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[CW: LGBTphobia] What are some of the wildest takes about LGBT you've heard from cishets? (hexbear.net)

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Here are a few I've heard:

"Identifying as demisexual is just a form of slut-shaming"
"'Demisexuality' is just the human norm, most people don't fuck someone they just met"
"Asexual claims of discrimination are an insult to the Black Americans who struggled in the Civil Rights Movement"
"Anyone who identifies as asexual is either an incel in denial or has a medical problem that needs to be cured"

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[–] InexplicableLunchFiend@hexbear.net 18 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Even before pronouns were in vogue, I've been using 'they' as a singular pronoun my entire life in colloquial language without even thinking about it. English teachers tend to be prescriptionist pedants though, obsessed more with grammar and syntax rules than with legibility and communication.

It's like they think language is a magic spell that you have to use the right formula for