In light of recent events, which I really don’t know too much about, Prop 8 was overturned in California. Right? For sure that’s awesome, but I don’t want to talk about politics. I want to talk about people. Cause they are way more interesting than bills. That is unless the bill suppresses a people, but then that is just fucked up. Both sides of this bill has really interesting people. First off we have the fun and flamboyant God Hates Fags people. To justify their “fun and flamboyance” look at what they do. These evangelicals, or a mutation of that, go around to churches, synagogues, public and private schools, and cool places to wave around colorful signs and speak their opinion. Damn. That’s just like the shit our parents did in the late 60s and 70s. Trendsetters for sure. On the other side of the bill is the, well bland, opposition. Boring homosexuals and homosexual sympathizers that just mind their own business and go on with their lives. Those people have to get a little bit of crazy in them and spice it up. Why can’t they make multicolored signs with stick figures in cool positions and bold type spelling out simple, yet effective phrases.
Moving on, the people that interest me the most are the ones we don’t see. They aren’t invisible, just incognito. Like spies and shit like that. You have to know who I’m talking about right? I’m talking about those hybrid homos. That’s obviously what you were thinking. So now that you don’t know what I’m talking about I’ll explain. Those homosexuals that you can’t really tell. There was a video or something in the 50s addressing the homosexual threat. With kids who got into a creeper’s car and he gained there trust. Aka, he raped or molested them. That’s at least what it suggested. Is this relevant to a hybrid homo? No, but I was just wondering if you knew what I was talking about.
So back to a definition. A hybrid homo is a homosexual who exhibits traits that line up with their gender norms. Ironic because homosexuals are supposed to be deviant of those norms. Well I’m talking about those people who are completely masculine, or completely feminine, and just like the tools they’ve got better than the other guys (batting for the same team?). I can tell that everyone from NYU knows so many of these people. Right? Haha, I just had me a big belly laugh. Yeah not so much, huh? It’s fair to say that the completely feminine female homosexual is easier to come by than the masculine male homosexual. I can think of a bunch of girls that like the puss who are completely feminine, but can’t really think of many bro guys that like the dick. Can you? So I think these fools are pretty legit.
Don’t you think the God Hates Fags people should change their signs to, “God Hates Fags That He Can’t Tell Are Fags”? I think their limit might be 3 or 4 words. Can’t complicate things for them. So as America begins to accept and recognize homosexual marriages, where are the examples of these guys? Don’t you think the guidos on Jersey shore would be cool with homos if there were more examples of homos like them instead of the homos the real world picks up all the time? (I watch Jersey Shore, cause it’s just too good, but I don’t watch Real World, I just remember their homos) So come on pulp culture, make decrease the amount of eye shadow Lafayette of True Blood wears, because that is one badass motherfucker. Or I guess not a mother fucker. Don’t get me wrong, I am totally cool with the makeup and everything, I just wonder what it would be like if the homos on tv were portrayed with more typical, or stereotypical, gender traits.
So people, what do you think? I honestly want to know. If you read this, comment something. Doesn’t necessarily have to pertain to the bullshit I just spewed out (not the best taste in the mouth after that metaphor), but it’d be cool if you had an opinion.
Stay flossy.
I loved this Portlandking. You took it from a very political thing, to a very…um, realistic perspective on what it means to be gay. I don’t know if a lot of people think about these “hybrid homos,” as you call them, and how they really don’t see many of them. I remember that I was shocked when I met a few while at school. They really shattered all of my misconceptions about gay people, and I liked that. Haha, I watch True Blood here and there, and I think that if Lafayette didn’t wear as much makeup, then he wouldn’t be Lafayette. “Don’t you think the guidos on Jersey shore would be cool with homos if there were more examples of homos like them instead of the homos the real world picks up all the time?” Maybe so, I think it’s definitely something worth watching develop. Do you think that homosexuals adhere to the stereotype because that’s where they think they belong in society? As being the butch female lesbian, or the flamboyant ripped “legalize gay” shirt wearing homosexual? This is definitely interesting.
Hi, I was reading your article and I took interest to it. I would consider my self in the middle, not yet the “hybrid homo”. I don’t think I’m super flamboyant, but don’t get me wrong I don’t think I’m a man’s man either.For instance, I can go from mowing the lawn to watching Pretty Little Liars. I also sometimes just don’t think “i’m that gay”. By that I mean I don’t like tight clothes, at all, except skinny jeans. but as far as shirts go, the looser the better. I’m not obsessed with how i look or that i need to get a manicure, pedicure, get my hair “did”, moisturize or any of those “stereotypical” things. And even girls tend to like it, for example, if they have a boyfriend or just don’t want to be hit on, I play the “boyfriend” for the night, and for the most part the guys are convinced. Usually alot of straight guys who are homophobic or uneasy towards the idea of having a gay friend, tend to like me (as a friend). Maybe it’s just because I’m more about laughing then shopping. I do like shopping though, it’s just not one of my favorite things to do. In my opinion, I have the best of both worlds.
Oh by the way, there’s a movie on Netflix that talks about gay men who adhere to the straight man’s “gender norms”, it’s actually a really good movie. And don’t worry, it’s not porn. Haha.
I’ve seen homosexuals on tv portrayed with “stereotypical gender traits.” This character on a tv show Degrassi is the quarterback for the football team and is very macho and there was another gay character named Dylan who was a hockey star and also not very feminine. Another tv show that has portrayed gay people in the “flossy” and not so flossy way is Will and Grace. Will is a gay lawyer who is a little feminine but has dated a wide variety of guys from sporty ones to cops to doctors and more- most of which were not flamboyant; he also has a friend Jack on the show who happens to be incredibly “flossy” lol. So certain shows do show them in certain lights, it just depends on which one you’re watching.
I didn’t get to see the clip yet, but I’m going to assume this Glee clip explains your concept of “hybrid homos”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ETSAIVSQhs
Back to the topic of sneaky, I mean, hybrids. The thing with hyper-masculine individuals is that, to put it simply, they aren’t encouraged to speak up about themselves. Assuming an individual who is a male homosexual who played football in HS, was in a fraternity at some preppy east coast college, dresses like a bro and doesn’t put product in his hair. Well, then his sexuality plays a much smaller role in terms of his lifestyle, and it is not something that he centers and focuses on; at the same time his colleagues and friends are unlikely to facilitate discussions on the topic of his sexuality.
Of course, then there’s the topic of MSM individuals who don’t consider themselves to be gay/bisexual male, and from my single experience with a MSM in high school, these guys can be your typical macho dudes (and often are) and still consider themselves to be straight. How do you want to deal with that?
Great point, I really enjoyed reading this.
When I really think about it, I don’t understand dwelling on the title of “homosexual.” People are people, who they are sexually attracted to is their business. It kind of relates to how stupid the concept of “coming out” is…it’s like me, a straight female, coming out to my parents and saying I prefer a different style of guy…I just wouldn’t because why would they care? Stupid society’s conventions on what’s proper and normal behavior of each gender and of what life is supposed to be (male and female marriage, white picket fence, a couple of kids, etc. ) have really screwed us over.
Also, are people meant to be defined by their gender? Their ethnicity? Their socio-economic background? Their music taste? How many more boxes will society constrain us into?