I'm looking for things that a guy would do and you would point at him and say "he's gay". I've got "Cried watching Brokeback Mountain", "Loves Lipstick Mafia" and a few others.
Gay stereotypes (for satire)
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Compliments any woman on her shoes when they aren't six inch stilettos and all she's wearing.
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Shoes. Shoes, shoes, shoes.
I was out with some friends. One of them brought a female friend we didn't already know. That new friend and I were hitting it off very well. The friend who brought her poked me and said "I brought her for [Bob]". (Not his real name.) I looked at her and said "[Bob]'s gay." She refused to believe it.
So I turned to [Bob] and said "Hey, nice shoes." He immediately got up from the bar, posed his leg so we could see the shoe better, and spoke at great length about where he got them and how much they cost and how he was sure they wouldn't be his size, then eventually wound up with a story about how happy he was to find this belt that matched them perfectly at a different store.
When he finally sat down, my friend looked at me and said "You're right, he's gay."
Stereotypes become stereotypes for a reason. There are a lot of gay men out there who don't fit them, but there are also a lot who do. No straight man cares that much about his shoes.
Well, okay, some do. I mean, I have these fantastic harness boots, right? Great oil-treated black leather, some heel but not Cuban, and they just feel amazing. Plus they've got that whole "who's your daddy" vibe going on.
What? No, no, of course not. I haven't been to a gay bar in months.
I was out with some friends. One of them brought a female friend we didn't already know. That new friend and I were hitting it off very well. The friend who brought her poked me and said "I brought her for [Bob]". (Not his real name.) I looked at her and said "[Bob]'s gay." She refused to believe it.
So I turned to [Bob] and said "Hey, nice shoes." He immediately got up from the bar, posed his leg so we could see the shoe better, and spoke at great length about where he got them and how much they cost and how he was sure they wouldn't be his size, then eventually wound up with a story about how happy he was to find this belt that matched them perfectly at a different store.
When he finally sat down, my friend looked at me and said "You're right, he's gay."
Stereotypes become stereotypes for a reason. There are a lot of gay men out there who don't fit them, but there are also a lot who do. No straight man cares that much about his shoes.
Well, okay, some do. I mean, I have these fantastic harness boots, right? Great oil-treated black leather, some heel but not Cuban, and they just feel amazing. Plus they've got that whole "who's your daddy" vibe going on.
What? No, no, of course not. I haven't been to a gay bar in months.
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And in an attempt to bring this thread back to topic - the "flounce."
You know what I mean. It's not a "strut." That's Travolta and the Bee Gees (who, despite the skin-tight white outfits and ultra-high voices were not gay... I don't think.
). It's...
Well, it's the blond guy from "Queer Eye." Watch him move. No straight man moves that way.
You know what I mean. It's not a "strut." That's Travolta and the Bee Gees (who, despite the skin-tight white outfits and ultra-high voices were not gay... I don't think.
). It's...Well, it's the blond guy from "Queer Eye." Watch him move. No straight man moves that way.
It's all in the walk. Watch people when they walk and move--lots of times gay guys will have a much higher sense of the space around them. (Not always, of course, but often.)
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I know this might sound really weird, but I've had occasion to notice that many gay men I've met seem to adore "Designing Women" and even more, "The Golden Girls" reruns. I have no idea why.
A friend of mine and I were talking about gay stereotypes a few years ago; she's a very feminine lesbian and was married to a rather more masculine woman. We were laughing about how odds are that if a man loves to shop as much as we do, works as a florist, interior designer or clothing designer, and has an effeminate tone to his voice, odds are that he is gay.
(I will qualify this, though--I was acquainted with a man who did have many of these qualities and is as hetero as they come. He was having a bit of a problem in his marriage, so he and his wife went to counseling separately and together. The counselor tried to convince him he was gay and that that was why he and his wife weren't getting along. Anyway--I'll end the derail, now.)
A friend of mine and I were talking about gay stereotypes a few years ago; she's a very feminine lesbian and was married to a rather more masculine woman. We were laughing about how odds are that if a man loves to shop as much as we do, works as a florist, interior designer or clothing designer, and has an effeminate tone to his voice, odds are that he is gay.
(I will qualify this, though--I was acquainted with a man who did have many of these qualities and is as hetero as they come. He was having a bit of a problem in his marriage, so he and his wife went to counseling separately and together. The counselor tried to convince him he was gay and that that was why he and his wife weren't getting along. Anyway--I'll end the derail, now.)
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Listen to Cher.
A lot.
Also Bette, Judy, Madge (yeah, calling her 'madge' rather than Madonna), Mariah, Beyonce and a few others.
Though, quite frankly, not exactly a "he's gotta be because of the Cher thing" as an exact point, but any man that loves Cher's music is automatically assumed to be gay. No matter what else goes on.
