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Publish Not your original work? Add source If you're a guy, chances are someone said you should "man up" or "boys don't cry" at some point in your life. The phrase that inspired this article is right up there among these classics. A few months ago, Reddit user The_WereArcticFox submitted a question to the platform, where they asked: "Straight men of Reddit, what is the strangest thing you have been told not to do because 'that's gay?'" Sadly, it has received plenty of replies. As of this article, there are over 38.5K comments under the post, proving that our society is still pretty messed up when it comes to masculinity and homosexuality. This post may include affiliate links. #1 Not straight but bi, but large parts of my family don't know that.
Anyway this was a few years ago. I was helping my dad repair a hay bailer and I was standing around looking at my dad under the machine greasing something. I had my hands on my hips.
My uncle pulls up in his truck and rolls down the window. He shouts out to me, "Take your hands off your hips. It makes you look queer."
My dad gets out from under the bailer and starts yelling back at my uncle.
"I'd rather have a queer helping me than a lazy ass like you."
My uncle shut up and drove off. Byrdman216 , pexels Report Final score: 300points POST Misstaken138 Misstaken138 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Good for your dad! 104 104points reply View more comments #2 Cry. I used to cry a lot as a child and would get bullied for it. The adults in my life all agreed that crying made me weak, but one in particular (secretary at my elementary school) thought it also made me seem gay and feminine and told me that was why I was being bullied.
The reality is that I was probably depressed from having recently moved across the country from my family and often found myself lonely so I couldn't handle the smallest amount of rejection or teasing from others.
Please don't tell children not to cry. Talk to them about their feelings so that the source of their sadness can be tackled, not the symptom. I still struggle with processing basic emotions because i spent so much time repressing them over stupid reasons like this. BuffNuwaPLS , pexels Report Final score: 240points POST Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Virtual hugs. 56 56points reply View More Replies... View more comments Cultural pressures for men to behave in a certain way (toxic masculinity) often claim that 'real men' have to perpetuate domination, homophobia, and aggression. To learn more about them, we contacted Dr. Stephen Whitehead, an internationally recognized author, consultant, and researcher on gender, sexuality, identity management, and relationships. "Since modern humans first evolved some 300,000 years ago, one half of the species has used its physical strength to dominate the other half. It's not used its intelligence or sought to develop its emotional depths, it has dominated by virtue of brute force or the threat of it – which has been easy for men to do because biologically, most men are physically stronger than most women," the author of 'Toxic Masculinity, curing the virus: making men smarter, healthier, safer' told Bored Panda. Whitehead added that reinforced by the biological imperative (women are the ones who bear children), this immediately created a gender binary which then created patriarchal conditions that position women as 'natural' carers, nurturers, with men as 'natural' warriors, leaders, providers, hunters, etc. "We shouldn't, therefore, be surprised that 300,000 years of such social conditioning has resulted in one half of the species believing it is naturally superior to the other half." #3 I was at a party with my gf and my siblings, minding my own business while drinking sparkling water.
My BIL: “Dude, are you drinking sparkling water? That’s so gay.”
Me: points at my gf
BIL: “...”
Me: “Look I’m sorry, but you’re not my type... and with my sister.”
Several months prior I was at a gay bar ordering a sparkling water.
The bartender, smug af: “Really? Sparkling water? You must be straight.”
What is it with me drinking sparkling water and my perceived sexuality? J-J-Ricebot , unsplash Report Final score: 218points POST Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago The power of bubbly water...who knew 92 92points reply View More Replies... View more comments #4 My granddad once told me not to brush my hair because "looking pretty is for women and the gays".
Screw you, buddy. I want to look nice and not like I'm chasing hedgehogs through a freakin bush, you unwashed heathen. RudyRhythmface , pexels Report Final score: 198points POST Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago SO THERE!!! you be you! 40 40points reply View More Replies... View more comments #5 As a helicopter pilot I have a checklist. We ALL have a checklist. Even though I have the slimmer version, its still a lot of pages, so I bought some page markers and labeled the important pages like start up, shutdown, refuel, emergencies, whatevs, good idea right?
I misplaced said checklist in an aircraft I hadn't seen in a while and asked some of the more senior guys if they had seen it and one of them responded:
"Oh, the one with all the gay little page markers?"
And all the others laughed.
If being convenient is gay, then I'm flamboyant. ApacheOc3lot , unsplash Report Final score: 174points POST I I I I Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago me too , i check list EVERYTHING 31 31points reply View More Replies... View more comments In reality, however, Whitehead thinks it is an illusion. "It's a myth, based on a history mostly written by men which purports to reduce women and females to a secondary sex which requires protecting and is inherently weak and vulnerable," he said. "As Simon de Beauvoir put it, women are reduced to being 'the Other.' By having women as the other, men then get to put themselves at the centre." Males have been convinced that the idea of masculinity consists of violence, aggression, conquest, dominance, selfishness, competitiveness, combined with repression of their deepest emotions. "As I say in my book, this myth was sold to your father, my father, and all their fathers before them. Its consequences are all around us, from religious fanaticism to denial of global warming, from corrupt capitalism to the extinction of species, from rampant weaponization to misogyny, from racism to homophobia, from empire building to genocide, and from domestic violence to male suicide. We have built a world on toxic masculinity, and humanity has paid the price. Humanity continues to pay the price," Whitehead explained. According to him, the toxification of males starts from the moment they are born. "It takes root in the language and in practice, and feeds into men's expectations, self-perceptions, and how they relate to women. We know this, but still we seem unable or unwilling to stop it." It's all around us, too. We may not notice all the evidence of toxic masculinity, but we're just so accustomed to it, some nuances are bound to slip our mind if we're not paying attention. #6 Apparently going out for Mexican and margaritas with your pal. No one said it directly, but the waitress gave us a complimentary dessert for 2 and said happy anniversary... free dessert is free dessert, I guess. IronCorvus , unsplash Report Final score: 173points POST Vermillion Ace #443 Vermillion Ace #443 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Heck yeah, free is free! 70 70points reply View more comments #7 One time a girl thought I was gay because I was attentive during sex. I'm not even joking mybustersword , pexels Report Final score: 169points POST Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago So sad on so many levels 128 128points reply View More Replies... View more comments #8 Putting on sunscreen. justinduderino , flickr Report Final score: 166points POST Vermillion Ace #443 Vermillion Ace #443 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago ...Uh, I'd rather not suffer from burns and possible cancer. 89 89points reply View More Replies... View more comments Whitehead himself cannot remember the last time he was physically threatened by a man. It may have been all the way back in the 1970s when he was a pub landlord in Leeds, Yorkshire, UK, but that doesn't mean he's not experiencing it. "I live a quiet, reflective life in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, with my wife and step-daughter... I'm 71 [and] like everyone else these past 18 months, I've been living with the consequences of Covid-19. Thailand was barely affected up until early this year when infections suddenly went from a few hundred to over 50,000 rising at 4,000 a day, with hundreds of deaths. The Thai government immediately locked down infected areas and ruled that if you went out of your house, you had to wear a face mask. Pretty much every Thai person followed that ruling. In fact, Thais have been wearing face masks since early last year. No problem. Who hasn't been wearing face masks in Thailand? A lot of Western male expats – with many Thai press reports about this problem." #9 I said I like it when it rains. TheDeadGunslinger , pexels Report Final score: 161points POST Vermillion Ace #443 Vermillion Ace #443 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I love a good rainy day, especially during the summer. 54 54points reply View more comments #10 2 of my friends from high school died in a car accident a week before the graduation
Everyone from the classroom went to the funeral and some lf my classmates were crying a lot
I decided to hug one of them and comfort him. One of my closest friends..
And this guy (a fat one, part of the "popular cool group wich are always doing stupid stuff to get attention") came into me, touched my back and yelled "Dude i didn't know you liked d**k hahaha"
He was kicked from the funeral and lost probably 90% of his friends fedexhh , unsplash Report Final score: 161points POST Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago You won!! 50 50points reply View more comments #11 Painting my daughter's nails. (She's 3) mrdr_fest , pexels Report Final score: 160points POST Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I love you for chillin with your girl 84 84points reply View more comments Two weeks ago, Whitehead was at the local ATM, getting some cash out. Suddenly, a white male, around 35, walks up with his young son. He was not wearing a face mask, nor was his child. "I politely asked him not to come close to me because he's not wearing a mask. He looked at me incredulously, demanded I repeat myself (which I did) and he then stormed past me to the ATM and started ranting about how 'people like you are the reason why we have this fucking problem. I should smack you in the mouth. Give you a good thumping! You miserable piece of shit!' etc," Whitehead recalled. "Emotionally, he has gone from zero to 100 in a matter of seconds. I am shocked and genuinely scared that he may attack me so I say nothing more, simply get my money out of the ATM and leave. Though I had every right to call the police not only over his threatening behavior but because he was breaking the law by not wearing a mask. The point is, he could barely control his anger – he was on the edge of violence – and that was in a very public place, broad daylight, accompanied by his son... As a psychologist/sociologist, I know toxic masculinity when I see it and this was it, full-frontal, stark, vicious, senseless, selfish, aggressive and very dangerous. As the American Psychological Association recently pointed out, toxic masculinity is a mental health issue which needs dealing with urgently." #12 Eating bananas, hot dogs, popsicles, string cheese, using a straw, hugging other men, touching feminine hygiene products,
This is the one that kills me; letting your 3yo daughter do your hair, makeup and nails. Yogisogoth , flickr Report Final score: 155points POST N G N G Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago Oh yes, the phalic objects phalussy. Because anything like is even remotely shaped like a d**k must be a substitute for a d**k. Freud had more issues than National Geographic. 80 80points reply View More Replies... View more comments #13 Washing my as**ole. Friend of mine once said "everyone knows that's gay, you can miss me with that."
