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[–]8bitgay 23 insightful - 1 fun23 insightful - 0 fun24 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Now this barely-bi woman thinks she's entitled to write about gay boys (not even BI boys, which, oddly enough, I'd be personally okay with, though it's not up to me to be okay with it)

Right? It's a bit weird how people act like LGBTQ is interchangeable. Oh, she's a bi woman, so she also knows the experiences of gay guys by osmosis.

I mean, frankly I think people should write about whatever they want, otherwise gay people wouldn't be able to write about straight people either. Although of course writing about what you know might make it more believable and personal - and in this case writing about gay guys isn't part of a bi woman's personal experiences.

If she said something like "I'm not a gay man but as a writer I can write about characters who aren't like me", I'd be fine with that. Using the bi card though is way worse and even offensive, as it acts like we're all the same thing.

[–]fuck_reddit 23 insightful - 6 fun23 insightful - 5 fun24 insightful - 6 fun -  (0 children)

Ironically, she'd have been better to "come out" as "trans" and then do 0 work to present or transition. Then she'd be a "gay man" and also any criticism of her would be transphobic.

[–]florasisHOMOSEXUAL FEMALE/Pussy is my God and I'm monotheist 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Also, it's not about homosexuality. Hetero women can relate much more to gay men than a lesbian. As a lesbian, I cannot relate to gay men at all. So, what's the point of saying she's bi?

[–]les4leshomonormative 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Oh, she's a bi woman, so she also knows the experiences of gay guys by osmosis.

LMAO this is the most annoying thing. To harp on the original comment's Korean analogy it's like claiming that she understands Japanese or Vietnamese culture because she's familiar with Korean culture, and the original comment already discusses how she probably isn't