Understanding Gay people

bobbyss

What do gay people think of other gay people who act all flamboyant, all camp, all Dick Emerey.

Are gay people embarrassed by this representation?

And what explains this behaviour?

bear1

Jesus Christ.

andekwarhola

Depends what Camp you're in really.

seamus

bobbyss wrote: »

What do gay people think of other gay people who act all flamboyant, all camp, all Dick Emerey.

Are gay people embarrassed by this representation?

And what explains this behaviour?

Are you embarrassed by meatheads who act all tough, smashing cans on their heads and arm wrestling other dudes?

What explains this behaviour?

BurnUp78

Why would anyone, gay or straight have a problem with someone who acts flamboyant?

server down

A fine group of lads, the gays.

Jim Bob Scratcher

The camp men are the receivers

Noveight

BurnUp78 wrote: »

Why would anyone, gay or straight have a problem with someone who acts flamboyant?

Gay or not, overly flamboyant people are usually a pain in the arse.

murphthesmurf

BurnUp78 wrote: »

Why would anyone, gay or straight have a problem with someone who acts flamboyant?

Because it's really annoying?

Annasopra

bobbyss wrote: »

What do gay people think of other gay people who act all flamboyant, all camp, all Dick Emerey.

Are gay people embarrassed by this representation?

And what explains this behaviour?

The best thing to do is ask everyone of us. You will get thousands of different answers.

bear1

server down wrote: »

A fine group of lads, the gays.

I'd say it's a grand lifestyle. Sure the best craic (no pun intended) is with your mates.
Bills can be split, dark humour x2, fights wouldn't be one sided and full of emotions.
Granted the sex wouldn't be up my alley (Hey hoooo) but still... good on the lads

endacl

What do other straight people think of all the other straight people? Speaking for myself, I don't...

The_Valeyard

Ive no idea.


But honey badgers are interesting. You should google them.

bobbyss

BurnUp78 wrote:

Why would anyone, gay or straight have a problem with someone who acts flamboyant?

Because it makes gay people lack credibility and open to ridicule.

bear1

bobbyss wrote: »

Because it makes gay people lack credibility and open to ridicule.

Ah come here what ****e is this?

The gay men I know are the same as everyone else you would not know they were gay unless they told you.

Its is probably a stereotype the media magnifies everything up anyway, because a story about a gay teacher who married his long term partner and lives a very ordinary life is not a very exiting.

Odhinn

bobbyss wrote: »

What do gay people think of other gay people who act all flamboyant, all camp, all Dick Emerey.

Are gay people embarrassed by this representation?

And what explains this behaviour?

Why not just accost a gay on the street. Have your driver pull over

'You - yes, you, the gay there - what make you of your flamboyant bretheren?'

What could go wrong.

AllForIt

I'm was wondering what women though of their husbands chanting at foodball matches.

Annasopra

bobbyss wrote: »

Because it makes gay people lack credibility and open to ridicule.

Right ok. Next time I see a flamboyant straight person I will ridicule all straight people.

endacl

bobbyss wrote: »

Because it makes gay people lack credibility and open to ridicule.

How? Take Trump, for example. He's a blistering idiot. Doesn't make me one simply because we share a sexuality.

bobbyss

bear1 wrote:

Ah come here what ****e is this?

You don't think that the Dick Emery characterisation of gays invites ridicule?

yerwanthere123

Wtf even is this thread

endacl

bobbyss wrote: »

You don't think that the Dick Emery characterisation of gays invites ridicule?

Only if Dick Emery, if one was inclined to ridicule.

Also, there's a historical context there that you are ignoring.

snowflaker

bear1

bobbyss wrote: »

You don't think that the Dick Emery characterisation of gays invites ridicule?

Only by a cretin.

eviltwin

bobbyss wrote: »

You don't think that the Dick Emery characterisation of gays invites ridicule?

Have you ever met an actual person that flamboyant in real life? It's a caricature.

RayM

bobbyss wrote: »

Because it makes gay people lack credibility and open to ridicule.

Do camp men deserve to be ridiculed more than men who adopt an uber-masculine persona, acting all gruff and monosyllabic, dropping their voices by several octaves when they're talking to their mates?

Odhinn

bobbyss wrote: »

What do gay people think of other gay people who act all flamboyant, all camp, all Dick Emerey.

Are gay people embarrassed by this representation?

And what explains this behaviour?

Goin back a bit there.

Grandeeod

bobbyss wrote: »

What do gay people think of other gay people who act all flamboyant, all camp, all Dick Emerey.

Are gay people embarrassed by this representation?

And what explains this behaviour?

Would you mind fooking off and leaving Dick Emerey out of it please. He was a raging heterosexual that shagged women till he died. Try Charles Hawtrey, Kenneth Williams etc. for your comparison.

Annasopra

bobbyss wrote: »

You don't think that the Dick Emery characterisation of gays invites ridicule?

Threads like this invite ridicule.

