That feeling when...

DianneW · 05-08-2021, 11:50 PM

My first job in the mid 60's as a 15 year working near Carnaby Street,London's West End.. and seeing some Men dress as more panto than macho was a learning curve and never knew how to look at these people initially, they sure made a statement of some kind..Obviously with the new laws coming into force a short time down the line a lot of changes took place and most people no longer had to show their sexuality off so much and the whole issue of ones sexuality calmed down..Of course most of you will not have lived through the roaring 60's so maybe you just cant tune into my way of thinking so much.

Tristan_Geoff · 05-09-2021, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

I think the A actually stands for asexual.

Edit: googled. Apparently it can stand for ally also. Which is weird to me and a little misleading. But ok.

Thats the joke I was joking

SGR · 05-09-2021, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Tristan_Geoff

Thats the joke I was joking

Jokes are not very funny when adidasss has to explain them

Tristan_Geoff · 05-09-2021, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by SoundgardenRocks

Jokes are not very funny when adidasss has to explain them

I’m just esoteric that way

~~jwb~~ · 05-09-2021, 03:12 PM

Too many letters any way you slice it. Chappelle has a point about that goofy ass acronym hogging half the English alphabet.

The Batlord · 05-09-2021, 03:14 PM

Did he really waste time on a special with that boring **** that's probably only funny to *******s?

DianneW · 05-09-2021, 03:22 PM

Most annoying holiday songs ..this one in Spain you could not get away from...

do you know a 'worser one

~~jwb~~ · 05-09-2021, 03:23 PM

Not too much time... Called them the alphabet people... I thought it was funny.

You don't think the ever growing acronym looks stupid? I'm part of the "community" and it makes me cringe tbh. Just add a + to lgbt if you wanna be inclusuve... You can't just keep adding letters for every nuanced sexual proclivity or distinction... thats silly to me

The Batlord · 05-09-2021, 03:59 PM

I mean it's a bunch of letters. It's not the actual movement and the amount of letters representing inclusivity does not discredit any of that inclusivity unless you're a dumby who can't separate the literal letters from the concept they represent.
A cumbersome string of letters isn't really a solid basis for a joke unless the people behind those letters is what you're actually mocking.

~~jwb~~ · 05-09-2021, 04:34 PM

Nobody said it discredits the "movement" it's just something that an ordinary person adjusting to the changes in pop culture and society might find a little bizarre or even amusing.

At a certain point adding more letters starts to look goofy. Obliviously I support lgbt rights. I also support the rights of furries, objectum sexuals, etc. We don't need any more letters. The general spirit of sexual liberation is perfectly clear without individually identifying every niche subset of people in a single acronym. The fact you think such humor can only be fueled by some sort of hatred is warping your perception. I actually fall under one of the letters and I'm less sensitive about poking fun at it than you are.

05-08-2021, 11:50 PM	#7111 (permalink)
DianneW Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: S W France S. Deux Sevres Posts: 1,161	My first job in the mid 60's as a 15 year working near Carnaby Street,London's West End.. and seeing some Men dress as more panto than macho was a learning curve and never knew how to look at these people initially, they sure made a statement of some kind..Obviously with the new laws coming into force a short time down the line a lot of changes took place and most people no longer had to show their sexuality off so much and the whole issue of ones sexuality calmed down..Of course most of you will not have lived through the roaring 60's so maybe you just cant tune into my way of thinking so much.

05-09-2021, 03:12 PM	#7115 (permalink)
~~jwb~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 4,403	Too many letters any way you slice it. Chappelle has a point about that goofy ass acronym hogging half the English alphabet.

05-09-2021, 03:22 PM	#7117 (permalink)
DianneW Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: S W France S. Deux Sevres Posts: 1,161	Most annoying holiday songs ..this one in Spain you could not get away from... do you know a 'worser one

05-09-2021, 03:23 PM	#7118 (permalink)
~~jwb~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 4,403	Not too much time... Called them the alphabet people... I thought it was funny. You don't think the ever growing acronym looks stupid? I'm part of the "community" and it makes me cringe tbh. Just add a + to lgbt if you wanna be inclusuve... You can't just keep adding letters for every nuanced sexual proclivity or distinction... thats silly to me

05-09-2021, 04:34 PM	#7120 (permalink)
~~jwb~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 4,403	Nobody said it discredits the "movement" it's just something that an ordinary person adjusting to the changes in pop culture and society might find a little bizarre or even amusing. At a certain point adding more letters starts to look goofy. Obliviously I support lgbt rights. I also support the rights of furries, objectum sexuals, etc. We don't need any more letters. The general spirit of sexual liberation is perfectly clear without individually identifying every niche subset of people in a single acronym. The fact you think such humor can only be fueled by some sort of hatred is warping your perception. I actually fall under one of the letters and I'm less sensitive about poking fun at it than you are.