Originally Posted by vktor
Did Brock mean gay as in happy or gay as in homosexual?
Note: correction is for ESL purposes only.
A fair question. One which I’m uniquely qualified to answer: whatever he meant he did not mean gay as in Happy.
As far as that goes I am in Earnest.
firegoat I’m willing to accept responsibility for this thread.
My need to make light of such self-conscious inquiries is instinctive, as is my frustration with the idea that ‘gay’ is somehow bad, which such questions inherently imply when framed this way.
While Hobby’s point is certainly true enough and valid unto itself, in this instance I feel it’s an over-reaction (then again he does like playing the heavy). I didn’t get the feeling that the question was prompted by a concern for safety, as in a fear of gay bashing and serious personal injury. Moreso I had the impression that it was a self-conscious, borderline narcissistic (in all candor), worry about peer acceptance.
Point one: PE in general is not going to be widely accepted. It’ll be seen as a kink of some kind by most folks. And yes, some may think you’re gay - but then some might think that anyway regardless of this. You never know with people.
Point two: the idea that being gay is somehow bad is very troubling. My hope is we could be more accepting. Further, the concern itself indicates a tenuousness of identity and a need for outside acceptance that is hopefully unnecessary for healthy self-definition. And it’s certainly out of place when considering PE practices. Some things we can keep private without apology.
I’m glad brock researched the question. I don’t know how reliable such statistical information is - how many are closeted or ambiguously ambi-sexual - but it seems safe to assume that there is kinkiness across a wide spectrum of sexual preference, which is at once unsurprising and oddly reassuring.
It’s all good.
PS I’m looking up at my 2” X 2” FYI.
Yours in Earnest, Happy
Before: I'd like to show you something I'm very proud of, but you'll have to move real close.
After: I\'d like to show you something I\'m very proud of, but you guys in the front row will have to stand back.
God gave men both a penis and a brain, but unfortunately not enough blood supply to run both at the same time. - Robin Williams (: