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Straight men, what's the weirdest thing you've been told you can't do because it's gay? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 weeks ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 131 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

I grew up in the 90s so just existing would cause people to call you gay.

[–] hactar42@lemmy.world 57 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

The 90s. Cross your legs, gay! Wear a shirt with a loop on the back, gay! Express any emotions, gay!

[–] SGforce@lemmy.ca 28 points 4 weeks ago

The 80s: clear your throat in too high of a pitch? Get followed to the bathroom and the shit kicked out of you.

[–] RickAstleyfounddead@lemy.lol 4 points 4 weeks ago

[–] Roopappy@lemmy.ml 13 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Nostalgia is gay dude.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 weeks ago

https://xkcd.com/36/

[–] mx_smith@lemmy.world 11 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

They called us metrosexual

[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 weeks ago

My dad used to call me this non stop. I didn’t know what it meant and he kept saying I was effeminate because I cared about the clothes I wore. I wanted to look good for the girls.

This, to my dad, made me gay.

[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

Oh no sorry that's just gheyyy! It's a different thing altogether