Didn't think you were, but I get you. A lot of it's just people assuming based on the norms, you know? Like when a man and a woman at our age are living together, they're usually married, and it's not unusual for two single straight women to live together.
people really must stop with the assumptions. I generally only accept such information if people tell it to me right-out. taking info at face value makes it a bit easier to navigate the hideous morass that is social norms.
there may be a dire gap in my database of attitudes and knowledge regarding the evils of heterosexism. do go ahead. I could do with some more lecturing for the day, since Anne hasn't given me a berating yet.
Heterosexism (in one of its definitions - people take it to mean all sorts of things) is a fancy word for "the assumption that everyone is heterosexual until proven otherwise."
Too bad they don't have a word for "the assumption that a male-female pair is together until proven otherwise."
right, don't hate me for saying this, but statistically speaking ... considering the percentiles, isn't it just more efficient probability-wise to assume heterosexuality? it's all in the numbers.
wish fulfilment, perhaps? people see what they want to see?
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I'm not hitting on you. just saying.
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people really must stop with the assumptions. I generally only accept such information if people tell it to me right-out. taking info at face value makes it a bit easier to navigate the hideous morass that is social norms.
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there may be a dire gap in my database of attitudes and knowledge regarding the evils of heterosexism. do go ahead. I could do with some more lecturing for the day, since Anne hasn't given me a berating yet.
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Too bad they don't have a word for "the assumption that a male-female pair is together until proven otherwise."
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right, don't hate me for saying this, but statistically speaking ... considering the percentiles, isn't it just more efficient probability-wise to assume heterosexuality? it's all in the numbers.
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like ninjas.
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and bam, they're out of the closet and surprising you because you could've sworn they were the toughest and manliest of men on the team.
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leatherwhat?
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Think of the "biker guy" from the Village People.
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oh good god.
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