Apparently you are only allowed to wash your cheeks and let's suds run down your crack. Any direct contact with your own as**ole and u will catch the gay. TheDreadPirateElwes , unsplash Report Final score: 150points POST N G N G Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago Just to sidestep on what is or isn't gay for a moment - is discussing your a**s and its hygiene a thing men do? This is the second one of these on the list so far and I'm a little confused. 56 56points reply View More Replies... View more comments #14 Having a child with my wife is gay. Taking care of my kid, and making being a good father and enjoying time with my child as the main goals of my life is somehow gay.
Changing diapers is apparently gay now. Having heterosexual sex and dealing with the consequences is also gay. Loving your kids and being a good dad is gay.
It doesn’t make any sense at all. NotAnotherLibrarian , pexels Report Final score: 143points POST Kat Kat Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago It's not gay. It's a lame excuse made up by men who don't bother being a good dad. 113 113points reply View More Replies... View more comments The first way to address a problem, according to the author, is to name it. And while he thinks we as a society haven't contained toxic masculinity, Whitehead believes it is now on the defensive. "MeToo, BLM, all the media discussion about the behavior of men are pushing back at TM. However, there is a rump of male society which is now going to kick hard against any critical discussion about masculine identity (and against anti-sexism, gun control, anti-racism, LGBT+ rights) but these men (and some women) are increasingly on the fringe," he said. "They do not represent the future, they represent the past. But that doesn't mean they won't be a problem going forward. We need to educate them." But can we educate the fella who threatened to punch Whitehead in the head? Can we really educate him and the millions of men like him? "We cannot. We have to therefore educate his young son. And that can only happen in schools because there is a big danger that boy will become infected by the toxic masculinity virus also – he'll catch it from his dad." #15 When I was in high school, everyone thought I was gay because I wore a scarf to school one day.
A) Scarves aren't gay.
B) It was a gift from my great grandmother.
C) It was during the winter in Pennsylvania. IT. WAS. COLD. CrossENT , pexels Report Final score: 140points POST Vermillion Ace #443 Vermillion Ace #443 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Let the others be cold if they are so rugged and manly. Scarves are cool, especially if you're The Doctor. 58 58points reply View More Replies... View more comments #16 The strangest one I've heard is "Two guys can't drive around in a convertible with the top down." FalseAlarmEveryone , unsplash Report Final score: 138points POST Black Pug Puppy Black Pug Puppy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Wow the coutlntless times this happened in movies I never thought they were gay 63 63points reply View More Replies... View more comments #17 When I was in 8th grade, i got a solid beat down for wearing a plain purple t-shirt. Apparently only gay guys do that.
YEARS later i found out I was gay for liking d**ks, turns out it had nothing to do with my shirt. Who woulda think? TheWingest Report Final score: 134points POST Dorothy Parker Dorothy Parker Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I love you. Hilarious. Oh, and coincidence, I do too. 34 34points reply View More Replies... View more comments Whitehead thinks there are many ways to be a man. And toxic masculinity is just one of them. Interestingly, in his book, the author also mentions what he describes as the other two dominant forms of masculinity now circulating in the world: progressive and collapsed. "The progressive is probably going to overtake toxic masculinity eventually (if human society is lucky), while collapsed will take us very likely into an age of androgyny – we are already seeing signs of this in Japan, South Korea, China and it is emerging globally in men," he explained. "New and dominant ways of being a male are emerging in cultures and societies. Hopefully, as this evolution takes place, the toxic version will disappear or become confined to a few dangerous places," Whitehead concluded. #18 My mom told me to stop complaining about my migraine cause “thats not very straight of you” _Andro_ , pexels Report Final score: 126points POST Kat Kat Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago That's toxic actually... 126 126points reply View More Replies... View more comments #19 Cross my legs when sitting. After a student brought that up to me one time too many, I asked him why he was staring at my legs. That shut him up. LotusPrince Report Final score: 122points POST Abhinc Abhinc Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) let me tell you something ... i'm a man but when i need to pee i sit. i find it so much more comfortable and easier. call me gay if you want !! i don't care. gay is not an insult anyway 73 73points reply View More Replies... View more comments #20 I have a friend who is bi, she married a man. Before her wedding, her mom reminded her that some of her family were Jehovah's Witnesses and less tolerant of homosexuality, and she asked her not to "act gay". I'm not sure how you can act gay at your wedding when you're marrying someone of the opposite gender.
But in the end, her maid of honor was a lesbian and my husband and I (both men) came so her shitty, bigoted aunts had to put up with our existence anyway. Gneissisnice Report Final score: 121points POST Petro Roos Petro Roos Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago WELL DONE! That's awesome! 35 35points reply View more comments #21 "can't come mate, I'm spending the weekend camping with my girlfriend"
"Pffft, what are you, gay? You're missing a party dude"
I'm pretty sure both of us lost braincells in the moment of silence after he said that. Chev_Chellios , pexels Report Final score: 120points POST Black Pug Puppy Black Pug Puppy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago What braincells did he lose cuz I'm sure he didn't have any 91 91points reply View More Replies... View more comments #22 I hugged my best friend. We don't do that handshake-hug-over-one-shoulder-and-pat-on-the-back bull**it, we f**king embrace. Some people think that's "gay" but we don't care. We enjoy each other.
The other day we went white water rafting and at one point we laid on our backs and floated down a calm part of the river while holding hands. I can't argue with that one, it's a little gay. Still don't care. Had a good day. HeyHoLetsGo615 Report Final score: 116points POST Misstaken138 Misstaken138 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago As long as y'all had fun, that's all that matters. My son always hugs his guy friends and says "I love you." His reasoning is you never know when it'll be the last time you see someone so he wants his friends to know he cares about them just in case. He is not gay and is happily married to a wonderful girl. There is nothing wrong with showing your friends that you care about them. I hope you and your friend have many more fun adventures ahead of you! 75 75points reply View More Replies... View more comments #23 Pedicures. When I was in the military a female friend of mine convinced me to get one by paying for both of us. I've been getting them regularly now for the last 15 years and still some men think it is "gay or feminine"
Guys your missing out! It feels amazing! fanatiqual Report Final score: 115points POST Wubbleyew Wubbleyew Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I don't think it's gay but the thought of a stranger touching my hands or feet (any part or me for that matter) makes me shudder 63 63points reply View More Replies... View more comments #24 Wear pink or similar colours, although it definitely is my colour SkilledHater , unsplash Report Final score: 101points POST Pamela L Pamela L Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Damn he is rocking that pink shirt 69 69points reply View More Replies... View more comments #25 80s kid here. Anything involving showing emotion is gay. Wearing any clothing that isn't muted is gay. Stating that something is cute is gay. Getting excited about hobbies is gay. Calling your guy friends to talk is gay. Crying is gay. Airing grievances of everyday life is gay. Washing your butthole is gay. Using lotion other than jacking off is gay. Shaving anything other than your face and neck is gay. Collucin , unsplash Report Final score: 98points POST Auntriarch Auntriarch Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Ah I see, acting like a human being is gay. 81 81points reply View More Replies... View more comments #26 If an alcoholic drink doesn't taste really bitter or doesn't burn your throat, apparently it's penis in a glass... robertofontiglia , pexels Report Final score: 96points POST Abhinc Abhinc Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago "feminine" cocktails have more alcohol than beer ... 41 41points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Woman Shows How "Harry Potter" Characters Were Supposed To Look According To Book Descriptions (35 Pics) 50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective #27 Not from my folks, but just society made me believe that guys shouldn't hug their friends. .
20 years later, my 6'3" biker friend is big on hugs. Catlenfell Report Final score: 94points POST Vermillion Ace #443 Vermillion Ace #443 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago ? Hug Life is best life. 38 38points reply View more comments #28 Growing my hair and taking care of it 999hennesy , unsplash Report Final score: 92points POST Vermillion Ace #443 Vermillion Ace #443 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago If you can grow your hair out, by all means do it. Look at the bearded set, see how they work their magic on all that facial floof? 21 21points reply View more comments #29 My girlfriend once seriously asked me if I was gay because I said that I liked her body. Safe to say she had some issues. yee_mon , pexels Report Final score: 86points POST Kat Kat Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago What? He liked HER body and that's gay? 52 52points reply View More Replies... View more comments #30 A nightly/daily skin care regimen. sexapotamus , pexels Report Final score: 83points POST Kat Kat Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I've always wondered why men taking care of their looks is considered gay. 31 31points reply View More Replies... View more comments #31 Two guys can't sit next to each other in a movie theater if it's not crowded FalseAlarmEveryone , pexels Report Final score: 82points POST Vermillion Ace #443 Vermillion Ace #443 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I've done this plenty of times with my brother, this just sounds silly. 31 31points reply View More Replies... View more comments #32 Eating at a sushi restaurant with another guy random_username_94 , unsplash Report Final score: 82points POST Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago You mean like in all of Asian countries 43 43points reply View More Replies... View more comments #33 I have this casual button down shirt that's...pinkish? Coral? Salmon? More of a Salmon...which is what I said in the story.
Anyway, I really like the shirt based on its fit and its material. And I never have anyone say anything bad about it (I've had like two compliments on it over the 8 years I've had it).
But one day some guy started making fun of me for wearing a pink shirt. And I thought he was joking so I started joking and went "Actually it's a lovely salmon, possibly with a lemon or honey glaze"
And he then called me a homosexual for knowing about salmon as a color and describing cooking in such a way. I don't even know how to cook lol, I ordered that at a restaurant once and loved it.
F**k 'em though. One of the girls I dated loved the shirt. CaedustheBaedus Report Final score: 82points POST I I I I Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago i am the cook in my house , i am a married man of 32 years with 5 kids but i am the biggest gay in the village 40 40points reply View More Replies... View more comments #34 Playing the saxophone
Honestly what in the world? umpalumpamonkey , unsplash Report Final score: 81points POST Auntriarch Auntriarch Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Perhaps he thought it was a euphemism 24 24points reply View More Replies... View more comments #35 I was engaged, and my co-workers knew I was engaged to a woman.
I was at some sort of work thing, and started talking to a guy who was obviously gay. We started talking about philosophy, and I thought he was a cool guy. I was just like hey, if I ever read "x book" that we were talking about, I'd love to discuss it with you over coffee or something, but I might not read it anytime soon.
I'd just graduated college, where getting coffee with someone didn't mean anything, and you just did it if you wanted to have a conversation with them.
Apparently everyone thought I asked the dude out. I guess I see where they're coming from, but I just wanted to talk about Wittgenstein with someone who'd read him should I ever read him. kiinexify34 Report Final score: 78points POST Dorothy Parker Dorothy Parker Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This is so sad. Really narrows who you can be friends with. 40 40points reply View More Replies... View more comments #36 I've been told wearing a mask, or PPE in general, is "gay". NeoNirvana Report Final score: 77points POST I I I I Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago i'm super gay then 40 40points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Overworked Employee Quits Because He Wasn't Getting A Fair Wage, Costs The Company $40 Million 40 Embarrassing Moments People Didn't Know Who They Were Talking To And Made A Fool Of Themselves #37 Loving my fiancee. Apparently having feelings for someone of the opposite sex was gay. These were older men who are always saying "I hate my wife" or "once you're married you'll hate her". I truly don't understand how people get like that. If loving my fiancee is gay then I'm the biggest queer in the world. TooGayToPayCash Report Final score: 76points POST Misstaken138 Misstaken138 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago They're just jealous that you're in a loving relationship and they're old and miserable. You should love your fiance. If you didn't love her why the heck would you be with her? Duh! 44 44points reply View More Replies... View more comments #38 Play as a female video game character. CertifiedNinja297 , ubisoft Report Final score: 75points POST Vermillion Ace #443 Vermillion Ace #443 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago OOF! This would not sit well with the MMORPG crowds. 23 23points reply View More Replies... View more comments #39 Calling out a family member who catcalled a woman that was jogging mrdr_fest Report Final score: 71points POST Missy Moo Moo Missy Moo Moo Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Another reason why being called "gay" is a compliment 46 46points reply View More Replies... View more comments #40 Carry an umbrella. Anxious-Market , pexels Report Final score: 69points POST Black Pug Puppy Black Pug Puppy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Real men are wet men 26 26points reply View More Replies... View more comments #41 At the age of 22, during Obama’s re-election, my dad told me voting for him was gay and would turn me into a homosexual.
Plot Twist: Dad is white, mom is black. CptSaveaCat Report Final score: 68points POST Dorothy Parker Dorothy Parker Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Best President in my lifetime. Still miss him. 55 55points reply View More Replies... View more comments #42 A friend told me I'm holding my fork in a gay kind of way. kasaaxxg59 , flickr Report Final score: 66points POST Kat Kat Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Didn't know there's a gay kind of way, so there must be hetero kind of way, wonder where's the difference... Must google... 33 33points reply View More Replies... View more comments #43 At work I once complimented another man on his outfit. My male co-workers looked at me as if I had asked if he had naked photos of himself I could see. irishamerican , pexels Report Final score: 65points POST Black Pug Puppy Black Pug Puppy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago No not being polite to other men 15 15points reply View more comments #44 The time my female friend was wildly drunk and I wouldn't have sex with her. Both her and my male friends were all calling me gay that night! this-isthe-way Report Final score: 65points POST I I I I Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago been a gentlemen = gay? 53 53points reply View More Replies... View more comments #45 Rollerskating was gay all of the sudden. _DrSpliff , unsplash Report Final score: 63points POST JuJu JuJu Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Guys on skates were the coolest and hottest dudes when I was a teenanger (just a decade after the dinos went extinct) 8 8points reply View More Replies... View more comments #46 Hugging a friend that had lost his father, sad to see caring about others is also being hit by toxic masculinity. ObesiusPlays Report Final score: 63points POST See Also on Bored Panda 30 Of The Most Hectic Homes As Shared On 'The Broke Agent' Instagram Account Bride Doesn't Include Wedding Dinner Price In Her Wedding Invites, Is Surprised To See Many Guests Canceling On Her After They Find Out #47 Work at Victoria's Secret for a summer. I was trynna speed up the girlfriend-getting process and decided to work at a female-rich environment but apparently that was gay. Definitely_Not_Frodo Report Final score: 62points POST I I I I Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago smart 22 22points reply View more comments #48 I was taking prescription strength pain killers after surgery. My friend had come over to check on me. Her boyfriend (ex) thought it was gay to take pain killers and told me to be a man. unicornwithoutapoint Report Final score: 60points POST I I I I Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago it's hard when you find out how super gay you are on social media , take pain meds daily . wouldn't function with out them 20 20points reply View More Replies... View more comments #49 Anything dance related. _DrSpliff , pexels Report Final score: 58points POST LottieH LottieH Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago A man that knows how to dance is sexy as hell! 17 17points reply View More Replies... View more comments #50 Using a loofah. Like bruh I can feel it's making me cleaner than just a bar of soap how TF is cleanliness gay. mrdr_fest Report Final score: 58points POST Mark Stewart Mark Stewart Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Obviously being dirty repels the gay away /s 20 20points reply View More Replies... View more comments Note: this post originally had 95 images. It’s been shortened to the top 50 images based on user votes. Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Add Your Answer! Not your original work? Add source Publish Change image Upload Photo Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB. Upload Upload Edit Image Error occurred when generating embed. Please check link and try again. Render conversation
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Woman Takes DNA Test For Fun Only To Discover Her Long-Term Boyfriend Is Her Full Sibling "I Just Said Thank You And Left": Man’s Nice Gesture Is Praised After Pizza Hut Driver Got A $20 Tip On A $938 Order Write comments POST Henrik Lukas Henrik Lukas Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago It should of course go without saying, but being percieved as being gay .. is not something to really get hung up on. Being gay is fine. Not being gay is fine. 21 21points reply Helen Haley Helen Haley Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I get a few people assuming I'm a lesbian. It shouldn't bother me, but people making such inaccurate base assumptions about me always does. I also am uncomfortable when they assume I'm a christian. 1 1point reply Load More Replies... fuggnuggins fuggnuggins Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I always thought being Christian was gay. -1 -1point reply fuggnuggins fuggnuggins Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) You do realise, of course, that the word literally means "happy/carefree"? And that it doesn't "mean" homosexual? You do also realise that it is common to assocate walking around with a smile plastered permanently on one's face with idiocy? And so, you do also see the connection with a certain subset of homosexuals? Can we stop pretending that words don't mean what they mean and can we stop pretending that commonplace things don't occur? You take adulthood and reduce it to children in the playground pitting their make-believe giant robots against each others' - ever-changing impossible images that never conform to reality and seek only to outdo the other. You make life seem like a MCU fan forum - endlessly arguing about the facts of fictions. -1 -1point reply Hans Hans Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago While mit is easy to condemn those who made these ridiculous comments about what constitutes being gay, I pity them. Not only because they consider being gay something "wrong" or at least undesirable, but because they are so insecure in their very being. It must be so hard to build a life around not behaving "gay", leaving out the chance to show emotion, doing what is healthy for you, and enjoying life with others (gender and age without any relevance). 21 21points reply Al Christensen Al Christensen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago "...they are so insecure in their very being." Exactly. 10 10points reply Load More Replies... fuggnuggins fuggnuggins Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) After walking away and returning I just want to give another example of just how wrong you are in your oversimplfiying, reductionist mischaractarisation of a phenomenon that is global and therefore human and perhaps even somehow, in nature's way and so not necessarily surface-level apparent, logical. The word f****t: I use this word from time to time. Generally it's, like I stated previously, just gentle, non-malicious mockery. Though, occasionally I might say it with a more visceral feeling: like people do with the word "f**k" - sometimes it's casual, sometimes playful, sometimes it's a forceful release. When I say it in frustration you might be inclined to CHOOSE to hear "you engage in sexual acts with another of the same sex and that is the worst thing possible". However, that could not be further from the truth. YOU drew that analogy, not me. My interpretation of the word is the historical, original meaning of the word: it means a bundle of sticks, something heavy, something that must be carried, a burden - and in such it refers to a "burdensome woman". And obviously, a certain subset of gay men who have taken it upon themselves to be the representation of what it is to be gay are suitably associated with that characterisation. Obviously not all gay men do, but that subset is so ingrained in the public mind, common enough to have been encountered by just about everyone at some point, and so f*****g noticable - they create their attention, they cultivate it - that it can hardly be blamed on anyone else that that stereotype exists. And though people might not realise this history, the intended use still, to this day, matches that meaning. I've known that gay man, many times. I've also known others. I don't necessarily dislike them, but I very much dislike the behaviour and often the attitude that accompanies it. On the other hand, there are gay men that act nothing like that who I very much appreciate: a couple that come to mind are authors Clive Barker and Michael Moorcock, and also Andy Ngo, the journalist (surprisingly, they do still exist, mostly in the shadows) who has done and suffered so much in exposing Antifa for the degenerates that they are. So, when I use that word it is in very much the same sense as this site and it's audience frequently uses the word "Karen". It is almost identical in meaning. So, where's the difference? Here's the opportunity to learn about yourself and to maybe see what I already very clearly see: why do you so frequently criticise things such as you have here yet give those using the word "Karen" a free pass? I don't see you use the word, but you agree with them, don't you? So, then, you actually agree with the people using the word f****t, also. So, why are you so dishonest about the fact? How have you fooled yourself? And to