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[–]anxietyaccount8 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (8 children)

More and more people turn out are attracted to secondary sexual characteristics, "femininity", and "masculinity", rather than genitals.

Yeah, so what? Different people like different things. There are still those that care more about their physical body than gender presentation. I am only attracted to men, not "masculine people". They don't even have to be really masculine as long as they're male.

He says because he is only attracted to "feminine" men, and not "masculine" men, he is "straight".

Well, he is wrong in some ways, although, there's tons of "straight-passing" men just like him...

It may not seem like "normal" bisexuality to only like a specific gender presentation, but in fact I would still consider it a type of bisexuality, as do other radfems. Many men (there's a LOT of them) are specifically attracted to feminine people, regardless of if they are male or female. A transwoman would be a perfectly fine partner for them. But, not gonna lie, this specific preference creeps me out. I think it speaks to the phallocentrism of many men, that they don't care if they're literally fucking a male person, as long as they get to top somebody. Yet they still call themselves straight.

Is there such a thing as a "feminine" or "masculine" penis?

No.

There's some other men, who have a particular kink for BDSM scenarios, or being dominated, no matter who is doing it to them. In a way, I don't think they can always neatly be categorized as hetero/homo/bi.

[–]worried19 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I think it speaks to the phallocentrism of many men, that they don't care if they're literally fucking a male person, as long as they get to top somebody. Yet they still call themselves straight.

Don't a lot of them want to have trans women top them? I thought that was a huge part of the attraction.

[–]MarkTwainiac 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I think it speaks to the phallocentrism of many men, that they don't care if they're literally fucking a male person, as long as they get to top somebody.

For a lot of males, it's even worse: they will stick their dicks in anything. Farm animals, the family dog, a ham sandwich, a jar of mayo or jam, a vacuum cleaner hose, a hole in the wall...

[–]Not_a_celebrity[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

No

Why?

There's some other men, who have a particular kink for BDSM scenarios, or being dominated, no matter who is doing it to them. In a way, I don't think they can always neatly be categorized as hetero/homo/bi.

If a man wants to be dominated by anyone, be it a man or a woman, doesn't it mean he's bisexual? Or if he wants to be dominated by one sex more than the other, but still wants to be dominated by both, wouldn't he still count as bisexual? If he's not gay, or bi, what is he? 🤔

[–]anxietyaccount8 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

A penis can't be feminine. It just...the word "feminine" is used to describe womanly things. It just doesn't feel right, to say that because a penis is smaller or "cute" (LOL) that makes it "feminine".

If a man wants to be dominated by anyone, be it a man or a woman, doesn't it mean he's bisexual?

Yes, technically, but my point was that for some men, they seem to have specific kinks that overshadow their orientation. But I have trouble understanding it. So maybe I shouldn't have said that, I know it's kind of confusing.

[–]Omina_SentenziosaSarcastic Ovalord 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

If a man wants to be dominated by anyone, be it a man or a woman, doesn't it mean he's bisexual?

Why should he be?

[–]Not_a_celebrity[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Because he would do things with both sexes, and bisexuals do things with both sexes too? What else would he be besides bisexual?

[–]Omina_SentenziosaSarcastic Ovalord 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Oh, sorry, I thought you meant that wanting to be dominated made him bisexual.

[–]Not_a_celebrity[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Oh, no, sorry for the misunderstanding :))