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[–]OPPRESSED_REPTILIANIntersex male | GNC | Don't call me "a gay", "twink" or "queen" 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I don't like it, but I am not "offended" and I don't think it's a "slur." It's just a meaningless, stupid label with SJW connotations. I don't care if someone wants to identify as "queer", if they do I'll probably think less of them/that they're just an idiot hipster chasing trends, but it's not my business until they start calling me that too, or other similar words ("LGBTQ person" "Twink" "A gay" etc) to which I will politely but firmly ask them to stop, and if they don't stop... well then I'll probably get petty about it.

I much prefer being called (BIG SCARY F-WORD, fuck censorship) but hey.

Also unpopular opinion but 90% of the people I see calling themselves "queer" are lesbian & bisexual women, no joke. I rarely see actual straight people using it. When I see a self identified "queer" it is almost always a lesbian or bi woman who calls herself such because either she wants to fit in and/or her girlfriend is "nonbinary" or some stupid shit and won't let her call herself lesbian/bi.

In second place is a subset of gay man who call themselves a whole range of names, and then straight people probably come after that.