Kajitsu 23 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Something I've always wondered. Is it because of already existing stereotypes? Is it because they're portrayed as such in the media or in society? Is it nature or is it nurture? And how did the distinguishable "gay accent" come about anyway? Please discuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinolover 3,610 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 makes me wonder why some people are racist, it must be from the pollution or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desu 10,708 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I think they're just born fabulous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
removed929393303 15,230 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Because that's just how they are.....I don't think it's possible to pinpoint an exact reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajitsu 23 Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 Because that's just how they are.....I don't think it's possible to pinpoint an exact reason. I'm sure there are reasons though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
removed929393303 15,230 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I'm sure there are reasons though. Why are the reasons important? Some gay men are flamboyant and that's just the way it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberly Lipington 3,562 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Being gay and quiet camp all I can think of is that I am the way I am.its just my personality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Youth 64 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I've always wondered that too but I think for most of them it just happens naturally because of who they are or how they grew up. The same goes for tomboys. Great question, btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameton the witch 94 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 i don't know tbh since im transgender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skibop!! 8,585 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Because they can be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajitsu 23 Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 Why are the reasons important? Some gay men are flamboyant and that's just the way it is. The reasons are very important to me. I want to know how this "gay behavior" came to be... Some gay people might have learned since they were young that gay = girly and have the idea that shopping and acting girly constitutes what a gay person should be like. The media and society both have a great influence on peoples behavior. Why do gay people have to be so different from straight people, at least based on stereotypes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeeYaWithYou 4,415 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 It's just their personalities? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grape Soda 12,004 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I always wondered that myself and they date guys like that I mean guys date guys that act like girls but DNT like girls...................like what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajitsu 23 Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 It's just their personalities? Um... now let me ask you these questions. Why do girls like pink? Why do guys like blue? Why do girls put on makeup and guys don't? Why are guys generally more aggressive? Why are Asians generally better at math? Why are gangs often associated with black people? I don't think it's because it's "just their personalities." There are social constructs that cause people to be a certain way. Believe it or not, pink used to be the color desginated for guys and blue was for girls... But somehow it's the complete opposite. So it's not like females were naturally born to like pink. I think nurture has a lot to do with it. Haha sorry that was a huge tangent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taku 1,254 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I've known quite a few straight guys who are 'feminine' as well though. So having 'girly' traits isn't exclusive to one's sexual orientation. Imo. Also for those that are gay and feminine, I personally think it's caused both by society and one's own self awareness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
removed929393303 15,230 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 The reasons are very important to me. I want to know how this "gay behavior" came to be... Some gay people might have learned since they were young that gay = girly and have the idea that shopping and acting girly constitutes what a gay person should be like. The media and society both have a great influence on peoples behavior. Why do gay people have to be so different from straight people, at least based on stereotypes? Yeah sure society has a great influence on peoples behavior but society also acts as if femininity in a man is something to judge and look down on so if I go by your argument of it maybe being a learned trait then wouldn't they also have learned that being 'girly' is something that they should strive not to be since it is ridiculed? It's just their personality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeeYaWithYou 4,415 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Um... now let me ask you these questions. Why do girls like pink? Why do guys like blue? Why do girls put on makeup and guys don't? Why are guys generally more aggressive? Why are Asians generally better at math? Why are gangs often associated with black people? I don't think it's because it's "just their personalities." There are social constructs that cause people to be a certain way. Believe it or not, pink used to be the color desginated for guys and blue was for girls... But somehow it's the complete opposite. So it's not like females were naturally born to like pink. I think nurture has a lot to do with it. Haha sorry that was a huge tangent. If you have that many questions read a neurology book or something idk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoreTokyo 1,008 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 @Kajitsu: You appear to be confusing gendered performance with sexuality or expression.Gender performance essentially refers to the manner in which someone performs masculine or feminine actions or traits/behavior that are often times associated with being masculine or feminine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Something I've always wondered. Is it because of already existing stereotypes? Is it because they're portrayed as such in the media or in society? Is it nature or is it nurture? And how did the distinguishable "gay accent" come about anyway? Please discuss. Some of them put it on as an act to alert others that they are gay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajitsu 23 Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 Some of them put it on as an act to alert others that they are gay. So it's an act...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinolover 3,610 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 if you planned on preaching to us, then you should really just have told us obviously some gay men are not going to be the same as other gay men and you're going to say it's because of society? when people are growing up, and they see choices to be made and based on their preference they choose which they like more.... possibly based on what society views as more appropriate or not. so i guess it was nice to think why some homosexual men are feminine but to say it's because they learned it from society and not because when they were little and they saw a pretty pink dress in the window and liked it ...can be slightly.. rude? not sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SATANIC SLUT 2,971 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 well most of the gay guys that i've come across weren't feminine, which causes me to believe that femininity in some gay guys is just part of their personality? i think our patriarchal society has a role in it as well, since society views gay men as not "real men" and ppl associate "masculinity" as a valued trait in "real men." i've noticed there's many more gay guys that act feminine than lesbians that act butch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myth 6,602 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I'm gay, but I'm not flamboyant. Even so, I do have several feminine tendencies and I find that part natural. When a woman is pregnant with a male, the female body naturally produces antigens and antibodies against, what the body considers the fetus, the foreign object. This feminizes the fetus, and the female body produces more of these antigens and antibodies after each pregnancy, which explains why the likelihood of a boy being born gay goes up if the women previously had a boy. Where the whole flamboyant archetype came from is beyond me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetReal 13 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Because they want to be Girls I would think at least the more famboyant ones, but most girls don't act the way gay guys act Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoplz 2,333 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I've wondered too! I always can point a gay out because of the way they act, walk, and move and so far I haven't been wrongI think it's to let people know that they are gay? boo hoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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