Recent content by BellHooks

I can only speak to my own experiences, but most of my girlfriend's close friends (and as a result, my close friends) are gay/queer. Because of what she studies, she has a lot of queer friends. I have never experienced what you're talking about. The only thing I ever hear similar to this is...

I really hate it when I see straight white people holding hands in public. Or when straight white boys on internet forums post hundreds of posts about the hottest females in a video game or real life. Ugh, I get it. I honestly could not care less. They don't need to be up in my face about it...

Don't worry. 99% of straight guys are way too unattractive for gay men.

Your problem is with the news organizations then and not the pride parade participants. This again boils down to "I'm okay with black people as long as they do exactly as I say". I believe that sex should be viewed as a positive construct. Hiding it behind closed doors has caused us far...

I think that's part of the point for a pride parade. That strangeness you feel is something that minorities of all colors and sexualities feel on a daily basis.

I thought it was making fun of ignorant and bigoted straight people who can't even see past their own heterosexual privilege. This is akin to saying "I like black people as long as they do exactly as I say."

Well as long as you're comfortable with being made fun of by the Onion, more power to you.

You do realize that The Onion is a satirical news source, right? Do you think all the crazy sex we see in television, movies, music, and video games have led to heterosexual acceptance being set back?

Isn't that just a manifestation of straight privilege? After all, we are far more bombarded with "in your face straightness" on a daily basis than anything else when it comes to sexual imagery and social behavior. If you can't treat people with respect and dignity because their race makes...

I agree completely with you. The problem with this thread is that the discussion was framed poorly/improperly from the very first post.

Is it okay to be uncomfortable with heterosexuality? Is it okay to be uncomfortable with straight white people kissing or holding hands? What if I find that disgusting?

Justin Bieber? Jersey Shore? Hip hop? Disney movies? I think the only reason you're not seeing the cultures is because it's so normative.

I am surprised that people are still making the 2002 assumption that good graphics automatically equal hyper-realistic graphics. Good graphics are graphics that complement the game. Minecraft has good graphics. Super Metroid has good graphics. Crysis has good graphics. Good graphics...

There are thousands of musical cultures. There are hundreds of film cultures. There are dozens of cultures associated with television. I don't think any of these mediums are having trouble. The harm you are forecasting with the emergence of some monolithic gamer culture isn't actually harm...

Wait, so hardscoping is when you aim down the sight like people have traditionally done in first person shooters for over a decade and a half? And people make fun of you for it? I am so glad I stopped playing Call of Duty a long damn time ago.