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Understanding Gay people

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  • 05-12-2017 9:00pm
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    bobbyss
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    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?


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    bear1
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    Jesus Christ.


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    #3
    andekwarhola
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    Depends what Camp you're in really.


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    seamus
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    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?


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    BurnUp78
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    Why would anyone, gay or straight have a problem with someone who acts flamboyant?


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    server down
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    A fine group of lads, the gays.


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    Jim Bob Scratcher
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    The camp men are the receivers


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    Noveight
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    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.


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    murphthesmurf
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    BurnUp78 wrote: »
    Why would anyone, gay or straight have a problem with someone who acts flamboyant?

    Because it's really annoying?


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    Annasopra
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    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.

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



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    bear1
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    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


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


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    The_Valeyard
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    Ive no idea.


    But honey badgers are interesting. You should google them.


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    bobbyss
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    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.


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    bear1
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    bobbyss wrote: »
    Because it makes gay people lack credibility and open to ridicule.

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


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    mariaalice
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    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.


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    Odhinn
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    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.


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


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    Annasopra
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    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.

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



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    endacl
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    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.


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    bobbyss
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    bear1 wrote:
    Ah come here what ****e is this?


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


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    yerwanthere123
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    Wtf even is this thread


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    endacl
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    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.


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    snowflaker
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    bear1
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    bobbyss wrote: »
    You don't think that the Dick Emery characterisation of gays invites ridicule?

    Only by a cretin.


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    eviltwin
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    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.


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    RayM
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    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?


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    Odhinn
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    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.


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    Grandeeod
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    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.


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    Annasopra
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    bobbyss wrote: »
    You don't think that the Dick Emery characterisation of gays invites ridicule?

    Threads like this invite ridicule.

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



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    Noveight
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    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.


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