Majora said:
Fantastic perspective and one I’ve never considered. Thank you! I find myself agreeing with you. From my own life, I’m a gay man, but does that mean I get along better with gay men? Not even close. I certainly don’t feel “represented†by stereotyped depictions of gay guys and I don’t feel “more included†because a character happens to be gay. The characters I most enjoy and aspire towards are often not what I am, but how I would like to be. The “LGBTQ†whatever alphabet community don’t represent me or my opinions or beliefs at all, and I wish the loud minority would stop telling the world that they do. |
You remind me of a life lesson I once had.
In my younger years I was studying and living in a house shared with 4 other students. One of them was gay and we got along well, became friends. He had a boyfriend and at one night drinking beers I jokingly asked the question. Tell me: "Who of you two is the Girl?" He looked at me and bursted out laughing. He said: "If I liked girls, I would not be gay".
His response made so much sense, I felt embarrassed and enriched at the same time. Will never forget it.