what end? For what purpose? For what reward? -1 -1point reply fuggnuggins fuggnuggins Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago It must be so hard to build a life around clinging to distorted misrepresentations that attempt to invalidate innocent, normal every day things as somehow wrong as a form of self-validation, leaving out the chance to -actually- live and let live and to -actually- feel comfortable with oneself. -1 -1point reply fuggnuggins fuggnuggins Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) Articles: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/insight-therapy/201809/stereotype-accuracy-displeasing-truth ; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-scientific-fundamentalist/200804/all-stereotypes-are-true-except-i-what-are-stereotypes ; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/199805/where-bias-begins-the-truth-about-stereotypes -1 -1point reply fuggnuggins fuggnuggins Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) You always make the gayest comments. What you are responding to is true in a vanishing minority of situations. That's not insight, it's a strawman. Mostly, people are mocking in a not too serious way. However, the mockery, the stereotype, is based in truth. As stereotypes are - and I'll refer you to several articles below on that topic. But, how do you see criticising people for criticising, essentially, being wishy-washy, dramatic or maybe displaying overt, showy effeminity or other behaviour that makes people uncomfortable or is needlessly disruptive as any different other than that one has a basis that is supported somewhat by psychology and is socially adaptive and the other being psuedo-psychological molly-coddling drivel? Can you imagine what kind of world where a psychologist said "Drama: it's fine.", Dr Hans? What about "You are very sensitive, and that's OK and you definitely should not aclimatise yourself to a world populated by people, differing opinions and difficult situations." Do you think that people, collectively, are generally organised enough that they might develop, over thousands of years, the ability to recognise what behaviours and attitudes lend themselves to well-adujsted adults and healthy societies? -1 -1point reply Okiedokie Okiedokie Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) I’m pansexual so I can’t comment, but the amount of stigma when it comes to gender and how one should act in order to fit into one category or another is ridiculous. Where did this crap even come from? 20 20points reply Anne Anne Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago History. We are changing it, but some people are slow to catch on that a whole lot of stuff that was normal just a few decades ago, was only normal because it was the norm. Not because it should have been normal. So. Slowly. We are getting there. Racism, sexism, equality for all, inclusion. we are working on it. 2 2points reply Load More Replies... Samuel Zhao Samuel Zhao Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I don’t want to sound like a d***, but what does pansexual mean? 0 0points reply Dale Dale Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Ummmm it came from there being 2 biological genders which generally have very different characteristics, but now there is a "spectrum" that noone can explain truly, there are infinite genders? It is so convoluted now that we confuse gender identity and biological gender. 0 0points reply Load More Comments POST Henrik Lukas Henrik Lukas Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago It should of course go without saying, but being percieved as being gay .. is not something to really get hung up on. Being gay is fine. Not being gay is fine. 21 21points reply Helen Haley Helen Haley Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I get a few people assuming I'm a lesbian. It shouldn't bother me, but people making such inaccurate base assumptions about me always does. I also am uncomfortable when they assume I'm a christian. 1 1point reply Load More Replies... fuggnuggins fuggnuggins Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I always thought being Christian was gay. -1 -1point reply fuggnuggins fuggnuggins Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) You do realise, of course, that the word literally means "happy/carefree"? And that it doesn't "mean" homosexual? You do also realise that it is common to assocate walking around with a smile plastered permanently on one's face with idiocy? And so, you do also see the connection with a certain subset of homosexuals? Can we stop pretending that words don't mean what they mean and can we stop pretending that commonplace things don't occur? You take adulthood and reduce it to children in the playground pitting their make-believe giant robots against each others' - ever-changing impossible images that never conform to reality and seek only to outdo the other. You make life seem like a MCU fan forum - endlessly arguing about the facts of fictions. -1 -1point reply Hans Hans Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago While mit is easy to condemn those who made these ridiculous comments about what constitutes being gay, I pity them. Not only because they consider being gay something "wrong" or at least undesirable, but because they are so insecure in their very being. It must be so hard to build a life around not behaving "gay", leaving out the chance to show emotion, doing what is healthy for you, and enjoying life with others (gender and age without any relevance). 21 21points reply Al Christensen Al Christensen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago "...they are so insecure in their very being." Exactly. 10 10points reply Load More Replies... fuggnuggins fuggnuggins Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) After walking away and returning I just want to give another example of just how wrong you are in your oversimplfiying, reductionist mischaractarisation of a phenomenon that is global and therefore human and perhaps even somehow, in nature's way and so not necessarily surface-level apparent, logical. The word f****t: I use this word from time to time. Generally it's, like I stated previously, just gentle, non-malicious mockery. Though, occasionally I might say it with a more visceral feeling: like people do with the word "f**k" - sometimes it's casual, sometimes playful, sometimes it's a forceful release. When I say it in frustration you might be inclined to CHOOSE to hear "you engage in sexual acts with another of the same sex and that is the worst thing possible". However, that could not be further from the truth. YOU drew that analogy, not me. My interpretation of the word is the historical, original meaning of the word: it means a bundle of sticks, something heavy, something that must be carried, a burden - and in such it refers to a "burdensome woman". And obviously, a certain subset of gay men who have taken it upon themselves to be the representation of what it is to be gay are suitably associated with that characterisation. Obviously not all gay men do, but that subset is so ingrained in the public mind, common enough to have been encountered by just about everyone at some point, and so f*****g noticable - they create their attention, they cultivate it - that it can hardly be blamed on anyone else that that stereotype exists. And though people might not realise this history, the intended use still, to this day, matches that meaning. I've known that gay man, many times. I've also known others. I don't necessarily dislike them, but I very much dislike the behaviour and often the attitude that accompanies it. On the other hand, there are gay men that act nothing like that who I very much appreciate: a couple that come to mind are authors Clive Barker and Michael Moorcock, and also Andy Ngo, the journalist (surprisingly, they do still exist, mostly in the shadows) who has done and suffered so much in exposing Antifa for the degenerates that they are. So, when I use that word it is in very much the same sense as this site and it's audience frequently uses the word "Karen". It is almost identical in meaning. So, where's the difference? Here's the opportunity to learn about yourself and to maybe see what I already very clearly see: why do you so frequently criticise things such as you have here yet give those using the word "Karen" a free pass? I don't see you use the word, but you agree with them, don't you? So, then, you actually agree with the people using the word f****t, also. So, why are you so dishonest about the fact? How have you fooled yourself? And to what end? For what purpose? For what reward? -1 -1point reply fuggnuggins fuggnuggins Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago It must be so hard to build a life around clinging to distorted misrepresentations that attempt to invalidate innocent, normal every day things as somehow wrong as a form of self-validation, leaving out the chance to -actually- live and let live and to -actually- feel comfortable with oneself. -1 -1point reply fuggnuggins fuggnuggins Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) Articles: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/insight-therapy/201809/stereotype-accuracy-displeasing-truth ; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-scientific-fundamentalist/200804/all-stereotypes-are-true-except-i-what-are-stereotypes ; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/199805/where-bias-begins-the-truth-about-stereotypes -1 -1point reply fuggnuggins fuggnuggins Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) You always make the gayest comments. What you are responding to is true in a vanishing minority of situations. That's not insight, it's a strawman. Mostly, people are mocking in a not too serious way. However, the mockery, the stereotype, is based in truth. As stereotypes are - and I'll refer you to several articles below on that topic. But, how do you see criticising people for criticising, essentially, being wishy-washy, dramatic or maybe displaying overt, showy effeminity or other behaviour that makes people uncomfortable or is needlessly disruptive as any different other than that one has a basis that is supported somewhat by psychology and is socially adaptive and the other being psuedo-psychological molly-coddling drivel? Can you imagine what kind of world where a psychologist said "Drama: it's fine.", Dr Hans? What about "You are very sensitive, and that's OK and you definitely should not aclimatise yourself to a world populated by people, differing opinions and difficult situations." Do you think that people, collectively, are generally organised enough that they might develop, over thousands of years, the ability to recognise what behaviours and attitudes lend themselves to well-adujsted adults and healthy societies? -1 -1point reply Okiedokie Okiedokie Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) I’m pansexual so I can’t comment, but the amount of stigma when it comes to gender and how one should act in order to fit into one category or another is ridiculous. Where did this crap even come from? 20 20points reply Anne Anne Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago History. We are changing it, but some people are slow to catch on that a whole lot of stuff that was normal just a few decades ago, was only normal because it was the norm. Not because it should have been normal. So. Slowly. We are getting there. Racism, sexism, equality for all, inclusion. we are working on it. 2 2points reply Load More Replies... Samuel Zhao Samuel Zhao Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I don’t want to sound like a d***, but what does pansexual mean? 0 0points reply Dale Dale Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Ummmm it came from there being 2 biological genders which generally have very different characteristics, but now there is a "spectrum" that noone can explain truly, there are infinite genders? It is so convoluted now that we confuse gender identity and biological gender. 0 0points reply Load More Comments Popular on Bored Panda I Used AI To See What These 23 Popular Cartoon Characters Would Look Like In Real Life 30 Y.O. 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Publish Not your original work? Add source If you're a guy, chances are someone said you should "man up" or "boys don't cry" at some point in your life. The phrase that inspired this article is right up there among these classics. A few months ago, Reddit user The_WereArcticFox submitted a question to the platform, where they asked: "Straight men of Reddit, what is the strangest thing you have been told not to do because 'that's gay?'" Sadly, it has received plenty of replies. As of this article, there are over 38.5K comments under the post, proving that our society is still pretty messed up when it comes to masculinity and homosexuality. This post may include affiliate links. #1 Not straight but bi, but large parts of my family don't know that.
