I'm weird. I don't have a problem with the word Queer or people identifying as such, but I'd definitely have a problem if someone called me Queer or identified me as it.
I actually really like "queer" but only because I identify that way and it feels more comfortable to use it as a blanket term in a group of fellow LGBT people, as opposed to LBGTQIA+. I like that the word has been reclaimed.
considering the fact that i've heard gay people throw it to other gay people as an insult i really don't think that i (a straight person) have ANY right in saying it what so ever
it's still a slur in most parts of the world and has and still is used as a slur against lots of lgbt ppl. the entire 'queer theory' thing is an academic movement that was started in academia and got dispersed into the community at large, not the other way around.
ppl say it's harmless but those same ppl literally tell me that gay and f*gg*t are equivalent terms so why do i think gay's okay???
It was used as a slur, the only reason it's being used now is because we have reclaimed the word. But idk I still find it uncomfortable when straight people use it.
It depends on the context. A lot, if not most of the time, when I see the term "twink" used, it is used in a dismissive/insulting way to demean/devalue the target. Of course, it is entirely possible for someone to use it in a complimentary way. And I see that, too.
The gay/bi male community isn't alone in overvaluing masculinity, of course. But there's more room in the gay community for not hewing so tightly to gender rules (the proliferation of drag). But at the same time, with the self-loathing and insecurity inherent to gay/bi men existing in a sexist/homophobic society, there can be, at times, overcompensation on the whole being masculine thing. If you've heard from enough gay/bi men, you'd have heard some of them complaining about drag queens and/or effeminate gay men making them look bad. Some of that loathing definitely bleeds into how the term "twink" is used.
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Straight people using it? ehh....
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ppl say it's harmless but those same ppl literally tell me that gay and f*gg*t are equivalent terms so why do i think gay's okay???
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The gay/bi male community isn't alone in overvaluing masculinity, of course. But there's more room in the gay community for not hewing so tightly to gender rules (the proliferation of drag). But at the same time, with the self-loathing and insecurity inherent to gay/bi men existing in a sexist/homophobic society, there can be, at times, overcompensation on the whole being masculine thing. If you've heard from enough gay/bi men, you'd have heard some of them complaining about drag queens and/or effeminate gay men making them look bad. Some of that loathing definitely bleeds into how the term "twink" is used.
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