It's a long held stereotype that gay men walk faster than straight men
Is it though? This is the first I've heard of it
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I've heard it before. We now have a n=2 of data!
The faster walking speed is so that I can be a bottom sooner and for a longer time.
Is it really unexpected that getting more exercise makes you healthier
USians really can't stop thinking about (homo) sexuality, episode n+1
That's not true, I've always been told I walk too fast and I'm straight, Ish.
Buddy, I got news for ya
If you're over 6' , it could be your stride. If not, or if you hear this from other skyscrapers...
sis, maybe your ish is more swish than you wish🫂
If u walk fast u gay
Aww thanks
the best tl;dr ever
English or Spanish, walking speed?
Can confirm, am bisexual. Regularly stuck behind slow walkers but not fast enough to overtake fast walkers.
Got to commit to being gay instead so you can have the extra speed for the overtakes.
Go Go! Gay Gay! >>>>>>>>BOOST!>>>>>>>>
It’s a long held belief or stereotype that gay men walk faster than straight men
It is? Is this some commonly known stereotype that I just missed hearing about?
Source: some middle school kid
TIL I might be gay, couldn't possibly be adhd or anxiety. Kind of a weird way to find out but alright
Guurl, we have got places to be! Hello?!
I've never heard about this either. It's probably much more regional or something?
Yeah I think this is an AI hallucination. I've heard or seen this. And I've been a very fast walker, I blame mine on ADHD or autism.
It's gay to walk quickly. It's gay to take your own bags to the shops. It's gay to have empathy.
Holy shit there are a lot of people out there who are very insecure with themselves.
things people have took me I'm gay for:
reading
cooking
cleaning
being decently dressed (not even well-dressed)
having skin care products
using conditioner on my hair
driving a sedan/compact car
playing nintendo or jrpg games
enjoying classic music/opera/theater/ art & foreign films
owning a cat
drinking cocktails/lattes/milkshakes
riding/racing bicycles
not playing team ballsports
the definition of straight man is very very narrow for some folks, basically drive a giant truck, be unable to take care of yourself, and be into sports and action pop cuture, rock and roll/rap, and only ever do 'basic' things.
if you do anything outside of the box, you're gay. because 'normal straight men' don't do those things, and if they do, they only do it to impress women or something. like I can go to the opera with my girlfriend and hate it, but if i go myself and enjoy it I'm gay.
I'm an old man who looks like a Sheppard, I love when other old guys think I'm one of them and say stupid shit.
"Girl, please" as a response kinda breaks them.
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According to this I'm Gay... can't wait to tell my wife.
she knows.
You sound like my brother 😂
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It’s unexpected that exercising with higher cardiovascular output is associated with health benefits?
I guess I'm gay when I'm angry?
But only when angry. Would that make you straight or ace when you're not angry?
lol what? I’ve never heard this stereotype.
It's been a stereotype for a while. There are a few articles/memes out there about it, at least since the late 2010's:
https://www.gq.com/story/move-im-gay
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/06/stereotype-lgbtq-walk-faster-straights-unexpected-benefit/
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Pythagoras claim that walking in a straight line is the fastest way has been debunked. Walking in a gay line is faster.
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Unexpected?
I appreciate all the funny comments about the gay tie-in, but the "unexpected health benefits" of WALKING is the dumbest attempt at clickbaitizing a headline that I've seen in a while.
fellas, is it gay to walk quickly?
I hope not. I usually walk quickly, with purpose. I hate these types that can best be described as "waddling". Just like a sloth cosplaying as a duck. And somehow they manage to just stand in doorways, and block isles. Meanwhile I'm in my head thinking "HEY FUCKFACE!!! MOVE YOUR FUCKING ASS!!!"
And then I wonder if I might have anger management issues. Then I realized I haven't punched anyone in a really long time, so that's close enough to managed anger. So that means these wastes of space really are that annoying to walk behind. Shopping doesn't have to take 2 hours. You can be in and out in like 10 minutes. You just gotta know what you're buying, and where it is. But then these types just.....exist.
So I just want everyone to know, that if you could lose a race to a snail, I want you to know that everyone hates you. If you're going to walk this slow, just get a mobility scooter. Maybe you'll be faster on wheels. Which means out of my way faster. And really, that's the ultimate goal here, right? Getting everyone out of my way. I think that's a goal everyone should work towards. That, and finding someone willing to bring me cheese regularly.
I really like cheese.
But also, I'm not gay. I had no idea speed was gay? Then again, I don't notice these things. I'm always the last to know if someone is gay. I didn't realize Richard Simmons was gay until 1995. I got made fun of for not knowing. And that's how I found out.
I had a friend back in the day who loved Rupaul, they got so mad when we tried explaining drag to them, refused to believe us. But one day they just stopped talking about how sexy Rupaul was. Some folks just don't have "gaydar" as long as noone gets hurt it's all ok.
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I guess “city walking” makes me gay? Is this what they mean by “metrosexual”? Idfk anymore lol
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Unidentified submersible bearing 323, moving at gay walking speed. -Das Boot maybe
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