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[–]boypower 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

He is not an example or an object, he is a human person, doing mainstream pop music no less. Several '' responsible, straight friendly, family friendly, pure cinnamon buns '' gay actors and musicians, popular and less popular ones, have existed for a long time and they'll get gaybashed and homophobic scrutiny regardless of how well they mold into the heteronormative world and the '' not in your face '' respectable gay role, and the same goes for us.

[–]Neo_Shadow_LurkerPronouns: I/Don't/Care 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I got your point, but one thing still needs to be said: homossexuality is political. It shouldn't be, but it is.

In the moment a man comes out as gay, their whole being is going to be measured up and taken as standard to judge all gay men. If a gay man acts like a sex pest, he'll be taken as an example of how 'the gays' are sex pests.

It's unfair? Yes.

It's dumb? Yes.

But it's true? Fucking yes.

Unfortunately, in our current society, gay people in general don't have the right to be individuals. Straight people have, but we don't.

Jeffrey Epstein, a straight men, was responsable for one of the biggest child trafficking networks in recent history, but do people bring in his sexuality when discussing this subject? No.

See how stupid this is?