It’s gay to walk quickly. It’s gay to take your own bags to the shops. It’s gay to have empathy.
Holy shit there are a lot of people out there who are very insecure with themselves.
things people have took me I’m gay for:
reading
cooking
cleaning
being decently dressed (not even well-dressed)
having skin care products
using conditioner on my hair
driving a sedan/compact car
playing nintendo or jrpg games
enjoying classic music/opera/theater/ art & foreign films owning a cat
drinking cocktails/lattes/milkshakes
riding/racing bicycles
not playing team ballsportsthe definition of straight man is very very narrow for some folks, basically drive a giant truck, be unable to take care of yourself, and be into sports and action pop cuture, rock and roll/rap, and only ever do ‘basic’ things.
if you do anything outside of the box, you’re gay. because ‘normal straight men’ don’t do those things, and if they do, they only do it to impress women or something. like I can go to the opera with my girlfriend and hate it, but if i go myself and enjoy it I’m gay.
Funnily enough, people who have such narrow definition of manliness usually refuse to acknowledge gender identity as a concept. It honestly baffles me sometimes.
I’m an old man who looks like a Sheppard, I love when other old guys think I’m one of them and say stupid shit.
“Girl, please” as a response kinda breaks them.
I mean it works since that keeps them from hurting you while you’re banging their wife.
According to this I’m Gay… can’t wait to tell my wife.
she knows.
You sound like my brother 😂
I can see how right-wing idiots might call empathy gay, but bags or walking quickly? I really don’t get that.
plenty of left-wing people think it’s also gay.
being a homophobe isn’t exclusive to the right-wing.
Fuck it isn’t even exclusive to heterosexuals, I’ve met some gay men who can’t stand “butch” lesbians and lots of queer people who hate bisexuality.
I guess that’s fair, but thinking that empathy is weakness (or something bad in general) is a predominantly right-wing idea. In fact, that’s one of the main problems. The right has a severe lack of empathy.
right, tell that to all the progressives in my state who are ‘the left’ who basically think if you weren’t born rich you should fuck off and die. SUCH EMPATHY they have.
but sure, they pretend to love the gays and trans and they love their pride flags on their porches… as long as they don’t have to see any non-white gays or trans people…
just like they love BLM, but they systematically freak out and oppose any development of public or low income housing…
The people you describe are not progressives…
oh weird, you should let them know that. they seem to be convinced they are very progressive.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_Out (2017, the name of a film related to this!)
Your own bags = reusable = eco-sustainability = weak.
I hae neer heard associating reusing bags to gay, but I can see how it may work “logically”.
lol what? I’ve never heard this stereotype.
Nor have I, but I guess this definitely rules out being gay based on my walking speed lol.
Apparently I’m fascistly gay.
Goosestepping at a brisk pace?
If we’re going by stereotypes, the straights should be striding purposefully, laser focused on getting to the building site or gun range.
The gays should be sauntering slowly in painfully tight Italian loafers.
Tip: Swinging your hips reduces movement speed by 10%, but provides a plus 1 bonus to CHA
That doesn’t sound pleasant for the feet.
I first heard it maybe 10 years ago, and it’s become a lot more prevalent, once you start to notice it (obviously not all gay guys but a lot do) then you kind of take up the joke too. I’ve always been told I walk too fast, now I know why.
I must be the gayest mf alive, TIL
It’s been a stereotype for a while. There are a few articles/memes out there about it, at least since the late 2010’s:
https://www.gq.com/story/move-im-gay
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/06/stereotype-lgbtq-walk-faster-straights-unexpected-benefit/
Pythagoras claim that walking in a straight line is the fastest way has been debunked. Walking in a gay line is faster.
Walking in a gay conga line reaches warp speed and emits sparkles.
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fellas, is it gay to walk quickly?
I hope not. I usually walk quickly, with purpose. I hate these types that can best be described as “waddling”. Just like a sloth cosplaying as a duck. And somehow they manage to just stand in doorways, and block isles. Meanwhile I’m in my head thinking “HEY FUCKFACE!!! MOVE YOUR FUCKING ASS!!!”
And then I wonder if I might have anger management issues. Then I realized I haven’t punched anyone in a really long time, so that’s close enough to managed anger. So that means these wastes of space really are that annoying to walk behind. Shopping doesn’t have to take 2 hours. You can be in and out in like 10 minutes. You just gotta know what you’re buying, and where it is. But then these types just…exist.
