#there is often an infantilizing effect that straights have towards queer concepts
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“Troye Sivan had words for straight people who have gotten ‘way too comfortable” discussing gay celebrities and their sex lives — especially those who are fond of throwing around the term twink.
‘This is a general note: if you say twink when you meant to say f@ggot, that’s still a slur,’ the Rush singer said in a September 15 TikTok video. ‘That’s like our word. I don’t think straight people should be using that.’”
#lgbtq+#gay linguistics#queer linguistics#troye sivan#i really appreciate his call to action that straight people not use queer terms or concepts for content#which is exactly what happened#there is often an infantilizing effect that straights have towards queer concepts#especially regarding sex#that i detest#especially because sexuality and concepts around sex are SO IMPORTANT in queer spaces#and very often straights are not forthcoming that those concepts make them uncomfortable#which like#the straights can fuck off if they can’t handle being around frank conversations#of sexuality and identity
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