People From The LGBTQ+ Community Laugh At “Homophobic Culture” By Sharing The Worst Posts They’ve Seen (50 Pics)
The members of LGBTQ+ have to deal with a lot of hate. Whether it's in real life or online, as a group, they're constantly under attack by spiteful people who question their very own existence. So in an attempt to create a safe space for venting, they started a subreddit called "Are the Straights OK?"
Even though the sub is relatively new — its birthday is October 2019 — it already has 329K subscribers, tackling difficult social issues like sexism and homophobia. Here are some of the most-upvoted posts from "Are the Straights OK?"
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Breeding Culture Is Creepy As Hell
Look at your bodies, people! Mouth, stomach, & intestines. God created you for the magnificent job of eating food & ignoring all other body systems! What can be more important than this?!?!
Bored Panda contacted the moderators of r/AreTheStraightsOK and one of them was kind enough to answer a few questions about the subreddit and what goes on in it. "The most popular theme across this subreddit is the lack of self-awareness when it comes to certain couples and their toxic relationships," the mod said.
"It's like that one guy at work who comes in every day complaining about his wife and you constantly ask yourself 'Why are they even still married?!'"
The mod thinks the community of the subreddit is really great. "We have a bunch of genuine users who share a lot of personal moments as well as laughs and friendly jokes. We do get trolls, and they sometimes are subtle, but for the most part, we really like the community that posts here," they explained.
Props To The Kid Who Filled It Out
YES! we need to stop assigning a gender to things and actions, its pointless and harmful
Is It Gay To Love Your Son?
Some critics of this subreddit can be heard saying it is simply putting labels on people and pitting them against each other which only widens the gap between the LGBTQ+ and straight cisgender folks but the mod of r/AreTheStraightsOK believes they misunderstand what this subreddit is actually about.
"First and foremost, it was created by a straight cis woman, and second, it includes straight people (both cis and trans) within the mod team and the community. Critics seem to be missing the information that's provided right in the sidebar on how this subreddit is not aimed at straight people in particular — it's aimed at bad relationships and sometimes sexist/LGBT+phobic people. Now, if critics fell into one of those areas themselves, I could at least understand why they think it's widening some sort of 'gap.'"
I Am Yet To Invade Poland
Can They Stop Hating Each Other For Like.. 10 Minutes?
I can cook. I did so since I was 15, because I wanted to. And, really surprising - my balls did not fall off, nor crimpled into some raisin-like remain of theirselves, nor did any other bad happen. Only effect I'm aware of is that I get decent food whenever I want. Uh, how'd that happen, eh? And I'm straight, even that didn't change.
Fellas...is It Gay To Be Able To See?
Oh yes. It is totally gay to SEE. What tf is wrong with people?!
The Great American Sitcom
A Man's Razor Will Cut A Woman's Skin Clean Off
Better To Be Silent And Assumed A Fool Than To Speak Up And Remove All Doubt
This...
I never quite understood the english "girlfriend". Can't boys have normal friends that are girls? The norwegian word for it, "kjæreste", leaves the gender out. It simply means "dearest".
This Tho
That Ratio Tho
Jar Go Brrrr
Boy that mom is gonna be upset when she finds out that jar opener tools are a thing...
Uhh..
Miss My Masculine Ass With That Feminine Hygiene Sh*t
LMAO! Wuss. I learned early not to embarrassed by this. It shows others you are in a relationship woman. Because why would the guy need them? Now, I have a wife and 3 daughters. I have carried arm loads of these out of a store. This is the dumbest s**t to be embarrassed of.
Logic
Did You Guys Hear The Big News!?
Guess Dude Never Wanted A 90s Jdm Sports Car
Accurate Representation
hypocrite. their "personality" is of love, and your's is of hate
Both The Gays And Geometry Start With G.
Corona Straights Are Not Ok
Are The Straights Ok?
Honestly if i ever do a gender reveal the colors are going to be Black and White. Im not telling any mfs what gender is what.
Thats The Whole Point
What
Found On Technically The Truth, The One Bothered By The First Cartoon...
