#where's that one tiktok that made up the fake song about the rainbow dress at the pride parade

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People will really do somersaults to convince themselves the pollution queen Straight Girl McMediocrity is their 'queer icon' and its just embarrassing. At that point fucking Brendon Urie is better queer rep, at least he's actually queer.

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i recall an old interview (maybe from 2011?) where simon said he picked louis to be in 1D bc he had 'style' and the band needed someone with 'style'. i just think that's... interesting.

Yeah, i see what you're getting at and i agree.

I saw a tiktok making fun of how fangirls in the 80s thought George Michael was straight despite acting super flamboyant, and on the tiktok someone commented something like "that's us with Harry Styles now". Wanna guess what the replies said? "Yeah but Harry's actually straight."

Zero self-awareness. One has to laugh.

Heteronormativity is a funny thing. Gaslighting also do a lot of damage. It's sad.

You mentioned how Troye makes music solely for gay people because he sings about poppers and bottoming. How was Harry allowed to be so explicit in Cinema and reference popping? If he wasn't stunting with women, he'd basically be just like Troye! I wonder how anyone can think that man isn't just dating women for his career!

I didn't say soley for gay people, it's just that queers are his target group because they are the only ones who'd find it relateable. Harry isn't very explicit. "I bring the pop to the cinema. You pop when we get intimate". Harry brings the soda to the movies. You snap when we have sex. Pop meaning poppers here in this context isn't very explicit. It went over all the gp's heads. Also it's peanuts compared to Troye. Go read the lyrics to rush and watch the music video and you'll see the meaning of explicit. Harry is very far from troye. Harry needs to unpack the 50 layers of metaphors he's wrapped his songs in first and start making out with men in his mv to get on troye's level.

That´s the thing - like everyone´s different, gays are also individual people and these "typical gay" stereotypes should be called out for being old fashioned. Last week I told my gay friend how funny it is that in hairdresser salon work 3 gays and each is very different. Or how about other famous openly gay men - does Ricky Martin look stereotypically gay? I don´t think so, I still remember him during late 90´s and 00´s when his popularity was on peak and he was sold just the same way as Harry is sold now and no way I would guess him that 10 year later he will CO as gay. Or Ian McKellen who I also doesn´t find stereotypically gay. Man doesn´t need to be flamboyant or has some manerism, be flamboyant or has higher voice and he can still be gay af.

But while I´m writing this, I´m still quite new here and my opinion that Harry is gay is kinda fragile because even last year I thought he´s straight because those stunts and womanizer image just made a damage on me. What are your reasons - beside zero chemistry with woman - that Harry is gay and not playing it? Asking because let´s be honest, there are days when I question my opinion about him being gay.

Ricky martin not stereotypically gay?? Ian mkellen not stereotypically gay?? I have to say i disagree anon. Ricky has a babyface, is too well groomed, no body hair and a fake tan and his trousers and his shirts are a size too small. That's pretty gay looking to me (playing into stereotypes here). Ian McKellen is super camp and looked like a twink when he was younger (still playing into stereotypes here). I do agree, of course, that you don’t have to be stereotypically gay to be gay.

About harry, since he's straight passing he has to make some effort to come off as gay. He's often hinting while talking (using gender neutral terms, saying gender is not that important in what to look for in a partner, hinting that he looks at men, saying he doesn’t eat pussy etc.), he also sourround himself with queer people, he queercodes (dresses queer, worn earrings, nail polish, high heels, uses make up, worn dresses), he's taken on a gay acting role (what is the motivation to do that if you're not queer?), he's waving rainbow flags and helping people come out, worn rainbow pins and sing songs alluding to not being straight. He's also head over heels in love with louis, which is something he's been struggling to contain for most of his career as a musician (looking at him, touching him, admiring what he's like and writing too many songs about him).