Gay? Nay? S.
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THE ARE NOT THE NORMAL GAYS.
Qun Whe, Social Media EdorSeptember 20, 2020“S” jok are takg over social media — om TikTok to Twter — spreadg an anti-homosexual msage that disurag straight men om actg a feme or stereotypilly homosexual manner. The ia behd the joke typilly go like this: a man displays a flamboyant meanor, to pict himself as homosexual or feme, while people flood the ments llg the man “s” or spect of beg gay.
When observg the jok, as a gay man myself, I wonred, “what is wrong or funny about beg gay? ” This is the exact problem wh this new joke trend — stills to viewers the ia that there is somethg wrong wh beg gay or somethg wrong wh men actg effemately. “[The term] ‘s’ further perpetuat a homophobic, heteronormative way of thkg, ” DePl senr Sharae Corb said.
The sayg “that’s gay” was one of the first exampl of this type of homophobic speech I enuntered at a young age. Usg “gay” to pict somethg negative may seem like a mor issue, but ’s much more harmful than many choose to realize. This type of speech mimiz the gay experience by disregardg altogether and stamps negativy on homosexualy.