Anyway this was a few years ago. I was helping my dad repair a hay bailer and I was standing around looking at my dad under the machine greasing something. I had my hands on my hips.
My uncle pulls up in his truck and rolls down the window. He shouts out to me, "Take your hands off your hips. It makes you look queer."
My dad gets out from under the bailer and starts yelling back at my uncle.
"I'd rather have a queer helping me than a lazy ass like you."
My uncle shut up and drove off. Byrdman216 , pexels Report Final score: 300points POST Misstaken138 Misstaken138 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Good for your dad! 104 104points reply View more comments #2 Cry. I used to cry a lot as a child and would get bullied for it. The adults in my life all agreed that crying made me weak, but one in particular (secretary at my elementary school) thought it also made me seem gay and feminine and told me that was why I was being bullied.
The reality is that I was probably depressed from having recently moved across the country from my family and often found myself lonely so I couldn't handle the smallest amount of rejection or teasing from others.
Please don't tell children not to cry. Talk to them about their feelings so that the source of their sadness can be tackled, not the symptom. I still struggle with processing basic emotions because i spent so much time repressing them over stupid reasons like this. BuffNuwaPLS , pexels Report Final score: 240points POST Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Virtual hugs. 56 56points reply View More Replies... View more comments Cultural pressures for men to behave in a certain way (toxic masculinity) often claim that 'real men' have to perpetuate domination, homophobia, and aggression. To learn more about them, we contacted Dr. Stephen Whitehead, an internationally recognized author, consultant, and researcher on gender, sexuality, identity management, and relationships. "Since modern humans first evolved some 300,000 years ago, one half of the species has used its physical strength to dominate the other half. It's not used its intelligence or sought to develop its emotional depths, it has dominated by virtue of brute force or the threat of it – which has been easy for men to do because biologically, most men are physically stronger than most women," the author of 'Toxic Masculinity, curing the virus: making men smarter, healthier, safer' told Bored Panda. Whitehead added that reinforced by the biological imperative (women are the ones who bear children), this immediately created a gender binary which then created patriarchal conditions that position women as 'natural' carers, nurturers, with men as 'natural' warriors, leaders, providers, hunters, etc. "We shouldn't, therefore, be surprised that 300,000 years of such social conditioning has resulted in one half of the species believing it is naturally superior to the other half." #3 I was at a party with my gf and my siblings, minding my own business while drinking sparkling water.
My BIL: “Dude, are you drinking sparkling water? That’s so gay.”
Me: points at my gf
BIL: “...”
Me: “Look I’m sorry, but you’re not my type... and with my sister.”
Several months prior I was at a gay bar ordering a sparkling water.
The bartender, smug af: “Really? Sparkling water? You must be straight.”
What is it with me drinking sparkling water and my perceived sexuality? J-J-Ricebot , unsplash Report Final score: 218points POST Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago The power of bubbly water...who knew 92 92points reply View More Replies... View more comments #4 My granddad once told me not to brush my hair because "looking pretty is for women and the gays".
Screw you, buddy. I want to look nice and not like I'm chasing hedgehogs through a freakin bush, you unwashed heathen. RudyRhythmface , pexels Report Final score: 198points POST Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago SO THERE!!! you be you! 40 40points reply View More Replies... View more comments #5 As a helicopter pilot I have a checklist. We ALL have a checklist. Even though I have the slimmer version, its still a lot of pages, so I bought some page markers and labeled the important pages like start up, shutdown, refuel, emergencies, whatevs, good idea right?
I misplaced said checklist in an aircraft I hadn't seen in a while and asked some of the more senior guys if they had seen it and one of them responded:
"Oh, the one with all the gay little page markers?"
And all the others laughed.
If being convenient is gay, then I'm flamboyant. ApacheOc3lot , unsplash Report Final score: 174points POST I I I I Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago me too , i check list EVERYTHING 31 31points reply View More Replies... View more comments In reality, however, Whitehead thinks it is an illusion. "It's a myth, based on a history mostly written by men which purports to reduce women and females to a secondary sex which requires protecting and is inherently weak and vulnerable," he said. "As Simon de Beauvoir put it, women are reduced to being 'the Other.' By having women as the other, men then get to put themselves at the centre." Males have been convinced that the idea of masculinity consists of violence, aggression, conquest, dominance, selfishness, competitiveness, combined with repression of their deepest emotions. "As I say in my book, this myth was sold to your father, my father, and all their fathers before them. Its consequences are all around us, from religious fanaticism to denial of global warming, from corrupt capitalism to the extinction of species, from rampant weaponization to misogyny, from racism to homophobia, from empire building to genocide, and from domestic violence to male suicide. We have built a world on toxic masculinity, and humanity has paid the price. Humanity continues to pay the price," Whitehead explained. According to him, the toxification of males starts from the moment they are born. "It takes root in the language and in practice, and feeds into men's expectations, self-perceptions, and how they relate to women. We know this, but still we seem unable or unwilling to stop it." It's all around us, too. We may not notice all the evidence of toxic masculinity, but we're just so accustomed to it, some nuances are bound to slip our mind if we're not paying attention. #6 Apparently going out for Mexican and margaritas with your pal. No one said it directly, but the waitress gave us a complimentary dessert for 2 and said happy anniversary... free dessert is free dessert, I guess. IronCorvus , unsplash Report Final score: 173points POST Vermillion Ace #443 Vermillion Ace #443 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Heck yeah, free is free! 70 70points reply View more comments #7 One time a girl thought I was gay because I was attentive during sex. I'm not even joking mybustersword , pexels Report Final score: 169points POST Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago So sad on so many levels 128 128points reply View More Replies... View more comments #8 Putting on sunscreen. justinduderino , flickr Report Final score: 166points POST Vermillion Ace #443 Vermillion Ace #443 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago ...Uh, I'd rather not suffer from burns and possible cancer. 89 89points reply View More Replies... View more comments Whitehead himself cannot remember the last time he was physically threatened by a man. It may have been all the way back in the 1970s when he was a pub landlord in Leeds, Yorkshire, UK, but that doesn't mean he's not experiencing it. "I live a quiet, reflective life in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, with my wife and step-daughter... I'm 71 [and] like everyone else these past 18 months, I've been living with the consequences of Covid-19. Thailand was barely affected up until early this year when infections suddenly went from a few hundred to over 50,000 rising at 4,000 a day, with hundreds of deaths. The Thai government immediately locked down infected areas and ruled that if you went out of your house, you had to wear a face mask. Pretty much every Thai person followed that ruling. In fact, Thais have been wearing face masks since early last year. No problem. Who hasn't been wearing face masks in Thailand? A lot of Western male expats – with many Thai press reports about this problem." #9 I said I like it when it rains. TheDeadGunslinger , pexels Report Final score: 161points POST Vermillion Ace #443 Vermillion Ace #443 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I love a good rainy day, especially during the summer. 54 54points reply View more comments #10 2 of my friends from high school died in a car accident a week before the graduation
Everyone from the classroom went to the funeral and some lf my classmates were crying a lot
I decided to hug one of them and comfort him. One of my closest friends..
And this guy (a fat one, part of the "popular cool group wich are always doing stupid stuff to get attention") came into me, touched my back and yelled "Dude i didn't know you liked d**k hahaha"
He was kicked from the funeral and lost probably 90% of his friends fedexhh , unsplash Report Final score: 161points POST Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago You won!! 50 50points reply View more comments #11 Painting my daughter's nails. (She's 3) mrdr_fest , pexels Report Final score: 160points POST Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I love you for chillin with your girl 84 84points reply View more comments Two weeks ago, Whitehead was at the local ATM, getting some cash out. Suddenly, a white male, around 35, walks up with his young son. He was not wearing a face mask, nor was his child. "I politely asked him not to come close to me because he's not wearing a mask. He looked at me incredulously, demanded I repeat myself (which I did) and he then stormed past me to the ATM and started ranting about how 'people like you are the reason why we have this fucking problem. I should smack you in the mouth. Give you a good thumping! You miserable piece of shit!' etc," Whitehead recalled. "Emotionally, he has gone from zero to 100 in a matter of seconds. I am shocked and genuinely scared that he may attack me so I say nothing more, simply get my money out of the ATM and leave. Though I had every right to call the police not only over his threatening behavior but because he was breaking the law by not wearing a mask. The point is, he could barely control his anger – he was on the edge of violence – and that was in a very public place, broad daylight, accompanied by his son... As a psychologist/sociologist, I know toxic masculinity when I see it and this was it, full-frontal, stark, vicious, senseless, selfish, aggressive and very dangerous. As the American Psychological Association recently pointed out, toxic masculinity is a mental health issue which needs dealing with urgently." #12 Eating bananas, hot dogs, popsicles, string cheese, using a straw, hugging other men, touching feminine hygiene products,
This is the one that kills me; letting your 3yo daughter do your hair, makeup and nails. Yogisogoth , flickr Report Final score: 155points POST N G N G Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago Oh yes, the phalic objects phalussy. Because anything like is even remotely shaped like a d**k must be a substitute for a d**k. Freud had more issues than National Geographic. 80 80points reply View More Replies... View more comments #13 Washing my as**ole. Friend of mine once said "everyone knows that's gay, you can miss me with that."