Me? I lust Cher and like her music. And when I've gone to concerts, I've always seemed to have the same pattern - Lesbians to the right of me, bikers to the left of me and gays to the front of me! Not to mention all the straight people that were there as well.
(the best is when I was near a grandmother who got talked into going to the show by her six year old granddaughter).
Oh, another thing? Dances well.
Apparently the gene to dance well is also on the same gene to be gay. For guys. This seems to work in reverse for the lesbians I've known.
Rabe...
A lot.
Also Bette, Judy, Madge (yeah, calling her 'madge' rather than Madonna), Mariah, Beyonce and a few others.
Though, quite frankly, not exactly a "he's gotta be because of the Cher thing" as an exact point, but any man that loves Cher's music is automatically assumed to be gay. No matter what else goes on.
Me? I lust Cher and like her music. And when I've gone to concerts, I've always seemed to have the same pattern - Lesbians to the right of me, bikers to the left of me and gays to the front of me! Not to mention all the straight people that were there as well.
(the best is when I was near a grandmother who got talked into going to the show by her six year old granddaughter).
Oh, another thing? Dances well.
Apparently the gene to dance well is also on the same gene to be gay. For guys. This seems to work in reverse for the lesbians I've known.
Rabe...
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does not live with a woman but always puts the toilet seat down. i noticed this at several homes of gay (male) friends. oh, and the bathroom is immaculate.
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Reads fashion magazines for the clothes instead of for ogling the women.
My brother's roommate his freshman year in college did this, and put up his favorite clippings out of the magazines and used them to decorate the dorm room. The roommate swore up and down he was straight, convinced everyone he wasn't really gay, but (for this and several other reasons) got the nickname "The most flaming straight guy on campus." The next year he'd dropped out of that school, moved to San Francisco and started working at a trendy clothes shop, and came out of the closet.
My brother's roommate his freshman year in college did this, and put up his favorite clippings out of the magazines and used them to decorate the dorm room. The roommate swore up and down he was straight, convinced everyone he wasn't really gay, but (for this and several other reasons) got the nickname "The most flaming straight guy on campus." The next year he'd dropped out of that school, moved to San Francisco and started working at a trendy clothes shop, and came out of the closet.
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Is the reverse of this then that they read men's fitness magazines for the pictures and not the articles?
((of course, a lot of the articles would be right up a gay man's alley - food, fashion and the like))
Though this post reminds me that a friend who's brother is gay referred to me as the 'gayest straight man I've ever met'. Seeing as how we dated for a bit, and knew how straight I am, I took it as a compliment.
Rabe...
- Complimenting women on clothes (not just shoes!)
- Flinging their wrist when they gesture
- Doing the black-lady-head-thing when they get upset
- Walking effeminiately (someone pointed out a flounce, but there's also the graceful supermodel walk too)
- Taking a long time to do their hair
- Alithp in thpeech lisp in speech
- Really well dressed
- Cooing over cute animals and/or having a lapdog
- Supernaturally good looking (I cannot count the number of times I've heard a woman say, "Dammit, he's too cute to be straight")
Hope that helps
- Flinging their wrist when they gesture
- Doing the black-lady-head-thing when they get upset
- Walking effeminiately (someone pointed out a flounce, but there's also the graceful supermodel walk too)
- Taking a long time to do their hair
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- Really well dressed
- Cooing over cute animals and/or having a lapdog
- Supernaturally good looking (I cannot count the number of times I've heard a woman say, "Dammit, he's too cute to be straight")
Hope that helps
And in an attempt to bring this thread back to topic - the "flounce."
You know what I mean. It's not a "strut." That's Travolta and the Bee Gees (who, despite the skin-tight white outfits and ultra-high voices were not gay... I don't think.
Well, it's the blond guy from "Queer Eye." Watch him move. No straight man moves that way.
I saw this "non-strut" just the other day and quickly identified him as a gay man. I saw him again this morning walking, in the same "non-strut" holding a book with his forearms. Yes, the inner side of his forearms pressed together holding a book in place. It confirmed his gayness.
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I'm deeply curious as to what kind of "satire" you plan to do next. Women too stupid to know how to park a car? Black people eating fried chicken and watermelon? Native Americans saying "ugh!" and "How!"? Gosh, won't that be fun!
I don't really like these stereotypes.
My son is gay and you would not be able to tell by any of the above listed attributes. He doesn't notice women's shoes, he wears jeans and regular t-shirts and actually doesn't care that much about clothes in general. He's not super-neat.
My son is gay and you would not be able to tell by any of the above listed attributes. He doesn't notice women's shoes, he wears jeans and regular t-shirts and actually doesn't care that much about clothes in general. He's not super-neat.
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