For what I wish would be the last time...
Well, not too much news today. Sleeping in is great, and I'm having a blast doing nothing but having fun. Unfortunately, I'm starting to get a little bit annoyed at the fact that everywhere I go, people seem to assume I'm gay. This last Spring, my parents each independently asked me whether I was gay (assuring me that if I was, they would be okay with it). One of my friends from high school revealed that he was gay and hit on me over the summer, and when I told him that I wasn't gay, he was shocked. He'd always just thought that I was gay for some reason. Then this Fall, I was at a debate hosted by the Federalist Society at our law school over whether to allow or prohibit same-sex marriage. I asked what I thought was a relatively sophisticated question, and rather than answer my question, the visiting professor in the debate responded with, "Well, there are things that I might do with my wife that you would do with a man..."
Now, I realize that I am a 24-year old man, who cares about interior decorating, likes to cook, loves broadway musicals and watching ice-skating, but none of those things make me want to get squelchy with another dude. I've no problems with gay people, but it's starting to get a little on the weird side. Am I wearing some sign on my back that I don't know about?
Well, I must be. Today, the family got a whole stack of Christmas cards at home, and in not just one, but in two of them people asked my Father about a boarder we have living in the house. One simply assumed that he was my 'partner' and congratulated my father on being so progressive to have a same-sex couple living in his house, and another asked whether the boarder was my lover.
Sigh.
I mean, seriously, people. If this is some sort of weird joke at my expense, I'm getting a little sick of it. I like women. As soon as I can find one willing to settle down with a guy who's likely to be significantly shorter than she is, I'll be set. I'm fairly sure that nobody else has to do things like this, but... World? You're on notice.
*Edit as of 12/21/05: It's not as direct as the others, but I’ll count it. In the comments to this post, some random dude from China suggested that I might be gay and recommended a movie with gay characters to watch. I’m up to 7. Maybe putting the world on notice wasn't the best thing to do. It upped my tally by 1. --MD
Now, I realize that I am a 24-year old man, who cares about interior decorating, likes to cook, loves broadway musicals and watching ice-skating, but none of those things make me want to get squelchy with another dude. I've no problems with gay people, but it's starting to get a little on the weird side. Am I wearing some sign on my back that I don't know about?
Well, I must be. Today, the family got a whole stack of Christmas cards at home, and in not just one, but in two of them people asked my Father about a boarder we have living in the house. One simply assumed that he was my 'partner' and congratulated my father on being so progressive to have a same-sex couple living in his house, and another asked whether the boarder was my lover.
Sigh.
I mean, seriously, people. If this is some sort of weird joke at my expense, I'm getting a little sick of it. I like women. As soon as I can find one willing to settle down with a guy who's likely to be significantly shorter than she is, I'll be set. I'm fairly sure that nobody else has to do things like this, but... World? You're on notice.
*Edit as of 12/21/05: It's not as direct as the others, but I’ll count it. In the comments to this post, some random dude from China suggested that I might be gay and recommended a movie with gay characters to watch. I’m up to 7. Maybe putting the world on notice wasn't the best thing to do. It upped my tally by 1. --MD
posted by The Academian | 2:32 PM
2 Comments:
maybe you are gay? the movie where kevin klines is gay mihgt be up you alley.
i like womens, though. sorry.
are you overly feminine, not so much in what you enjoy doing, but in the way you present yourself? That seems to be the main "i'm gay" flag. I suggest manly stuff from now on. Football, hunting, wearing flannel shirts, etc.
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