Apparently you are only allowed to wash your cheeks and let's suds run down your crack. Any direct contact with your own as**ole and u will catch the gay. TheDreadPirateElwes , unsplash Report Final score: 150points POST N G N G Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago Just to sidestep on what is or isn't gay for a moment - is discussing your a**s and its hygiene a thing men do? This is the second one of these on the list so far and I'm a little confused. 56 56points reply View More Replies... View more comments #14 Having a child with my wife is gay. Taking care of my kid, and making being a good father and enjoying time with my child as the main goals of my life is somehow gay.
Changing diapers is apparently gay now. Having heterosexual sex and dealing with the consequences is also gay. Loving your kids and being a good dad is gay.
It doesn’t make any sense at all. NotAnotherLibrarian , pexels Report Final score: 143points POST Kat Kat Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago It's not gay. It's a lame excuse made up by men who don't bother being a good dad. 113 113points reply View More Replies... View more comments The first way to address a problem, according to the author, is to name it. And while he thinks we as a society haven't contained toxic masculinity, Whitehead believes it is now on the defensive. "MeToo, BLM, all the media discussion about the behavior of men are pushing back at TM. However, there is a rump of male society which is now going to kick hard against any critical discussion about masculine identity (and against anti-sexism, gun control, anti-racism, LGBT+ rights) but these men (and some women) are increasingly on the fringe," he said. "They do not represent the future, they represent the past. But that doesn't mean they won't be a problem going forward. We need to educate them." But can we educate the fella who threatened to punch Whitehead in the head? Can we really educate him and the millions of men like him? "We cannot. We have to therefore educate his young son. And that can only happen in schools because there is a big danger that boy will become infected by the toxic masculinity virus also – he'll catch it from his dad." #15 When I was in high school, everyone thought I was gay because I wore a scarf to school one day.
A) Scarves aren't gay.
B) It was a gift from my great grandmother.
C) It was during the winter in Pennsylvania. IT. WAS. COLD. CrossENT , pexels Report Final score: 140points POST Vermillion Ace #443 Vermillion Ace #443 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Let the others be cold if they are so rugged and manly. Scarves are cool, especially if you're The Doctor. 58 58points reply View More Replies... View more comments #16 The strangest one I've heard is "Two guys can't drive around in a convertible with the top down." FalseAlarmEveryone , unsplash Report Final score: 138points POST Black Pug Puppy Black Pug Puppy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Wow the coutlntless times this happened in movies I never thought they were gay 63 63points reply View More Replies... View more comments #17 When I was in 8th grade, i got a solid beat down for wearing a plain purple t-shirt. Apparently only gay guys do that.
YEARS later i found out I was gay for liking d**ks, turns out it had nothing to do with my shirt. Who woulda think? TheWingest Report Final score: 134points POST Dorothy Parker Dorothy Parker Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I love you. Hilarious. Oh, and coincidence, I do too. 34 34points reply View More Replies... View more comments Whitehead thinks there are many ways to be a man. And toxic masculinity is just one of them. Interestingly, in his book, the author also mentions what he describes as the other two dominant forms of masculinity now circulating in the world: progressive and collapsed. "The progressive is probably going to overtake toxic masculinity eventually (if human society is lucky), while collapsed will take us very likely into an age of androgyny – we are already seeing signs of this in Japan, South Korea, China and it is emerging globally in men," he explained. "New and dominant ways of being a male are emerging in cultures and societies. Hopefully, as this evolution takes place, the toxic version will disappear or become confined to a few dangerous places," Whitehead concluded. #18 My mom told me to stop complaining about my migraine cause “thats not very straight of you” _Andro_ , pexels Report Final score: 126points POST Kat Kat Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago That's toxic actually... 126 126points reply View More Replies... View more comments #19 Cross my legs when sitting. After a student brought that up to me one time too many, I asked him why he was staring at my legs. That shut him up. LotusPrince Report Final score: 122points POST Abhinc Abhinc Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) let me tell you something ... i'm a man but when i need to pee i sit. i find it so much more comfortable and easier. call me gay if you want !! i don't care. gay is not an insult anyway 73 73points reply View More Replies... View more comments #20 I have a friend who is bi, she married a man. Before her wedding, her mom reminded her that some of her family were Jehovah's Witnesses and less tolerant of homosexuality, and she asked her not to "act gay". I'm not sure how you can act gay at your wedding when you're marrying someone of the opposite gender.
But in the end, her maid of honor was a lesbian and my husband and I (both men) came so her shitty, bigoted aunts had to put up with our existence anyway. Gneissisnice Report Final score: 121points POST Petro Roos Petro Roos Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago WELL DONE! That's awesome! 35 35points reply View more comments #21 "can't come mate, I'm spending the weekend camping with my girlfriend"
"Pffft, what are you, gay? You're missing a party dude"
I'm pretty sure both of us lost braincells in the moment of silence after he said that. Chev_Chellios , pexels Report Final score: 120points POST Black Pug Puppy Black Pug Puppy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago What braincells did he lose cuz I'm sure he didn't have any 91 91points reply View More Replies... View more comments #22 I hugged my best friend. We don't do that handshake-hug-over-one-shoulder-and-pat-on-the-back bull**it, we f**king embrace. Some people think that's "gay" but we don't care. We enjoy each other.
The other day we went white water rafting and at one point we laid on our backs and floated down a calm part of the river while holding hands. I can't argue with that one, it's a little gay. Still don't care. Had a good day. HeyHoLetsGo615 Report Final score: 116points POST Misstaken138 Misstaken138 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago As long as y'all had fun, that's all that matters. My son always hugs his guy friends and says "I love you." His reasoning is you never know when it'll be the last time you see someone so he wants his friends to know he cares about them just in case. He is not gay and is happily married to a wonderful girl. There is nothing wrong with showing your friends that you care about them. I hope you and your friend have many more fun adventures ahead of you! 75 75points reply View More Replies... View more comments #23 Pedicures. When I was in the military a female friend of mine convinced me to get one by paying for both of us. I've been getting them regularly now for the last 15 years and still some men think it is "gay or feminine"
Guys your missing out! It feels amazing! fanatiqual Report Final score: 115points POST Wubbleyew Wubbleyew Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I don't think it's gay but the thought of a stranger touching my hands or feet (any part or me for that matter) makes me shudder 63 63points reply View More Replies... View more comments #24 Wear pink or similar colours, although it definitely is my colour SkilledHater , unsplash Report Final score: 101points POST Pamela L Pamela L Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Damn he is rocking that pink shirt 69 69points reply View More Replies... View more comments #25 80s kid here. Anything involving showing emotion is gay. Wearing any clothing that isn't muted is gay. Stating that something is cute is gay. Getting excited about hobbies is gay. Calling your guy friends to talk is gay. Crying is gay. Airing grievances of everyday life is gay. Washing your butthole is gay. Using lotion other than jacking off is gay. Shaving anything other than your face and neck is gay. Collucin , unsplash Report Final score: 98points POST Auntriarch Auntriarch Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Ah I see, acting like a human being is gay. 81 81points reply View More Replies... View more comments #26 If an alcoholic drink doesn't taste really bitter or doesn't burn your throat, apparently it's penis in a glass... robertofontiglia , pexels Report Final score: 96points POST Abhinc Abhinc Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago "feminine" cocktails have more alcohol than beer ... 41 41points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Woman Shows How "Harry Potter" Characters Were Supposed To Look According To Book Descriptions (35 Pics) 50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective #27 Not from my folks, but just society made me believe that guys shouldn't hug their friends. .
20 years later, my 6'3" biker friend is big on hugs. Catlenfell Report Final score: 94points POST Vermillion Ace #443 Vermillion Ace #443 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago ? Hug Life is best life. 38 38points reply View more comments #28 Growing my hair and taking care of it 999hennesy , unsplash Report Final score: 92points POST Vermillion Ace #443 Vermillion Ace #443 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago If you can grow your hair out, by all means do it. Look at the bearded set, see how they work their magic on all that facial floof? 21 21points reply View more comments #29 My girlfriend once seriously asked me if I was gay because I said that I liked her body. Safe to say she had some issues. yee_mon , pexels Report Final score: 86points POST Kat Kat Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago What? He liked HER body and that's gay? 52 52points reply View More Replies... View more comments #30 A nightly/daily skin care regimen. sexapotamus , pexels Report Final score: 83points POST Kat Kat Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I've always wondered why men taking care of their looks is considered gay. 31 31points reply View More Replies... View more comments #31 Two guys can't sit next to each other in a movie theater if it's not crowded FalseAlarmEveryone , pexels Report Final score: 82points POST Vermillion Ace #443 Vermillion Ace #443 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I've done this plenty of times with my brother, this just sounds silly. 31 31points reply View More Replies... View more comments #32 Eating at a sushi restaurant with another guy random_username_94 , unsplash Report Final score: 82points POST Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago You mean like in all of Asian countries 43 43points reply View More Replies... View more comments #33 I have this casual button down shirt that's...pinkish? Coral? Salmon? More of a Salmon...which is what I said in the story.
Anyway, I really like the shirt based on its fit and its material. And I never have anyone say anything bad about it (I've had like two compliments on it over the 8 years I've had it).
But one day some guy started making fun of me for wearing a pink shirt. And I thought he was joking so I started joking and went "Actually it's a lovely salmon, possibly with a lemon or honey glaze"
And he then called me a homosexual for knowing about salmon as a color and describing cooking in such a way. I don't even know how to cook lol, I ordered that at a restaurant once and loved it.
