Thank you,
Flanger-Hanger. Sorry for constantly apologizing, I'm just always paranoid and awkward about doing something wrong.
Escapy wrote:
Welcome to the club!
I've found that one of the benefits of being a straight Disney-loving (or musicals/romcoms/theatre) guy is that it's easier to strike up friendships with hot equally-loving-of-Disney (and the other stuff) girls.
lol, thanks. That's actually how I met my girlfriend, is through a Disney site a few years, when we were discussing the Disney parks and films. I was so thrilled to find someone who was just as romantic as I was and shared my geekiness for Disney.
Disney Duster wrote:
PrincePhillipFan, it is not ignorant or opposing (what did you mean by opposing? Opposing what?) to think you're gay because of those things. I fit the stereotype very well, as do most of the boys from my theater department in college. Sheesh, gay boys have to tell that someone is gay without them announcing it, don't they? That's why those boys came up to you, because you seem gay. We have to have hints before we go asking someone out, we have to have some way of telling.
I'm sorry if I upset you, Disney Duster. I didn't mean that from the viewpoint of other homosexuals (I perfectly understand why they would think I was from it), I just meant that it's more of how some gay-hating people use the stereotype in such a negative way. I meant in the sense that people who oppose against homosexuals reinforce the stereotypes about them often, like saying they're gay just because they like they certain things. I know a lot tend to like theater and musicals, but I knew a gay friend from junior high and high school who didn't. I never meant to say that there aren't or can't be homosexuals who love musical theater, or that it's wrong for them to assume that other guys are because they like it as well. But there are always exceptions. Just like how there can be guys who are hopeless romantics and love theater but still be straight, and gays who can hate it but love sports. I just don't think that a person's sexuality should be just based purely on their likings and hobbies. It can be sometimes true, but I don't think that should be the sole basis for determining who someone is.
I'm sorry if it seemed like I was saying that it's wrong for other gay men to assume another one is because they love musical theater. I only meant my comment in the sense how other ignorant gay-hating heterosexuals think that a person is only gay just because they like a certain thing. I know some don't want to announce their sexuality to the world and want to be discreet about it. I believe too that homosexual men should be able to have certain signals or hints before they ask a guy out. Like I said, when others did, I never felt shocked or blamed them for it. I found it very flattering that they liked me in that sense, and very guilty that I had to say no. But I was never blaming them or saying it was their fault because they made that assumption, and found it perfectly understandable they did. I know myself, fit into the stereotype of what many people think is gay. Part of the way I look, my participation a lot in theater and my love of musicals and Disney films, a majority of my friends being girls. With those signs, I don't blame any homosexual for thinking I am too. One of my friends even remarked to me "You're probably either the gayest straight guy or a guy from a cheap romance novel come to life."
I'm sorry if my comment seemed to come off in the wrong way. I meant no blame against you or anyone else.
I love you...... In a Platonic, funny friend even though I don't really know you way.
