Speaking of gay...

[adma]

Of course, if you wanna demonstrate a little drag-king heteroness, you can adopt this as a t-shirt slogan or something

And here's extra incentive

 

[gboykovekin]

I went to Hanlan's Point yesterday...

There was a *noticeable* majority of beach-goers who were male.

 

[Darkstar416]

I suppose we don't even have to ask if you made use of the "optional" designation?

 

[esplanade guy]

What's wrong with big dykes?

OH NO! Star Jones and her hubby are OVER? I am so devastated for her. First she's fired from the VIEW then her gay stud dumps here? I was sure that was true love.

As for lesbians, why do lesbians have to be slim and pretty? What's wrong with a big, butch dyke? I like big, butch, kick-ass dykes who help me fix my car and paint my house. Not all lesbians are straight boy porn fantasies. What's up with this new trend of straight girls pretending to be lesbos to titalate straight boys? What if the girls asked straight boys to kiss each other? Now that would be interesting!! lol

 

[BuildTO]

That reminds me: have you seen that "We're not gay" video on youtube?

 

[Greg29Toronto]

That reminds me: have you seen that "We're not gay" video on youtube?

Hilarious!

 

[Abeja de Almirante]

Re: What's wrong with big dykes?

As for lesbians, why do lesbians have to be slim and pretty?

That's just the point...they rarely are. The question should be...why do lesbians have to be butch, cropped hair she-males?

 

[adma]

Re: What's wrong with big dykes?

Because it keeps the women's overalls business going

 

[BuildTO]

That's just the point...they rarely are. The question should be...why do lesbians have to be butch, cropped hair she-males?

You're still stereotyping. A couple of people in this thread have tried to explain that to you, but you aren't reading or aren't listening.

Gender is not a set of categories; it is a continuum. Just as, for example, straight men can range from hyper-masculine to extremely effeminate, so not all lesbians can be slotted into the "butch" category.

 

[BuildTO]

why do lesbians have to be butch, cropped hair she-males?

The more I look at that statement, the more things I see wrong with it.

It's likely that you have this impression because the lesbian couples you notice on the street fit this description. What you're missing is that there are many other lesbians passing you by on the street every day, and you're not singling them out and identifying them as lesbians because you can't tell. They look the same as non-lesbians.

I have to also point out how your view is limited by the categories our society imposes on us. If a woman - gay or not - decides pink and frilly dresses and high heels are for the birds, and she cuts her hair short and wears overall, why is she suddenly derided for being a "she-male"? Is your masculinity threatened? (I'm not meaning to insult you, but I think these are important points for you to consider.)

 

[adma]

It's likely that you have this impression because the lesbian couples you notice on the street fit this description.

...compounded by ingrained media/comedy stereotypes. But hey, if even dykes themselves (eg. Winnipeg's Millan + Dempsey) can play along with such stereotypes and lampoonery rather than fighting it--maybe even turning them inside out in the process--why not? I think we'd be poorer *without* such stereotypes, however politically/humanistically incorrect they may be. (If we had to bow to p.c., then Lea DeLaria would be as obsolete as Stepin Fetchit.)

But anyway, you don't have to be straight (though it helps) or queer (though it helps) to find this ROTFL-funny...

 

[bizorky]

^I am sending this to my brother who has a hate-on for Paris. If anyone knows where I can get a life-size cardboard cut-out of Paris, and some good darts, I would have the ultimate birthday gift.

Sorry about getting off topic again. What were we speaking about?

 

[ganjavih]

...and then there's South Park's version:

 

[adma]

...and Bruce Mau's version

 

[building babel]

The owner of Hanoi 3 Seasons restaurant, at Broadview and Gerrard, hosted the neighbourhood queens last night from 7:30 until closing. So much fun! Such a small restaurant ( it seats about 25 ), with about 35 customers crowded in at any given time. Our group got there 15 minutes late, and had to sit on the bench until a table came free. Others, who arrived later, had to do the same. It was a bit like being in school again, long tables with about ten people at each. There was a shortened version of the usual menu. The food is excellent and very reasonably priced. I hope he does this again. Someone said there's an east end bar called Velvet that has gay nights now and then too. One of the guys told us to go this Friday or else.