Why do we have Pride? - Lemmy.World

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I am 51, bi, and to this day I am not comfortable discussing my sexuality. I don’t think young people understand how different things are now when compared to just fifteen years ago.

So you remember when the worst insult you could call a man was “F@g.” I do. Not idiot, or moron, or dumbass. “F@g.”

That’s still burned into my brain. I don’t say it, but I’m angry, it’s right there on the tip of my tongue.

Queerphobia is still baked into our language. These days it’s all the rage to call people “narcissist” as an insult. Narcissus the Greek guy was put to death by the gods for not dating anyone. The word is aphobic.
That is absolutely not why people use narcissist as an insult. Like bro what are you smoking.