F**k 'em though. One of the girls I dated loved the shirt. CaedustheBaedus Report Final score: 82points POST I I I I Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago i am the cook in my house , i am a married man of 32 years with 5 kids but i am the biggest gay in the village 40 40points reply View More Replies... View more comments #34 Playing the saxophone
Honestly what in the world? umpalumpamonkey , unsplash Report Final score: 81points POST Auntriarch Auntriarch Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Perhaps he thought it was a euphemism 24 24points reply View More Replies... View more comments #35 I was engaged, and my co-workers knew I was engaged to a woman.
I was at some sort of work thing, and started talking to a guy who was obviously gay. We started talking about philosophy, and I thought he was a cool guy. I was just like hey, if I ever read "x book" that we were talking about, I'd love to discuss it with you over coffee or something, but I might not read it anytime soon.
I'd just graduated college, where getting coffee with someone didn't mean anything, and you just did it if you wanted to have a conversation with them.
Apparently everyone thought I asked the dude out. I guess I see where they're coming from, but I just wanted to talk about Wittgenstein with someone who'd read him should I ever read him. kiinexify34 Report Final score: 78points POST Dorothy Parker Dorothy Parker Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This is so sad. Really narrows who you can be friends with. 40 40points reply View More Replies... View more comments #36 I've been told wearing a mask, or PPE in general, is "gay". NeoNirvana Report Final score: 77points POST I I I I Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago i'm super gay then 40 40points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Overworked Employee Quits Because He Wasn't Getting A Fair Wage, Costs The Company $40 Million 40 Embarrassing Moments People Didn't Know Who They Were Talking To And Made A Fool Of Themselves #37 Loving my fiancee. Apparently having feelings for someone of the opposite sex was gay. These were older men who are always saying "I hate my wife" or "once you're married you'll hate her". I truly don't understand how people get like that. If loving my fiancee is gay then I'm the biggest queer in the world. TooGayToPayCash Report Final score: 76points POST Misstaken138 Misstaken138 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago They're just jealous that you're in a loving relationship and they're old and miserable. You should love your fiance. If you didn't love her why the heck would you be with her? Duh! 44 44points reply View More Replies... View more comments #38 Play as a female video game character. CertifiedNinja297 , ubisoft Report Final score: 75points POST Vermillion Ace #443 Vermillion Ace #443 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago OOF! This would not sit well with the MMORPG crowds. 23 23points reply View More Replies... View more comments #39 Calling out a family member who catcalled a woman that was jogging mrdr_fest Report Final score: 71points POST Missy Moo Moo Missy Moo Moo Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Another reason why being called "gay" is a compliment 46 46points reply View More Replies... View more comments #40 Carry an umbrella. Anxious-Market , pexels Report Final score: 69points POST Black Pug Puppy Black Pug Puppy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Real men are wet men 26 26points reply View More Replies... View more comments #41 At the age of 22, during Obama’s re-election, my dad told me voting for him was gay and would turn me into a homosexual.
Plot Twist: Dad is white, mom is black. CptSaveaCat Report Final score: 68points POST Dorothy Parker Dorothy Parker Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Best President in my lifetime. Still miss him. 55 55points reply View More Replies... View more comments #42 A friend told me I'm holding my fork in a gay kind of way. kasaaxxg59 , flickr Report Final score: 66points POST Kat Kat Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Didn't know there's a gay kind of way, so there must be hetero kind of way, wonder where's the difference... Must google... 33 33points reply View More Replies... View more comments #43 At work I once complimented another man on his outfit. My male co-workers looked at me as if I had asked if he had naked photos of himself I could see. irishamerican , pexels Report Final score: 65points POST Black Pug Puppy Black Pug Puppy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago No not being polite to other men 15 15points reply View more comments #44 The time my female friend was wildly drunk and I wouldn't have sex with her. Both her and my male friends were all calling me gay that night! this-isthe-way Report Final score: 65points POST I I I I Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago been a gentlemen = gay? 53 53points reply View More Replies... View more comments #45 Rollerskating was gay all of the sudden. _DrSpliff , unsplash Report Final score: 63points POST JuJu JuJu Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Guys on skates were the coolest and hottest dudes when I was a teenanger (just a decade after the dinos went extinct) 8 8points reply View More Replies... View more comments #46 Hugging a friend that had lost his father, sad to see caring about others is also being hit by toxic masculinity. ObesiusPlays Report Final score: 63points POST See Also on Bored Panda 30 Of The Most Hectic Homes As Shared On 'The Broke Agent' Instagram Account Bride Doesn't Include Wedding Dinner Price In Her Wedding Invites, Is Surprised To See Many Guests Canceling On Her After They Find Out #47 Work at Victoria's Secret for a summer. I was trynna speed up the girlfriend-getting process and decided to work at a female-rich environment but apparently that was gay. Definitely_Not_Frodo Report Final score: 62points POST I I I I Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago smart 22 22points reply View more comments #48 I was taking prescription strength pain killers after surgery. My friend had come over to check on me. Her boyfriend (ex) thought it was gay to take pain killers and told me to be a man. unicornwithoutapoint Report Final score: 60points POST I I I I Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago it's hard when you find out how super gay you are on social media , take pain meds daily . wouldn't function with out them 20 20points reply View More Replies... View more comments #49 Anything dance related. _DrSpliff , pexels Report Final score: 58points POST LottieH LottieH Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago A man that knows how to dance is sexy as hell! 17 17points reply View More Replies... View more comments #50 Using a loofah. Like bruh I can feel it's making me cleaner than just a bar of soap how TF is cleanliness gay. mrdr_fest Report Final score: 58points POST Mark Stewart Mark Stewart Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Obviously being dirty repels the gay away /s 20 20points reply View More Replies... View more comments Note: this post originally had 95 images. It’s been shortened to the top 50 images based on user votes. Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Add Your Answer! Not your original work? Add source Publish Change image Upload Photo Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB. Upload Upload Edit Image Error occurred when generating embed. Please check link and try again. Render conversation
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Woman Takes DNA Test For Fun Only To Discover Her Long-Term Boyfriend Is Her Full Sibling "I Just Said Thank You And Left": Man’s Nice Gesture Is Praised After Pizza Hut Driver Got A $20 Tip On A $938 Order Write comments POST Henrik Lukas Henrik Lukas Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago It should of course go without saying, but being percieved as being gay .. is not something to really get hung up on. Being gay is fine. Not being gay is fine. 21 21points reply Helen Haley Helen Haley Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I get a few people assuming I'm a lesbian. It shouldn't bother me, but people making such inaccurate base assumptions about me always does. I also am uncomfortable when they assume I'm a christian. 1 1point reply Load More Replies... fuggnuggins fuggnuggins Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I always thought being Christian was gay. -1 -1point reply fuggnuggins fuggnuggins Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) You do realise, of course, that the word literally means "happy/carefree"? And that it doesn't "mean" homosexual? You do also realise that it is common to assocate walking around with a smile plastered permanently on one's face with idiocy? And so, you do also see the connection with a certain subset of homosexuals? Can we stop pretending that words don't mean what they mean and can we stop pretending that commonplace things don't occur? You take adulthood and reduce it to children in the playground pitting their make-believe giant robots against each others' - ever-changing impossible images that never conform to reality and seek only to outdo the other. You make life seem like a MCU fan forum - endlessly arguing about the facts of fictions. -1 -1point reply Hans Hans Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago While mit is easy to condemn those who made these ridiculous comments about what constitutes being gay, I pity them. Not only because they consider being gay something "wrong" or at least undesirable, but because they are so insecure in their very being. It must be so hard to build a life around not behaving "gay", leaving out the chance to show emotion, doing what is healthy for you, and enjoying life with others (gender and age without any relevance). 21 21points reply Al Christensen Al Christensen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago "...they are so insecure in their very being." Exactly. 10 10points reply Load More Replies... fuggnuggins fuggnuggins Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) After walking away and returning I just want to give another example of just how wrong you are in your oversimplfiying, reductionist mischaractarisation of a phenomenon that is global and therefore human and perhaps even somehow, in nature's way and so not necessarily surface-level apparent, logical. The word f****t: I use this word from time to time. Generally it's, like I stated previously, just gentle, non-malicious mockery. Though, occasionally I might say it with a more visceral feeling: like people do with the word "f**k" - sometimes it's casual, sometimes playful, sometimes it's a forceful release. When I say it in frustration you might be inclined to CHOOSE to hear "you engage in sexual acts with another of the same sex and that is the worst thing possible". However, that could not be further from the truth. YOU drew that analogy, not me. My interpretation of the word is the historical, original meaning of the word: it means a bundle of sticks, something heavy, something that must be carried, a burden - and in such it refers to a "burdensome woman". And obviously, a certain subset of gay men who have taken it upon themselves to be the representation of what it is to be gay are suitably associated with that characterisation. Obviously not all gay men do, but that subset is so ingrained in the public mind, common enough to have been encountered by just about everyone at some point, and so f*****g noticable - they create their attention, they cultivate it - that it can hardly be blamed on anyone else that that stereotype exists. And though people might not realise this history, the intended use still, to this day, matches that meaning. I've known that gay man, many times. I've also known others. I don't necessarily dislike them, but I very much dislike the behaviour and often the attitude that accompanies it. On the other hand, there are gay men that act nothing like that who I very much appreciate: a couple that come to mind are authors Clive Barker and Michael Moorcock, and also Andy Ngo, the journalist (surprisingly, they do still exist, mostly in the shadows) who has done and suffered so much in exposing Antifa for the degenerates that they are. So, when I use that word it is in very much the same sense as this site and it's audience frequently uses the word "Karen". It is almost identical in meaning. So, where's the difference? Here's the opportunity to learn about yourself and to maybe