Grr. I just wrote this long, interesting blog. And it didn't save. So, here's a short version:
I don't understand why gay people play into the stereotypes that society has created for them. Why should a guy have to be into fashion and girl talk just because he likes guys? And why can't a girl like these things because she isn't? Homosexuals have enough pressure and problems without perpetuating a ridiculous standard that has been created for them. They should just be themselves.
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Well, it's because they don't know how to act. They already feel left out, and since they don't know how to act they mimick what they see in movies and so forth, well, that's my guess,,,
That's a good point. I think homosexuals who aren't comfortable with themselves are more likely to play into that, because they think that's all they are. Which is sad, because it's obviously not true...
Maybe because stereotypes are built on truth. Same goes with races.
I'm sure not every gay man talks like that or dresses like that.
Ironic huh? That post is stereotyping, haha.
Stereotypes are built on ignorance. That post was saying that there shouldn't be a stereotype.
I kind of agree with you, but I have met plenty of what I guess is "manly" for a gay man and "girly" for a lesbian. One of my closest friends is a lesbian, but you never would guess if you just looked at her. But I understand what you mean, especially in the media, gay men seem to be getting more feminine than most women. But who is saying that acting feminine isn't who they are? It sounds lame to use this as an example, but like in that movie Malibu's Most Wanted, he really was thug-like.
ha. I don't know what I was trying to say in the first place anymore.
I completely understand what you're saying. Of course that not every guy who acts "girly" isn't girly, but the media creates/continues that stereotype. I don't think it's coincidence that so many gay guys act that way, or that people assume that's how they act... oh now I'm confusing myself. haha. The whole thing is one big cycle, I think. The media creates that image, then people expect it, so gay people play into it, so people expect it more. bah I don't know.
no I understand. and it probably is easier to just play into the image than to actually try to be yourself. people would probably be more accepting of a flamboyant gay man instead of a sports-loving football player gay man. And that is just sad...