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I've seen so many men terrified of anything gay themed. I've watched men refuse to be friends with people who didn't act manly enough. I've watched grown-ass men bark "f@gg0+," every time they saw 2 dudes expressing an interest in one another on TV. Pink Pony Club, I Kissed a Girl, and several other songs are a complete turn-off for them.

I have to ask, what scares you guys? What, sitting in the pit of your stomach, do you feel and think when you see gay things?

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[โ€“] unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz 14 points 1 day ago (2 children)

i doubt you'll get a meaningful response from those you're asking. this platform, lemmy, is in particular not going to expose your question to people like you described. ask it on the big platforms, you'll get a much wider range and within that, an insanely wide range of bs. but as is obvious, it's cultural and educational

[โ€“] djdarren@piefed.social 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

OP probably wouldn't get a meaningful answer in other places either. The kind of guy that reacts to gay men the way described isn't going to reflect on why they're scared of homosexuality and come back with anything useful; they'll just say "I ain't scared of no bummers!" and then call them a another slur.

fucking weirdass also i am introuble