So I just want everyone to know, that if you could lose a race to a snail, I want you to know that everyone hates you. If you’re going to walk this slow, just get a mobility scooter. Maybe you’ll be faster on wheels. Which means out of my way faster. And really, that’s the ultimate goal here, right? Getting everyone out of my way. I think that’s a goal everyone should work towards. That, and finding someone willing to bring me cheese regularly.
I really like cheese.
But also, I’m not gay. I had no idea speed was gay? Then again, I don’t notice these things. I’m always the last to know if someone is gay. I didn’t realize Richard Simmons was gay until 1995. I got made fun of for not knowing. And that’s how I found out.
imho you are describing managed anger, next step is to zen away to anger in the first place - it does sound slightly above average, all caps is just bad news bro. anyhoo - you can do it!
The first step is to want to get rid of the anger though, right? How does one in this state move past the idea that they are right, and therefore it’s right to be angry?
You can be right and not angry.
I hope not.
Bad take.
I had a friend back in the day who loved Rupaul, they got so mad when we tried explaining drag to them, refused to believe us. But one day they just stopped talking about how sexy Rupaul was. Some folks just don’t have “gaydar” as long as noone gets hurt it’s all ok.
Is it gay to have long legs?
Unidentified submersible bearing 323, moving at gay walking speed. -Das Boot maybe
Set course bearing 323, full gay ahead!
Suction on After Trim, gay venting.
More like Dis Booty lmao
ALAAAAAAAAAAAARMMMMMM!!!
Fast and bi-curious?
Bike-curious?
Had a bike shop here called bikurious. Great name, they used to get all my business.
Move, I’m gay.
Nice to meet you gay, I’m moved
I’m getting there at the speed of gay!
TIL I’m gay. Great, now I’ve got to tell my wife I suppose.
First you must answer: at what temperature do you drink your coffee?
I have no clue tbh, as long as it’s warm.
Aw, see that’s the thing. Gay people drink their coffee iced.
I am intermittently gay.
Everyone’s gay this month. It’s okay.
However, if you are in a committed relationship right now, that takes precedence over your gayness and theirs too
Amen to that. My wife and I are both mostly gay, but we’re straight for each other.
I’m gay all summer, baby.
I guess “city walking” makes me gay? Is this what they mean by “metrosexual”? Idfk anymore lol
These people have never been to a non-car-centric city. My city hasn’t even fully recovered from it’s car-centric hell past and almost everyone who lives and works here walks or bikes.
do you look fabulous while you’re doing it?
It’s a long held belief or stereotype that gay men walk faster than straight men
It is? Is this some commonly known stereotype that I just missed hearing about?
Source: some middle school kid
Yeah I think this is an AI hallucination. I’ve heard or seen this. And I’ve been a very fast walker, I blame mine on ADHD or autism.
TIL I might be gay, couldn’t possibly be adhd or anxiety. Kind of a weird way to find out but alright
I’ve never heard about this either. It’s probably much more regional or something?
Guurl, we have got places to be! Hello?!
The fuck does walking speed have to do with orientation? Do men get less gay as they get older and slow down?
Dunno, but it’s a common trope among gay men to walk at light speed. I’m incredibly guilty of this. The “move, removed, I’m gay” struggle is real.
Unexpected?
I appreciate all the funny comments about the gay tie-in, but the “unexpected health benefits” of WALKING is the dumbest attempt at clickbaitizing a headline that I’ve seen in a while.
Republicans on their way to make gaywalking a crime.
I never heard of this as “gay.” Though my girlfriend and I (female) both walk pretty damn fast, so maybe there’s something to it.
I wondered whether me walking fast and being ND are related. Not saying all lesbians are autistic but…
Oh good point, we’re both that too. Unusual walking gaits aren’t uncommon for people on the spectrum.
Brisk walking places greater demand on the heart, lungs, and muscles than slower walking.
The article ignores causality to make our walking speed this quirky thing. In reality our heart beats faster because of historical trauma and hypervigilance, which the body automatically converts into increased walking speed. It might be adaptive but it’s not fun constantly looking over your shoulder to watch for danger.
Not everyone walking fast is experiencing trauma flashbacks. Sometimes I’m just impatient and want to get where I’m going.
