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[monostich]

Hi, it's me again, and I know that asking everyone questions at once can kind of be a bad idea sometimes or most of the times, but...

I went to the store to prepare for this whole feast thing, and I was offered something free for... For pride? It made rainbows follow me, and I don't see what that has to do with being proud, so there's definitely something here that I'm missing. When I asked the shopkeep they went on about flags and representation, but I didn't really get it.

So... Is there anyone who wants to explain that to me, and am I the only one confused by this?

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[notwearingthekeds]

It has to do with being gay.

Liking someone the same gender as you.

[monostich]

Okay... There's a lot of men I like, but I don't see why that would make me gay.

Doesn't that mean happy or festive or something?

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[itsjiaheng]

i gotchu
dunno about other places
but where i'm from
people historically are hmmmm
how do u say
very deeply uncool about anyone who's different
but particularly about gender and sexuality
there's a lot of really dumb people who care way too much about telling people what to do
pride is like... a time to be all
"fuck what y'all think we're here and we're proud of it"
and the flags all represent different things
but the rainbow is inclusive for all of them ?
that's my understanding anyway like i... dunno the history or whatever
but it's pretty cool

[notwearingthekeds]

Only if you want to fuck them.

It used to mean that, but it now means something else.

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[morns]

🏳‍🌈🏳‍🌈🏳‍🌈 you wanna fuck dudes. 🏳‍🌈🏳‍🌈🏳‍🌈

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[prismatically]

🏳‍🌈🏳‍🌈🏳‍🌈
CONGRATS!! YOU'RE GAY

[prismatically]

[ then five minutes later, with the air of a hasty 'PS': ]

WAIT
WAS THIS A JOKE POST OR NOT Y/N

[monostich]

Different about gender and sexuality? I didn't know that was a thing you could be different about, or why that would matter?

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[auriphrygiate]

You humans really just invent ways to feel special about perfectly common things.

[monostich]

People keep talking about fucking but I still don't get it.

It means... wanting to fuck dudes now?

[monostich]

How am I supposed to know that?

[morns]

people get pissy about the weirdest shit.

( ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ )

[monostich]

I am?

No, why would this be a joke?

[morns]

you ever looked at a guy and thought he's hot? thought about kissing him? shit like that?

[notwearingthekeds]

Did a bunch of people sleep through sex ed in their own worlds?

Being gay means you are romantically and sexually interested in people the same gender as you. Pride is about owning up to that in spite of how many people hate the idea gay people exist.

[monostich]

I wouldn't consider myself human, but that's not the point. I'm not really sure what's so common or uncommon about this?

[monostich]

I? Huh? Kissing? What? I thought fucking was different from that?

[monostich]

What does ed stand for?

That seems like a stupid reason to hate someone. What does it even matter? Romance is such an odd thing anyways, who cares who people want to romance with?

[auriphrygiate]

"People" being? Others of your kind?

[ cause he know he's not mad, just JUDGY. ]

[morns]

shades of the same thing. if you wanna kiss someone you might want to fuck them. or be fucked by them. you seem like a bottom.

[notwearingthekeds]

Education. That honestly explains SO much.

I don't fucking know, people are bullshit and just invent reasons to feel superior to each other. I'm fourteen, I shouldn't have to explain this shit to people.

[notwearingthekeds]

I don't think he knows how to do either.

[itsjiaheng]

yeah people are stupid
they care way too much about what's in everyone's pants
it SHOULDN'T matter
but to them it does
i used to watch movies and stuff
and in all of those it's like
GOTTA GET THE GIRL THE THING YOU DO AS A MAN IS GET THAT GIRL
but like man i don't care about getting the girl
why can't we just be friends with the girl ???
someone had to tell me that like it was ok to feel that way because if everything you see acts like that's the one right way
or if there's only one right way you're "supposed" to dress or whatever
how are you supposed to know you're allowed to be another way ????

anyway if that's not how it is where you're from
you're lucky

[morns]

yeah.
it's stupid but it was illegal for a long time. least in my world.

[auriphrygiate]

Oh? Then if you're not human what are you?

I just find it strange that there is a particular celebration for something everyone does, but I have never fully understood human culture anyway.