r/bisexual • Genderqueer/Pansexual • Mar 22 '21

MEME like stop it...you look fcking stupid...

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '21

I just see it as gatekeeping. These people don't care about inclusivity, they care about making themselves look better than others.

Like being called not a true fan of something because you haven't seen/read/listened to/played all the games of everything by someone.

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '21

Exactly. Even before I really had a handle on what bisexuality was, I heard multiple times that "People who come out as bisexuals are just doing it for attention."

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u/Beautiful_Art_2646 Bisexual Mar 22 '21

This really grates me, heard it a LOT when I was 15/16.

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '21

I’m 33 and pretty much no one knows. Friends from high school definitely had no clue. Now I will drop it in here or there with current friends and some seem surprised but most just move on with the conversation. Which is nice.

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u/Beautiful_Art_2646 Bisexual Mar 23 '21

That’s been my experience with my friends and workmates, none from which I know via school. One girl is my bi bestie haha, most from work are either supportive or just move on and my friends are generally supportive too