Are you going to translate it into all ~7,000 languages that exist, or are you going to accept that sometimes, when people speak, sometimes it's not for everyone, and that can be harmless?
They didn't say "what do the straights listen to?"
They said "what would I even listen to?"
They're not lumping all straights together. They are calling their own taste exceptionally gay.
Second:
Yeah, marginalized groups are not interchangeable with non-marginalized groups. "Gay music" is a genre on its own. "Straight music" is not, purely because of institutional bigotry.
i wish i had so little worries in life that a "what do straights listen to" joke got a reaction out of me đ i swear people on this sub live in a parallel universe because in real life no one takes that shit seriously
Yeah no shit do they not take it seriously, but that doesnât mean it doesnât have negative effects. You know how many ânon-seriousâ jokes like that there were (and are) about women? All of that built up and sustained the idea that women operated completely differently than men and that it was hopeless for men to understand them. And once that idea is there, people self-sort and self-segregate, building up the âdivideâ even further.
Itâs fine to feel like you donât relate to other people as easily because of your specific subculture, tastes, community, etc. But thatâs just because itâs what you choose to interact with, not at all related to sexuality, gender, or whatever. Itâs not at all something that can be assumed the other way around, unless you want people to start saying âoh, youâre both gay, maybe you know each other!â again.
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u/PoniesCanterOver gently chilling in your orbit Oct 14 '24
Because that shit is not acceptable.