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Straight Men Share The Most Basic Things They Did That Someone Claimed Were “Gay” (24 Answers)
Article created by: Mindaugas Balčiauskas
If you're a guy, chances are someone said you should "man up" or "boys don't cry" at some point in your life. The phrase that inspired this article is right up there among these classics.
A few months ago, Reddit user The_WereArcticFox submitted a question to the platform, where they asked: "Straight men of Reddit, what is the strangest thing you have been told not to do because 'that's gay?'" Sadly, it has received plenty of replies.
As of this article, there are over 38.5K comments under the post, proving that our society is still pretty messed up when it comes to masculinity and homosexuality.
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#1
Cry. I used to cry a lot as a child and would get bullied for it. The adults in my life all agreed that crying made me weak, but one in particular (secretary at my elementary school) thought it also made me seem gay and feminine and told me that was why I was being bullied.
The reality is that I was probably depressed from having recently moved across the country from my family and often found myself lonely so I couldn't handle the smallest amount of rejection or teasing from others.
Please don't tell children not to cry. Talk to them about their feelings so that the source of their sadness can be tackled, not the symptom. I still struggle with processing basic emotions because i spent so much time repressing them over stupid reasons like this.
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#2
My granddad once told me not to brush my hair because "looking pretty is for women and the gays".
Screw you, buddy. I want to look nice and not like I'm chasing hedgehogs through a freakin bush, you unwashed heathen.
#3
As a helicopter pilot I have a checklist. We ALL have a checklist. Even though I have the slimmer version, its still a lot of pages, so I bought some page markers and labeled the important pages like start up, shutdown, refuel, emergencies, whatevs, good idea right?
I misplaced said checklist in an aircraft I hadn't seen in a while and asked some of the more senior guys if they had seen it and one of them responded:
"Oh, the one with all the gay little page markers?"
And all the others laughed.
If being convenient is gay, then I'm flamboyant.
#4
Apparently going out for Mexican and margaritas with your pal. No one said it directly, but the waitress gave us a complimentary dessert for 2 and said happy anniversary... free dessert is free dessert, I guess.
#8
Eating bananas, hot dogs, popsicles, string cheese, using a straw, hugging other men, touching feminine hygiene products,
This is the one that kills me; letting your 3yo daughter do your hair, makeup and nails.
#9
When I was in high school, everyone thought I was gay because I wore a scarf to school one day.
A) Scarves aren't gay.
B) It was a gift from my great grandmother.
C) It was during the winter in Pennsylvania. IT. WAS. COLD.
#10
The strangest one I've heard is "Two guys can't drive around in a convertible with the top down."
#11
My mom told me to stop complaining about my migraine cause “thats not very straight of you”
#12
"can't come mate, I'm spending the weekend camping with my girlfriend"
"Pffft, what are you, gay? You're missing a party dude"
I'm pretty sure both of us lost braincells in the moment of silence after he said that.
#13
Pedicures. When I was in the military a female friend of mine convinced me to get one by paying for both of us. I've been getting them regularly now for the last 15 years and still some men think it is "gay or feminine"
Guys your missing out! It feels amazing!
#16
My girlfriend once seriously asked me if I was gay because I said that I liked her body. Safe to say she had some issues.
#19
Playing the saxophone
Honestly what in the world?
#24
Anything dance related.
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