Are gay men as dismissive of other gay men's taste?

MakeEmLaugh

Are gay men as dismissive of other gay men's taste when it comes to who they find attractive as straight men?

Let me explain. Though it happens less as you get older (i.e. late twenties onward) straight boys and men are incredibly close-minded when it comes to who other straight men find attractive. Anything that deviates from what the majority consider 'hot' (Angelina Jolie etc.) is often dismissed.

Having a girlfriend when you're 16, 17, even 18, can be risky if one of your contemporaries thinks she's "a dog", "a minger" or some other nasty word to describe her looks.

Does this happy as much with the gay community, or are they more accepting of different tastes?

Annasopra

MakeEmLaugh wrote: »

Are gay men as dismissive of other gay men's taste when it comes to who they find attractive as straight men?

Let me explain. Though it happens less as you get older (i.e. late twenties onward) straight boys and men are incredibly close-minded when it comes to who other straight men find attractive. Anything that deviates from what the majority consider 'hot' (Angelina Jolie etc.) is often dismissed.

Having a girlfriend when you're 16, 17, even 18, can be risky if one of your contemporaries thinks she's "a dog", "a minger" or some other nasty word to describe her looks.

Does this happy as much with the gay community, or are they more accepting of different tastes?

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baby and crumble

MakeEmLaugh wrote: »

Are gay men as dismissive of other gay men's taste when it comes to who they find attractive as straight men?

Let me explain. Though it happens less as you get older (i.e. late twenties onward) straight boys and men are incredibly close-minded when it comes to who other straight men find attractive. Anything that deviates from what the majority consider 'hot' (Angelina Jolie etc.) is often dismissed.

Having a girlfriend when you're 16, 17, even 18, can be risky if one of your contemporaries thinks she's "a dog", "a minger" or some other nasty word to describe her looks.

Does this happy as much with the gay community, or are they more accepting of different tastes?

Basically your point boils down to teenagers being annoying and judgemental. I don't think sexuality has a jot to do with it tbh.

ongarboy

Read an article recently about how the gay hook up apps encourage obvious discrimination in a way old fashioned courting/woo-ing didn't.

Profiles can say no femmes, camp, overweight, asians, blacks, ethnics, over a certain age, under a certain age etc etc

I'm of two minds about this. Some take offence that such criteria is mentioned in a profile but in a way it's good that neither party's time is wasted (although I'm sure it can done in a more mannerly and diplomatic way then some blunt or insulting tagline.

We all discriminate on looks if we're being honest...men and women...because it's in our genes and what our ancestors sought for good breeding. Some are just more explicit about it than others.

nozipcode

What you're describing has more to do with maturity than sexuality.

Of course there are bitchy insecure gay guys who think that their idea of beautiful is universal and the benchmark for all. It isn't. Just like it isn't for straight guys.

As you guys get older, they appreciate the basic facts of life such as that people are attracted to different types of people, tall, short, skinny, fat, black, white. Those that don't get this wisdom and insight through age are probably not worth listening to anyway.

J_E

You can easily make general points about gay men but the truth is we all have different taste.