see what I already very clearly see: why do you so frequently criticise things such as you have here yet give those using the word "Karen" a free pass? I don't see you use the word, but you agree with them, don't you? So, then, you actually agree with the people using the word f****t, also. So, why are you so dishonest about the fact? How have you fooled yourself? And to what end? For what purpose? For what reward? -1 -1point reply fuggnuggins fuggnuggins Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago It must be so hard to build a life around clinging to distorted misrepresentations that attempt to invalidate innocent, normal every day things as somehow wrong as a form of self-validation, leaving out the chance to -actually- live and let live and to -actually- feel comfortable with oneself. -1 -1point reply fuggnuggins fuggnuggins Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) Articles: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/insight-therapy/201809/stereotype-accuracy-displeasing-truth ; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-scientific-fundamentalist/200804/all-stereotypes-are-true-except-i-what-are-stereotypes ; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/199805/where-bias-begins-the-truth-about-stereotypes -1 -1point reply fuggnuggins fuggnuggins Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) You always make the gayest comments. What you are responding to is true in a vanishing minority of situations. That's not insight, it's a strawman. Mostly, people are mocking in a not too serious way. However, the mockery, the stereotype, is based in truth. As stereotypes are - and I'll refer you to several articles below on that topic. But, how do you see criticising people for criticising, essentially, being wishy-washy, dramatic or maybe displaying overt, showy effeminity or other behaviour that makes people uncomfortable or is needlessly disruptive as any different other than that one has a basis that is supported somewhat by psychology and is socially adaptive and the other being psuedo-psychological molly-coddling drivel? Can you imagine what kind of world where a psychologist said "Drama: it's fine.", Dr Hans? What about "You are very sensitive, and that's OK and you definitely should not aclimatise yourself to a world populated by people, differing opinions and difficult situations." Do you think that people, collectively, are generally organised enough that they might develop, over thousands of years, the ability to recognise what behaviours and attitudes lend themselves to well-adujsted adults and healthy societies? -1 -1point reply Okiedokie Okiedokie Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) I’m pansexual so I can’t comment, but the amount of stigma when it comes to gender and how one should act in order to fit into one category or another is ridiculous. Where did this crap even come from? 20 20points reply Anne Anne Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago History. We are changing it, but some people are slow to catch on that a whole lot of stuff that was normal just a few decades ago, was only normal because it was the norm. Not because it should have been normal. So. Slowly. We are getting there. Racism, sexism, equality for all, inclusion. we are working on it. 2 2points reply Load More Replies... Samuel Zhao Samuel Zhao Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I don’t want to sound like a d***, but what does pansexual mean? 0 0points reply Dale Dale Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Ummmm it came from there being 2 biological genders which generally have very different characteristics, but now there is a "spectrum" that noone can explain truly, there are infinite genders? It is so convoluted now that we confuse gender identity and biological gender. 0 0points reply Load More Comments POST Henrik Lukas Henrik Lukas Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago It should of course go without saying, but being percieved as being gay .. is not something to really get hung up on. Being gay is fine. Not being gay is fine. 21 21points reply Helen Haley Helen Haley Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I get a few people assuming I'm a lesbian. It shouldn't bother me, but people making such inaccurate base assumptions about me always does. I also am uncomfortable when they assume I'm a christian. 1 1point reply Load More Replies... fuggnuggins fuggnuggins Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I always thought being Christian was gay. -1 -1point reply fuggnuggins fuggnuggins Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) You do realise, of course, that the word literally means "happy/carefree"? And that it doesn't "mean" homosexual? You do also realise that it is common to assocate walking around with a smile plastered permanently on one's face with idiocy? And so, you do also see the connection with a certain subset of homosexuals? Can we stop pretending that words don't mean what they mean and can we stop pretending that commonplace things don't occur? You take adulthood and reduce it to children in the playground pitting their make-believe giant robots against each others' - ever-changing impossible images that never conform to reality and seek only to outdo the other. You make life seem like a MCU fan forum - endlessly arguing about the facts of fictions. -1 -1point reply Hans Hans Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago While mit is easy to condemn those who made these ridiculous comments about what constitutes being gay, I pity them. Not only because they consider being gay something "wrong" or at least undesirable, but because they are so insecure in their very being. It must be so hard to build a life around not behaving "gay", leaving out the chance to show emotion, doing what is healthy for you, and enjoying life with others (gender and age without any relevance). 21 21points reply Al Christensen Al Christensen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago "...they are so insecure in their very being." Exactly. 10 10points reply Load More Replies... fuggnuggins fuggnuggins Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) After walking away and returning I just want to give another example of just how wrong you are in your oversimplfiying, reductionist mischaractarisation of a phenomenon that is global and therefore human and perhaps even somehow, in nature's way and so not necessarily surface-level apparent, logical. The word f****t: I use this word from time to time. Generally it's, like I stated previously, just gentle, non-malicious mockery. Though, occasionally I might say it with a more visceral feeling: like people do with the word "f**k" - sometimes it's casual, sometimes playful, sometimes it's a forceful release. When I say it in frustration you might be inclined to CHOOSE to hear "you engage in sexual acts with another of the same sex and that is the worst thing possible". However, that could not be further from the truth. YOU drew that analogy, not me. My interpretation of the word is the historical, original meaning of the word: it means a bundle of sticks, something heavy, something that must be carried, a burden - and in such it refers to a "burdensome woman". And obviously, a certain subset of gay men who have taken it upon themselves to be the representation of what it is to be gay are suitably associated with that characterisation. Obviously not all gay men do, but that subset is so ingrained in the public mind, common enough to have been encountered by just about everyone at some point, and so f*****g noticable - they create their attention, they cultivate it - that it can hardly be blamed on anyone else that that stereotype exists. And though people might not realise this history, the intended use still, to this day, matches that meaning. I've known that gay man, many times. I've also known others. I don't necessarily dislike them, but I very much dislike the behaviour and often the attitude that accompanies it. On the other hand, there are gay men that act nothing like that who I very much appreciate: a couple that come to mind are authors Clive Barker and Michael Moorcock, and also Andy Ngo, the journalist (surprisingly, they do still exist, mostly in the shadows) who has done and suffered so much in exposing Antifa for the degenerates that they are. So, when I use that word it is in very much the same sense as this site and it's audience frequently uses the word "Karen". It is almost identical in meaning. So, where's the difference? Here's the opportunity to learn about yourself and to maybe see what I already very clearly see: why do you so frequently criticise things such as you have here yet give those using the word "Karen" a free pass? I don't see you use the word, but you agree with them, don't you? So, then, you actually agree with the people using the word f****t, also. So, why are you so dishonest about the fact? How have you fooled yourself? And to what end? For what purpose? For what reward? -1 -1point reply fuggnuggins fuggnuggins Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago It must be so hard to build a life around clinging to distorted misrepresentations that attempt to invalidate innocent, normal every day things as somehow wrong as a form of self-validation, leaving out the chance to -actually- live and let live and to -actually- feel comfortable with oneself. -1 -1point reply fuggnuggins fuggnuggins Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) Articles: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/insight-therapy/201809/stereotype-accuracy-displeasing-truth ; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-scientific-fundamentalist/200804/all-stereotypes-are-true-except-i-what-are-stereotypes ; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/199805/where-bias-begins-the-truth-about-stereotypes -1 -1point reply fuggnuggins fuggnuggins Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) You always make the gayest comments. What you are responding to is true in a vanishing minority of situations. That's not insight, it's a strawman. Mostly, people are mocking in a not too serious way. However, the mockery, the stereotype, is based in truth. As stereotypes are - and I'll refer you to several articles below on that topic. But, how do you see criticising people for criticising, essentially, being wishy-washy, dramatic or maybe displaying overt, showy effeminity or other behaviour that makes people uncomfortable or is needlessly disruptive as any different other than that one has a basis that is supported somewhat by psychology and is socially adaptive and the other being psuedo-psychological molly-coddling drivel? Can you imagine what kind of world where a psychologist said "Drama: it's fine.", Dr Hans? What about "You are very sensitive, and that's OK and you definitely should not aclimatise yourself to a world populated by people, differing opinions and difficult situations." Do you think that people, collectively, are generally organised enough that they might develop, over thousands of years, the ability to recognise what behaviours and attitudes lend themselves to well-adujsted adults and healthy societies? -1 -1point reply Okiedokie Okiedokie Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) I’m pansexual so I can’t comment, but the amount of stigma when it comes to gender and how one should act in order to fit into one category or another is ridiculous. Where did this crap even come from? 20 20points reply Anne Anne Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago History. We are changing it, but some people are slow to catch on that a whole lot of stuff that was normal just a few decades ago, was only normal because it was the norm. Not because it should have been normal. So. Slowly. We are getting there. Racism, sexism, equality for all, inclusion. we are working on it. 2 2points reply Load More Replies... Samuel Zhao Samuel Zhao Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I don’t want to sound like a d***, but what does pansexual mean? 0 0points reply Dale Dale Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Ummmm it came from there being 2 biological genders which generally have very different characteristics, but now there is a "spectrum" that noone can explain truly, there are infinite genders? It is so convoluted now that we confuse gender identity and biological gender. 0 0points reply Load More Comments Popular on Bored Panda I Used AI To See What These 23 Popular Cartoon Characters Would Look Like In Real Life 30 Y.O. 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