Noveight

Understanding Gay People - an emotional six part documentary where Derek Mooney and Oliver Callan travel the length of Ireland in search of answers. Soundtrack by Brian Kennedy.

Avatar MIA

BurnUp78 wrote: »

Why would anyone, gay or straight have a problem with someone who acts flamboyant?

What the OP knows already is that some gay men do not like being associated with or find camp men attractive.

However, straight men wont like a particular type of woman. I'm attracted to strong women and the stereotypical airhead would hold no attraction to me.

snowflaker

Fat Femme ad Asian

2 outta 3 aint bad, eh Kim Chi!

Stoner

He's definitely not 100 percent masculine, only about 81% He wouldn't make that video if he was 100%, someone should tell him.

bobbyss

mariaalice wrote:

Its is probably a stereotype the media magnifies everything up anyway, because a story about a gay teacher who married his long term partner and lives a very ordinary life is not a very exiting.

I think that may be well true. But when you think of a gay rights march it strikes a different tone to a trade union march for example. Which one would you say is more serious? Which one would have some of the marchers dress up in pink. And why? Aren't both marches demanding of serious consideration and worthy of respect?

snowflaker

sugarman wrote: »

What I always wondered, and what I'd like to know is... where does the "accent" come from? ...and why do a lot of gays suddenly adopt one not long after coming out?

Have witnessed this in half a dozen mates over the years I would have known from childhood, who for years would speak have spoke as normal then all of sudden developed this soft, camp accent over night.

Suppose its akin to the "D4" accents, would have also had friends grow up with your average Dub accent then develop a full blown D4 accent once they started going to college.

From giving head

bodice ripper

The association of campness with being gay has largely robbed women of the joy that is a well turned out, camp man.

Annasopra

snowflaker wrote: »

From giving head

Do straight women have accents too?

snowflaker

Joeytheparrot wrote: »

Do straight women have accents too?

the soft pallets? I dont know.

Ipso

andekwarhola wrote: »

Depends what Camp you're in really.

Camp David.

bobbyss

bobbyss wrote: »

I think that may be well true. But when you think of a gay rights march it strikes a different tone to a trade union march for example. Which one would you say is more serious? Which one would have some of the marchers dress up in pink. And why? Aren't both marches demanding of serious consideration and worthy of respect?

you might be over thinking this a bit, every tribe or group have their symbolism's.

Avatar MIA

Joeytheparrot wrote: »

Do straight women have accents too?

Only up to their wedding day :pac:

snowflaker

Fcuk the Haterz!

bobbyss

sugarman wrote:

What I always wondered, and what I'd like to know is... where does the "accent" come from? ...and why do a lot of gays suddenly adopt one not long after coming out?

sugarman wrote:

Have witnessed this in half a dozen mates over the years I would have known from childhood, who for years would speak have spoke as normal then all of sudden developed this soft, camp accent over night.

sugarman wrote:

Suppose its akin to the "D4" accents, would have also had friends grow up with your average Dub accent then develop a full blown D4 accent once they started going to college.

This is another aspect of being gay that is interesting. I do agree with you. The gay people that I know are quite gentle and lovely people. With soft gentle accents. And I think this is quite a universal aspect to being gay. You would identify a gay person (by and large) by tone and movement.

I don't understand where this softness comes from.

snowflaker

bobbyss wrote: »

This is another aspect of being gay that is interesting. I do agree with you. The gay people that I know are quite gentle and lovely people. With soft gentle accents. And I think this is quite a universal aspect to being gay. You would identify a gay person (by and large) by tone and movement.

I don't understand where this softness comes from.

Semen softens the palette dear. (see earlier):pac:

Water John

Most of the gays I know, speak English. A few occasionally, switch to Irish and I'm f****d. Cannot understand them.

Joeseph Balls

I have two friends that are gay. One is a bit camp alright but not flamboyant, bit soft spoken and the other is like a soccer encylopedia who loves his pints. The only similarities between the two is they dress smart and are male.
Al these flamboyant, bend the wrist, speak with a list are on the telly op, e.g. a stereotype.

Ulysses Gaze

bobbyss wrote: »

What do gay people think of other gay people who act all flamboyant, all camp, all Dick Emerey.

Are gay people embarrassed by this representation?

And what explains this behaviour?

Annasopra

bobbyss wrote: »

This is another aspect of being gay that is interesting. I do agree with you. The gay people that I know are quite gentle and lovely people. With soft gentle accents. And I think this is quite a universal aspect to being gay........

Water John

If you think all gay boys are, soft and gentle, you've never met a few of them, on the rugby field.

Hannibal_Smith

bobbyss wrote: »

I think that may be well true. But when you think of a gay rights march it strikes a different tone to a trade union march for example. Which one would you say is more serious? Which one would have some of the marchers dress up in pink. And why? Aren't both marches demanding of serious consideration and worthy of respect?

And I thought I had my crazy turned up a notch today :pac: