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18 June 2009 @ 10:00 am
Bothered  
A little while ago, I found out that a couple of the guys on a message board I frequent are gay. They aren't closeted or anything, it just hadn't come up on the board. Now, consciously, I know that this really doesn't change anything, but every time I see one of them post now, a little voice in the back of my head goes "He's gay."

Even though I haven't noticed any other change in how I perceive them, it really bothers me that some part of my brain latches on to this. I didn't have similar reactions when I found out that people on there were Asian or Black. Why the fuck do I give a shit about this, even on a subconscious level? There are people, some of whom are in love with each other. That's all that matters.
 
 
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Jonathan Blaque[info]jblaque on June 18th, 2009 06:55 pm (UTC)
I think it's just one of those subconscious trigger things. Happens to me sometimes, too. And the fact that it bothers you is proof positive that you're the furthest thing from a bigot.
Pete: Goggles[info]westrider on June 18th, 2009 07:41 pm (UTC)
Yeah, it's just...Gah!...So frustrating...
Robin Bougie[info]bougieman on June 19th, 2009 10:07 am (UTC)
Meh, you're just feeling a little hetero guilt. What with the way gays and lesbians are pleading and fighting for basic human rights to be delivered by straights, it's hard not to feel some.

You think "he's gay" on a subconscious level, because he is. Where is the shame in that? There is nothing more wrong with that than if you went: "He's that guy who always wears that yellow charlie brown t-shirt" or "He's that guy who won the lottery". It's a specific thing that sets him apart from the next person.

Sometimes when I see a woman on the street, I will imagine what she would look like with a dong in her mouth. Sometimes I'll see an obviously gay guy, and think the same thing. Does that make me mysoginist? Homophobic? Hell no. It means I have an overactive imagination and a healthy interest in sex. ^_^
Pete: Goggles[info]westrider on June 19th, 2009 05:55 pm (UTC)
Thanks, man, putting it like that actually does make it bother me less.