure.

Interestingly enough, when I tried to search for the video I once submitted of him saying the above, I couldn't find it. When searching for it I can only find a redacted version in which he talks about the female fire fighter but doesn't broach on his opinion on straight men. He might have deleted it because it isn't pc.

Title	WKUK - Sophomores
Author	Kill_The_Rich
Upvotes	15
Comments	1
Date	October 1, 2011 8:21 AM UTC (14 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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