#that queer generational gap is something i probably could write like an actual thesis on

[gnflorida]

yuppp you're completely right, dream knows the ins and outs of the twitter oppression olympics, and he definitely knows he could cop out by just saying he was gay/bi/pan/etc because unfortunately that's the only thing the internet does these days. and ur also right about the fact that he could make these arguments so much easier by doing just that, but instead he chooses to safeguard one of the last piece of information that hasn't been forcibly dragged out of him. i respect him a lot for being so transparent about how difficult sexuality can be to understand, and the fact that he obviously takes it very seriously is admirable in the face of all the hypocritical, vile, and homophobic backlash he faces

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like there is definitely some nuance here with optics and punching down and all that. when you make jokes that target a specific community and you purposefully do not make it clean whether you are a part of that community or not, you do have to bear some responsibility for the public’s reactions to those jokes.

however. it’s honestly kind of insane how many people feel completely entitled to that information. maybe it’s part of that whole micro-generational gap, how many ppl my age/younger don’t fully get why someone would keep the details of their sexual orientation private, especially if it did result in those bad optics. bc ultimately dream is putting his own privacy above the ability to come off as fully justified in his arguments, and that it something he has every right to do