Gay MenWhat's Up With "Gender Critical" Gay Guys? They are tacky, spiteful, and, so far, mostly British

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[–]ArthnoldManacatsaman🇬🇧🌳🟦 9 insightful - 5 fun9 insightful - 4 fun10 insightful - 5 fun -  (4 children)

The vibe I get from this author is as follows:

Grew up and was probably into Dr Who, got really weirdly into Americans-Who-Like-British-Things Tumblr (I drink tea, I'm so quirky! #SherlockedInsideTheTardis) and probably wasn't part of the popular clique at high school. American, so I'm relying on American popular culture stereotypes here, but he was definitely a 'theatre kid'. Goes to some liberal arts college in the East of the US and ZOMG gets to study abroad in England for a semester?! dream. come. true.

Arrives on this sceptred isle, this other Eden and studies at some university like Anglia Ruskin or Lincoln, maybe a slightly more prestigious one like Bath or Bristol depending on the calibre of the college back in the States, but definitely not a university in London. One in the regions. One where people aren't used to seeing Americans and roll their eyes when they hear his loud, brash hear-him-before-you-see-him voice echoing in the corridors, or on his phone in the library. 'Oh hey Moooooooom'.

Realises quite quickly that Britain isn't the land of stereotypes that American popular culture has made it out to be and nobody is going to find him as interesting as he find them because actually it turns out that Britain, like the rest of the English-speaking world, has been saturated with American popular culture and politics for decades now, and nothing happens in America that isn't reported on here. Several sexual partners probably reject him too.

And so after a few damp, chilly months studying in a university town with nothing more exciting than a parade of betting shops and takeaways, he leaves this fortress built by Nature for herself, with few friends, not much in the way of academic progress, and a bitter, jaded view of the United Kingdom and everyone therein. No longer able to cash in on being the 'quirky guy who loves all things English' he finds a new home in identity politics, and shits out vitriolic waffle like this.

Absolutely, 100% untrue, all of it (probably? I guess I could check but who cares tbh, my version is better), but I had fun writing that.

[–]julesburm1891 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

My experience with trans people in real life and online is that they’re all “grass is greener on the other side” people. They think all their problems would go away if they were the opposite sex. This attitude seems to bleed over in other aspects of their lives as well. “Oh everything would be so perfect if I lived in the UK!” “None of my issues would exist if I lived in a blue state instead of a red one!” “Everything would be great if I had a boyfriend or girlfriend!”

Idealizing anything and setting it up as one big solution is guaranteed disappointment.

[–]Elvira95Viva la figa 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

If I had an english girlfriend with this humor I would feel so lucky. Awww!

But for real, it isn't just the english world which is saturated with usa media, is all the west and beyond.

[–]MarkJeffersonTight defenses and we draw the line 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Epic rant; This is creative and interesting as heck.

[–]ArthnoldManacatsaman🇬🇧🌳🟦 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

You're too kind!