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100% straight (i.redd.it)
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[–] Tartas1995@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 hour ago

In my mind, I acknowledge that i only ever wanted to have sex with women. But i would be an idiot to make being straight part of my identity because if I would ever meet a man that I could and would love, I would just have made it more difficult for me to accept that and there is zero gain in identifying as straight. I don't think we need to identify our sexuality, we just need to be willing to accept ourselves and go with the flow.

Saying "I am 100% straight!" Seems to be a good way to have an identity crisis when you find someone attractive that doesn't make you feel straight enough to accept it.

[–] romanticremedy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Seems like some of u have hard time differentiating

  • that person is good looking (regardless of gender)
  • I want to be friends with that person
  • I want to sleep with that person
[–] Crassus@feddit.nl 10 points 10 hours ago
  1. 20 bucks is 20 bucks
[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 22 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

I used to say things like, "I'm straight but" whatever. This was about 30 years ago, and I just didn't know what to do with the idea of gay men, so I would occasionally say things to virtue signal that I was okay with it.

But it turns out that I was just overcompensating and dealing with a bit of "main character" complex. I really didn't need to say or do anything overt to be accepting of gay people.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago

I've only ever felt the need to say "I'm not gay" in situations where I thought I might be subject to negative consequences (like violence or getting fired) for being gay, or in situations where I was interested in women and didn't want to be mistaken for being gay. It's a combination of cowardice and loserdom.

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 13 points 16 hours ago

Inversely, there's "I'm bi, but..." To point out shit that can just be platonic that people keep trying to romanticize.

Like, why can't I complement a friend on their good fashion sense without people assuming there's some attraction there? It's bullshit

[–] frog@feddit.uk 37 points 20 hours ago (8 children)

I told a female friend of mine that Lou Diamond Philips was a handsome guy, and she said I have the worst taste in men's looks. That moment sometimes makes me question what an attractive guy is suppose to look like. Then I remember her boyfriend was a short, fat slob.

[–] DaGeek247@fedia.io 7 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

If she was thinking of him without facial hair, I'm with her. If she was thinking of him with facial hair and still not liking it, I'm with you. You'll have to ask and clarify for us next time you see her. The internet (me) needs to know if your friend has bad taste or not.

[–] frog@feddit.uk 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I said in La Bamba. No facial hair. I guess she was right.

[–] DaGeek247@fedia.io 2 points 13 hours ago

Hrmm. See, that's different too. I can't say I disagree with her though. He's, at best, only okay in that movie. They tried to do him up like a popstar, but it doesn't quite really work. Older Lou Diamond Phillips is way hotter.

[–] tmyakal@infosec.pub 13 points 19 hours ago

Lou Diamond Philips has always been hot. And he's aging like wine: every time I see him, he looks even better.

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[–] RedFrank24@piefed.social 68 points 22 hours ago (6 children)

I dunno... You can be straight and still consider someone of the same sex attractive, just not so attractive that you'd want to sleep with them.

I'm ace and I find both Tom Ellis and Jenna Coleman attractive, but that doesn't mean I want to sleep with them, or anyone really.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 11 hours ago

I mean. women don't necessarily have to be more attrative than another to go sleep with them.

[–] Frostbeard@lemmy.world 9 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

What does "ace" mean in this context?

[–] TheImpressiveX@lemmy.today 16 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Asexual, meaning they experience little to no sexual attraction.

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

So, if no one experiences sexual attraction to me, what does that make me? Anti-sexual? Axes, maybe?

[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 18 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

No, FenrirIII, it just makes you ugly.

[–] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 16 hours ago

creating a new sexual orientation based on whether people are attracted to you as an individual is like a whole new level of narcissism 😅

why no, I'm not a FenrirIII-sexual, but my friend is (she's a slut)

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 19 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

Stupid question time: Does the fact that you're ace omit the gay/straight spectrum entirely, or would you still place yourself on it somewhere?

[–] FoxyFerengi@startrek.website 7 points 18 hours ago

Not having sexual attraction to any people doesn't preclude romantic attraction. I'm ace and panromantic. What OP described is aesthetic attraction

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 13 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Some aces have a position on the gay/straight spectrum.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 24 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Aesthetic attraction vs Sexual attraction.

You can find someone visually appealing without also finding them sexually appealing.

[–] Slotos@feddit.nl 6 points 20 hours ago

The two are not mutually exclusive.

Sexual attractiveness also doesn’t mean sexual drive. One doesn’t need to be gay to understand that a man is sexually attractive in the way they find compelling. A desire to look good is all it takes.

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 3 points 17 hours ago

We used to call people who omitted the spectrum and were attracted to other people regardless pansexual.

[–] you_are_dust@lemmy.world 14 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Agree 100%. I think the guy in the comic got his award prematurely. The rest of the sentence after "but" matters.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 14 points 21 hours ago

"I'm 100% straight, but... I'd totally suck Paul off if he asked."

[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 6 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

Tom Ellis is the Lucifer actor, for anyone wondering.

I agree with Coleman though, though I am most probably not ace.

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[–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 1 points 14 hours ago

Well yeah but specifically sexual attraction -- generic attraction can be anything that makes you want to spend time with a person but we're talking about sexual attraction here

[–] maplesaga@lemmy.world 17 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

I'm 100% straight but, Ryan Gosling can big spoon me and I would be okay with that.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Im 100% straight. On land.

[–] maplesaga@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I don't get the reference, but it seems very wise.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 8 hours ago

its kinda a nod to a simpsons episode where the peg legged captian says he doesn't do that and follows up. on land.

[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 16 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

You know, I think Depeche Mode is a really sweet band!

[–] melfie@lemmy.zip 10 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

This movie gets horrible reviews, but I always found it hilarious.

[–] SleeplessCityLights@programming.dev 3 points 12 hours ago

That is why it is a "cult classic"

[–] SleeplessCityLights@programming.dev 3 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

I wish I could upvoye you more

[–] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 16 hours ago

I'll also give them my upvote (I don't get the reference or why I'm upvoting, but I'll do it for you, @SleeplessCityLights@programming.dev!)

[–] ScrambledEggs@lazysoci.al 4 points 18 hours ago

I'll upvote for you

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 21 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinsey_scale

The scale doesn't translate nicely to common speech.

I like "non zero"

[–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 2 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Scale seems like an oversimplification too, idk what's the difference between a three and a four?

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

a person that's hetreonormative going for some gay relationships depending on the person or situation, with people that are presenting broadly more close to the way a person opposite their gender is, contrasting to a person that feels they are part of the LGBT+ community that also cultivates straight relationships if the person they are going for a relationship with if they are presenting broadly more close to their own gender.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

No preference vs preference. Then 5/1 is strong preference. 1 is where a lot of the "I'm straight but" turn out to be.

And yeah it's a simplification, but Kinsey was a pioneer of sexology that tried to nonjudgementally figure out the actual lived experiences of people's sexual orientation, and with that is going to come oversimplification

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

The beige background made me think it was AI at first glance.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Same, but there's too many details and too much character for it to be AI

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 1 points 12 hours ago

Yeah, it was immediately obvious it wasn't when I looked at the full sized comic rather than the thumbnail.

[–] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 16 hours ago

it reminds me of cardboard

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