I Just Saw It And Liked The Response
Exactly, why can't she have kids and still work? Crazy man putting that crap on his 4 year old
Wow would've thought? I work full time and am a full time single parent. It's really hard, don't get me wrong, but I genuinely love both.
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I asked my 1 year old what she wanted to do in life. She said "eat, play, and sleep." Which is strange because she is a cat.
I asked my daughter the same thing. She said, “Those are my only two options? Why the f*** did you bring me into this f***ing world?!?”
Is that when you explained that you were asking her which would be more *fun*, not that she has to choose? Or did you miss that part yourself?
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I explained childbirth to my 5 year old. She is now a firm believer in adoption.
Trust me, if ANYBODY could choose not to work and still get lots of money, they'd choose not to work.
Being a stay-at-home mom IS work - A LOT of work - you just don't get a salary.
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Is there some law preventing working moms from cuddling their kids? Ben Shapiro is a stupid jerk.
My 10 year old daughter said When I grow up I want to be a mummy - shock horror on my face my mothers faces and my sisters face. We asked her why and her answer was becasue when I grow up I want to out an work, mummies do and daddies do not..
No one asks boys if they are going to have a career or be a father. Everyone should have a choice and not be pinned down as to whether they want one thing or one other thing.
As if there is anything natural or normal to "going to work". Did hunter-gatherers (the only tradition the human race has) "have careers"? So, there can be zero logical explanation for why a father should have a career and a mother should not. (Each individual couple can choose. Both are living in an unnatural state.)
When I was 4 my answer to this would have been I wanna be a cat. Still do.
For the record, Shapiro asked which would be more fun, not that she had to choose between them. If he'd ask me that, I would have said neither. I want to retire. Now.
When asked, my 4yo wants to be a doctor or a penguin when she grows up and I am down with that. Funnily enough, being a mother has never cropped up in conversation 'cos you know...she's 4!
If anyone thinks working for a living should be more fun than cuddling someone you love they have a bigger problem than that kid ever will!
You can do both and men would never be asked to chose, which is the point here.
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Ben is a bigoted idiot. It is not a joke but pandering towards the conservative demographic that follows him
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Like Come On, Show Some Creativity
gender reveals are bad anyway, you're pressing your idea of your kids identity on them before they're even born! sex does not equal gender and gender in of itself is a social construct
How The Turn-Tables
Hypocrisy
Proper Grammar? In My House!??!? I Don't Think So
this is ridiculous. we should teach kids about lgbtq+ pronouns though too!
A Gay Friend Shared This On Facebook
can we please just GET RID of fragile/toxic masculinity?!?!?!
Yeah
I would imagine that a straight person's motivation for telling a gay person that it's okay to be gay is to let them know that the straight person is an ally. Probably not the most effective way of communicating that fact, but it sounds like a straight person who is trying.
Showers Are Gay
Wow, I forgot that was even a thing until just now....but dammit, back in the day, that term was EVERYWHERE!!!
Is It Gay To Not Have Skin Cancer ?
Imagine. If we could get everyone with masculinity so fragile to go battle the sun, I think the world might be a much kinder place to live. (Joking. I'm not actually advocating for genocide. I'll settle for changing minds.)
Posting This Again Cos I'm A Dummy And Forgot To Cover Names
This Comic By Kasia Babis Is This Sub
They Don't Know
Hell Naw To The Naw Naw Naw Naw
The Biggest Hetero Lie
Hating Their Wives Before They Even Get Married
Men Can Wear Make Up, But *only* If Extreme Conflict Ensues...
If they got rid of the "for men" underneath, I bet it could've been a popular product for all genders. What's more badass than putting on WAR PAINT every day? Such a shame, what a waste.
Omg A Man???
This Is Some 19th Century Sexism
I Don’t Know If This Has Been Posted Here But....
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Half of these are just sexist comments (which are terrible but not necessarily LGBTphobic) or gross generalisations about straight people. Bigotry needs to be fought but generalising all straights are sexist homophobes is contra producent. Also fails to acknowledge the extended biphobia in the gay world (I can’t tell my best friend that I am bi despite him being gay ).
