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[–]reluctant_commenter 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It feels too much like "bisexual" is just a bucket you dump anyone who isn't "pure" enough.

To be fair, bisexuals are getting a bunch of fetishists, disillusioned straight women and trans rights activists lumped in with them, and then get blamed for those people's actions. So I see where you are coming from with this, and I sympathize.

However, I do think that there are some important distinctions-- emergent characteristics, even-- that arise from a group of people who are only same-sex attracted. I've never fallen for a guy, only women, and I won't be able to live the magical husband-wife life my family expected of me. Having the groups defined the way they are acknowledges that fact, and gives us vocabulary to talk about the experiences of these different groups. So there's a practical reason right there.