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[–]haveanicedaytoo💗💜💙 39 insightful - 2 fun39 insightful - 1 fun40 insightful - 2 fun -  (7 children)

While actual LGB people like us want get the f away.

They will never understand this! My dream for the future was for LGB to be seen as normal and boring as being left-handed or curly haired or green eyed. Just a random difference no one cares about. This way we wouldn't even need a community at all because the whole world would be our community.

Scientists really need to study this mentality that makes some people want to become the most oppressed uniquest specialest snowflake victim. It's like they want negative and positive attention at the same time. I'm not verbalizing it right. Like they want a specific kind of attention for being a victim and they want the privileges and coddling that comes with this special victim status. But even we actual LGB have never gotten this treatment, it's all fantasy.

[–]fuck_reddit 29 insightful - 1 fun29 insightful - 0 fun30 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

They want to be part of a group that is perceived by society as victimized but not actually victimized that much by society.

[–]SillyMoneyGoose 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

And I think this is the thing, they are teens that want to feel special, part of a community, and crave attention, the way teens do regularly. But now subcultures are basically dead, or I feel it’s seen as a bit lame to be part of one, like emos that are made fun of a lot these days as well.

[–]DestructionI ❤️ adult human females 20 insightful - 1 fun20 insightful - 0 fun21 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I have this hypothesis that all these kids have some variety of the Truman Syndrome. Like they believe their lives must be filled with adversity for them to overcome and be the hero of their own story. And if these adversities don't come, they are manufactured. As you've said: this is all fantasy.

[–][deleted] 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

LGB to be seen as normal and boring as being left-handed

Amusing because left-handedness is more prevalent in L and G folk than heterosexuals.

[–]haveanicedaytoo💗💜💙 9 insightful - 8 fun9 insightful - 7 fun10 insightful - 8 fun -  (1 child)

I'm honestly kind of low-key butthurt that there isn't a special club for left-handed people. We just sort of... exist.