Yes! Biphobia is a thing, and it get completely ignored. So many people just don't get that there are unique issues when it comes to discrimination against bisexual people. I'm sorry you cant talk to your friend, Burs. Maybe if you told them their reaction would be different than you are expecting? And, if not, is that really the kind of friendship you want to hang on to? I realize that's over simplifying things but, maybe something to consider. I hope things work out for you.
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I wish everyone could just love who they wanna love and be who they wanna be. I do like the LGBTQ content tho BP. :)
I´m gay and really dislike the LGBTQIA+ movement. As a teenager I did tons of volunteer works for WJNH the leading gay rights organisation in Belgium but I seriously got turned off of all of it. The zealotry of the current movement is more harmful than helpful.
I feel that its a small minority that isnthis extremist but sadly the loud hateful people is heard more than the reasonable ones
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I really did NOT think that by now we'd still have so many bigots against LGBTQ+ and people of non-European descent in my country (the US). I was a teenager in the 80s and although we didn't hear much about trans people, I had gay friends and we had pride parades. I never met a racist person. I was so naive to think only the oldest generation and a couple of quacks would have any lingering bigotry. It's also true about workplace sexual harassment. Young women think that raising awareness and fighting against it is new, which is really sad, because we were all aware of it 20 years ago. We thought THAT was the moment we would put an end to it.
A lot of this is embarrassing to read, although there were a couple laughs though.
Christina Applegate's character on Married With Children summed it up this way: "I hate people who hate people. ... There's something wrong with that statement." People are so blinded by their own hatred that they cannot see that their own hatred is just as harmful if not more so. I could go on to quote a verse about a splinter in someone's eye, but I will leave it at that.
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I'm sorry, WHAT!? "Promoting pedofilia"? Not only did you spell it wrong but that is an absurd and DISGUSTING thing to say. Does anyone know how to report a comment and ask that it be removed on here?
Load More Replies... Half of these are just sexist comments (which are terrible but not necessarily LGBTphobic) or gross generalisations about straight people. Bigotry needs to be fought but generalising all straights are sexist homophobes is contra producent. Also fails to acknowledge the extended biphobia in the gay world (I can’t tell my best friend that I am bi despite him being gay ).
Yes! Biphobia is a thing, and it get completely ignored. So many people just don't get that there are unique issues when it comes to discrimination against bisexual people. I'm sorry you cant talk to your friend, Burs. Maybe if you told them their reaction would be different than you are expecting? And, if not, is that really the kind of friendship you want to hang on to? I realize that's over simplifying things but, maybe something to consider. I hope things work out for you.
Load More Replies... I wish everyone could just love who they wanna love and be who they wanna be. I do like the LGBTQ content tho BP. :)
I´m gay and really dislike the LGBTQIA+ movement. As a teenager I did tons of volunteer works for WJNH the leading gay rights organisation in Belgium but I seriously got turned off of all of it. The zealotry of the current movement is more harmful than helpful.
I feel that its a small minority that isnthis extremist but sadly the loud hateful people is heard more than the reasonable ones
Load More Replies... I really did NOT think that by now we'd still have so many bigots against LGBTQ+ and people of non-European descent in my country (the US). I was a teenager in the 80s and although we didn't hear much about trans people, I had gay friends and we had pride parades. I never met a racist person. I was so naive to think only the oldest generation and a couple of quacks would have any lingering bigotry. It's also true about workplace sexual harassment. Young women think that raising awareness and fighting against it is new, which is really sad, because we were all aware of it 20 years ago. We thought THAT was the moment we would put an end to it.
A lot of this is embarrassing to read, although there were a couple laughs though.
Christina Applegate's character on Married With Children summed it up this way: "I hate people who hate people. ... There's something wrong with that statement." People are so blinded by their own hatred that they cannot see that their own hatred is just as harmful if not more so. I could go on to quote a verse about a splinter in someone's eye, but I will leave it at that.
Load More Replies... I'm sorry, WHAT!? "Promoting pedofilia"? Not only did you spell it wrong but that is an absurd and DISGUSTING thing to say. Does anyone know how to report a comment and ask that it be removed on here?
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