Not that there's anything wrong with that

[prog]

Poll

Comments

[dougo]

Do gay people call it "straightdar"?

[prog]

I am under the impression that the term originates from within the gay community, but I have carefully done no research at all on this, so.

[gemini6ice]

For women, not really. For men, yes. The average straight man has no need to sense gay men, and so the use of "gaydar" would not be pertinent to him.

[chocorisu]

I don't think you have to be gay to notice when a man grooms to attract men vs attracting women, just observant. Equally the way people act around the opposite sex. Maybe Real Manly Men aren't supposed to pay attention to things like that, but that speaks more about how homophobic american men are than anything else.

[prog]

Oh, I think anyone is capable of learning to spot social cues, including these. I'm specifically asking about the application of the word "gaydar" to oneself.

[chocorisu]

Ah... still, nah, I think it's just a funny word. If anything it speaks of a willingness to joke about sexuality rather than being insecure about it.

[chocorisu]

Question is, does said person proceed to flirt and/or make out with people they have detected with said gaydar? I think that would be more of a telling clue.

[misuba]

It really just carries an implication about how cool the speaker thinks he is or is not. What implication? Depends on context. (And the masculine pronoun is intended, thanks)

[rserocki]

Soooo...