Well, it looks like the pot has been stirred [up]!

[chreebomb]

Obviously, redindigo was onto something when she posted about heteronormativity and heterocentrism, at least judging from the 312 commentsSo, I'll risk appearing the angry, man-hating separatist dyke and attempt to move this conversation to the next level

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[redindigo]

thanks for posting this.

did you ever know that you're my hero?

[chreebomb]

everything i would like to beeeeeeee

ditto, darling.

[sunshyncat]

That shirt excludes me too. I don't like slumber parties.

[chreebomb]

er...

??

[sunshyncat]

Sorry... early morning humor gone bad... *sips coffee*

[april_in_paris]

I got your joke. I chuckled fondly.
I was actually thinking the same thing once I read the whole line but it eventually morphed into "who would want to wear that?"
but my sense of humor died after I just failed a quiz in my last class and "witty" tshirts have rarely been my forte especially when they are mass produced and you pass by 6 people in a row wearing the same shirt.

[naath]

I don't see how the shirt is inherantly 'wrong' - wrong for *you* yes, but not for everyone. If I saw a shirt that said "Red Sox are the best" I wouldn't get it - I don't care for $sport and I don't care for $team and I don't know who the Red Sox are... but some people do, and some people love them

[naath]

Also, yay for the information.

[chreebomb]

you know, i realize you put a lot of time into this comment. but the point of this post was to provide a way for heterosexuals to become more familiar with the concepts of heteronormativity and heterocentrism.

you're already arguing in redindigo's original thread. so keep your disagreements in that thread, k?

thanks.

[kahvi]

OK. So help this heterosexual. Is the heterocentrism that the store sells only 'het' shirts and not 'gay' shirts, or is it that the shirt described exists at all? I realize and agree that assuming that a potential buyer is heterosexual is wrong, but does that mean that shirts for heterosexual women should not be sold?

This might be somewhat off your intended topic, but I am genuinely looking for information and opinion on this.

[dancing_moon]

Reposted from the earlier thread, with slightly edited language. I'm a sucker for flattery, no matter how small ;)Several people have tried. By picking one of those things and making it the default - and "couples" is currently by default woman + man in western society - we make all other choices abnormal, less worthy. By saying "heterosexual couples" the speakers are acknowledge that this is just one choice among several

[chreebomb]

oh thank you! :) mil beijos, amorzinho!

[chreebomb]

amorzinha. sorry. :) you're a girl, yes? :)

[dancing_moon]

Yep.

But I don't speak the language so I would never have noticed it ^^; (it's something latin-based, right? I want to say spanish but I'm not certain. Portugese?)

[twowayaddiction]

Ugggggghhhh, you ROCK.

Seriously. I love you.

[chreebomb]

i'm feelin' the love! so needed! thank you! 8-)