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[–]MyLongestJourney[S] 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The definition changed in January to include same gender attraction. It took some complaining and some months.

[–]MarkJeffersonTight defenses and we draw the line 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

They should include "exclusively" in the definition too.

Also, does anyone else just consider romantically attracted as just being sexually attracted but with an intimate, platonic compatibility component? I don't separate the two because romance ain't possible with someone who one is not sexually attracted to.

[–]Horror-SwordfishI don't get how flairs work 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Some people believe in the split attraction model to the point where they could say they are only sexually interested in the same sex and only romantically interested in the opposite sex... I don't know how that sort of thing is possible. I can understand maybe a bisexual man that say, wants to have sex with men but also desires a relationship with a woman could say something like that, but he's still be bisexual in my understanding of the word. Plenty of gay guys are only interested in sex and not a relationship but I feel like it's overly complicated to drill down so much as to say "aromantic homosexual" in a case like that, or "heteroromantic homosexual" in the case of the bi guy.

It makes me feel like the people that come up with this think that people are all just D&D classes or something.

[–]Neo_Shadow_LurkerPronouns: I/Don't/Care 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Some people believe in the split attraction model to the point where they could say they are only sexually interested in the same sex and only romantically interested in the opposite sex...

That's called a friendship.

Any kind of romantic relationship requires some level of sexual intimacy, even if little. And "sexual intimacy" isn't necessarily full-on sex, as we all know.

Also, this whole "I don't want to have serious relationships with same-sex people" could be very well be interpreted as a desire of not being seen with a same-sex partner in public more than anything.

This "I'm romantically interested in women, but love to have sex with men" doesn't fly with most straight and even bi women, as they can only see themselves as being used as a beard for a guy in denial when faced with this kind of scenario.

[–]xanditAGAB (Assigned Gay at Birth) 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I guess this explains why own jones flipped out about the word.

[–]automoderatorHuman-Exclusionary Radical Overlord[M] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

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