How come gay guys talk like that? Don't pretend you don't know what I mean.

Asked By: flowerchild555 36-40, F 8 months ago

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Posted by Justneedadvice Oct 11th, 2012 at 6:31PM

They're overdoing it because they're trying to be girls...simple as that. They take it to the extreme

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Posted by Hirafu Oct 9th, 2012 at 3:58AM

How come New Yorkers talk the way they do? How come those in the deep South talk the way they do? It's part of their regional culture. For some gay guys there's a way of talking and acting that's part of their culture. Simple as that.

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Reply by flowerchild555 Oct 9th, 2012 at 4:03AM

Does that include the special voice? Seems to be universal...
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Posted by lessthanhero Jan 12th, 2013 at 8:05PM

No, I dont "know what you mean" because not all gay men talk in that way.

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Posted by Blueastral Jan 12th, 2013 at 4:08PM

Why does it bother you?

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Posted by OnlyOnus Jan 12th, 2013 at 4:01PM

You know you love it.

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Posted by extracaliber Oct 25th, 2012 at 6:40PM

Um, why do you talk like *that*?

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Posted by FattyBumppo Oct 9th, 2012 at 6:27AM

There are gays who feel like that's part of femme-ing up, so to speak. They're emulating girly speech-patterns because that's the gender role they want to fill in their relationships, I assume.
It's a minority though and I know a few straight people who talk effeminately as well.

To assume too much of a connection there either way ("gay men talk effeminately" or "men who talk effeminately are gay") is a dumb stereotype.

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Reply by flowerchild555 Oct 10th, 2012 at 5:17AM

I have been to many gay bars & worked in the fashion industry, so my observation ain't dumb mate.
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Reply by FattyBumppo Oct 10th, 2012 at 9:22AM

The fashion industry is full of flamboyancy and that's another reason for this speech pattern.. not all these men are gay though. And even if, then only because exactly the kind of femme gays I described earlier are particularly drawn to that industry. - Your gay bar experiences should have told you that this effeminate speech pattern is FAR from universal... So I'll stick to my guns on this. It is a stereotype.
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