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Originally Posted by right-track
You strike me as an introverted kind of person with a measured and thoughtful mindset. I know you're shy and find it difficult around people you're not comfortable with. It looks like you've found your own particular way to go forward.
By being you and not some kind of fake cartoon character.
Some people don't have that level of self assurance to be...just themselves.
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Ah, but we differ here. I'm introverted and shy because I
don't have the self-assurance to be myself around new people. This is why I
never give off a good first impression. I believe it's much better to be an extrovert, they're just generally more fun to be around with. And I think they really don't care what others think of them. This is why I respect and kinda admire campy people, they seem without inhibition and certainly more relaxed and free than I am...:\
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Just out of interest. Would a high profile Straight Pride Parade be considered homophobic?
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I'd have to answer yes. Unlike g
ay people, straight people have all the legal rights, are a very visible majority and are generally not abused by g
ay people so I don't see what the purpose of that kind of parade would be, other than a direct negative reaction to g
ay parades ("if you can have a parade, so can we!" kind of attitude which overlooks the purpose of g
ay parades outlined above).
Incidentally, we've had such parades which promote "heterosexual values" for the last couple of years in Croatia parallel to g
ay parades (also one of the reasons why our parades look like
this. Notice the charming blue men on the outskirts). Unsurprisingly, they're called "anti-g
ay" parades and are participated by a handful of radical christian whackjobs...:\
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I'm not at all uncomfortable with homosexuals discussing their sex lives providing it's conducted on a mature level which reflects their personality.
What I mean by personality, is that in my experience, some people, whether straight or gay, have insecurity issues and they tend to overcompensate with displays of outrageous, attention seeking behaviour.
The discrimination on my part focuses on that kind of behaviour.
An arsehole is an arsehole in any language, nationality, gender, or sexual persuasion.
I don't truly believe that the over camp behaviour is a true personality trait, but is a forced, over the top persona.
Much the same as the straight guy bragging about his sexual conquests to the lads. It's their attempt to fit in.
I understand that many gay men have an effeminate nature and agree that they can be fun and genuinely comical.
These aren't the kind of gay men I'm referring to.
I've used an exert from an earlier post of mine as an example of the kind of gay, unfunny, interrupted twattery that irritates me no end;
OK...I get it (oooooooooh I bet you do!)...you're gay.
But please, please, please ("ooh, I love it when you beg") don't ram the fact down my throat ("you wish big boy")
I don't have a problem with your gayness, ("get him") but for Christs sake, spare me the fucking details! ("temper, temper")
It's not amusing in the least. In England there's been a steady stream of gay comedians who in my opinion are far from funny.
Are they comedians because they are funny? No, they are over camp, gay men who think they are funny by being over camp.
Not comedians in any sense of the word. It's tiresome.
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Ok, I think I understand what you're saying and don't fault you for it, but lemme just make a counterpoint which I believe has been stressed before; plenty of straight men are equally, if not more obnoxious towards women, yet no one thinks to judge their behavior solely on the fact of their sexual preference (i.e. they're not ramming their sexuality down anyone's throat), they're simply labeled as obnoxious. :\