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Full Title: DA Stamp - Sexualities are not Personalities
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This is my attempt at discouraging stereotypes, as they are not only frustrating, but can be quite judgmental as well.
Although there is nothing wrong with loving sports, not every heterosexual male does. Just like not every homosexual male loves shopping, not every heterosexual female is a princess, and not every homosexual female is butch. A person's sexuality does not determine his or her general interests.
The only thing it really says about someone is the gender(s) the person is attracted to. It doesn't say how they will love someone; if they will love someone; how devoted they are; how promiscuous they are; that they do or do not care about consent; the activities they will participate in; or many other things people seem to assume about someone just from knowing one fact about them. Those are based on the individual's personality; something that varies among many groups of people, no matter their sexuality, ethnicity, or age.
Don't believe me? I'm reasonably sure that if you were to approach a group of people, even if it's a group of people with similar interests or backgrounds, and asked them a few questions (about 10), they will not agree on everything. And that's only a small group with a few questions. Now imagine a large group of people and every possible opinion and interest they could possibly have. It's rather overwhelming, isn't it?
Edit: This also includes asexuality, bisexuality, pansexuality, transsexuality ( I know it's not a sexuality, but it's LGBT related ), and any other sexuality out there. I only mentioned the main ones that are usually discussed in the example, but I believe it stands for all of them.
Others of This Series:
Ethnicities are not Personalities
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"acting gay" is not the same as "having sex with someone of the same gender"Β
acting gay is acting a stereotype people have put on gay people
"gay" is not a personality trait, its just a sexuality
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Doesn't sexuality itself quality as a personality trait
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nope, it is a physical trait dude
who you have sex with is not a part of your personalityΒ
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Personality is defined as "the combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character." so I think sexuality is included with that, yes
And a physical trait is something that can be touched and observed as an actual physical object, but sexuality isn't that
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so youre defined by what you do or dont want to have sex with? I dont think so, at least I hope not, because then you'd be really boring
if "being gay" makes you distinctive then you dont have much of a personality. half the world is gay
And I suppose physical wasnt the best definition about it, but sexuality is not a personality trait
all it does is make you want to have sex with certain types of people
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You seem to not understand what the word "Trait" means
It's a personality trait. As in one. It is not someone's entire personality
"Half the world is gay"
Lolnope
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I know what trait means
im saying that if even part of you is basically defined by who you want to have sex with then you dont have a very capturing personality
all your sexuality does, is make you want to have sex with certain people
thats the only point of it
it doesnt make you better at anything, or worse at anything, it doesnt make you more inclined to do certain things
it just defines who youre attracted toΒ
thats it
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Exactly
And who you are attracted to is a personality trait
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that makes no sense
but whatever man this has been going on for the longest and all were doing is repeating ourselves
i think its time to agree to disagree
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How does that not make sense
My argument is just that sexuality is a personality trait
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its not oneΒ
all it does is tell you what you like sexuallyΒ
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Exactly. I never claimed it did anything more than that. But who you are attracted to is a personality trait. All preferences are personality traits.
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well yeah we couldve been done at any time
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What about......dating someone? Or simply being attracted? That's acting on sexuality.
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but thats not your personality, what you are attracted to doesnt define you as a person
acting on something is not a personality trait
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That's true. I'm just saying, you said "you can't act on sexuality".
Otherwise agreed. Not trying to argue. I was just sayin'...
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oh, yeah well you can i forgot why I said that
I think I meant you cant, hmm idk lol
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It may be a factor in their personality, but it is not their entire personality. And even so, that doesn't mean that all people with that sexuality will have the same personality. Everyone is different, regardless of their sexuality, race, etc. There may be some things people of certain sexualities tend to do, but it doesn't mean everyone does it.
Why is it that people seem to think that only straight, white people can have different personalities? Outgoing, shy, loyal, rude, etc etc etc. Those are general personalities and they are not exclusive to people who are white and/or straight.
To be honest, I think people are too complex to really pinpoint their whole personality anyway, especially when you consider moods and various situations that may alter how the person behaves at the moment. But at the same time, people love to describe and categorize things, so it's kind of unavoidable.
( Also, I know you didn't bring up race, but others have mentioned that one as well. )
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I never said any of the things you accused me of saying.
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I was mostly elaborating, really. People in general seem to think that, though.
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*sigh* Thank you. Yes, I believe no one "acts" gay or "acts" straight--and that may be one of the reasons many people who aren't heterosexual are afraid to come out. They're afraid they'll be applied to gay stereotypes or gay imagery. They're just themselves; no one changes because they're gay or straight, and people need to understand that. Seriously, maybe one day portraying a gay man as feminine will be the same as portraying a Jewish man with a big nose.
Nice work
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Honestly, I don't know why everyone's all crazy about it. Who I'm attracted to is my buisness, and I might share my likes and dislikes with my close friends, but not everyone else needs to know. The fact that such stereotypes exist is really just more evidence that people are ignorant and insensitive. Why does everyone need to have an opinion about me and who I am attracted to anyway? I understand that religious groups have certain perceptions about the morality of sexual behaviors between certains pairings of genders, and unmarried persons, but I don't think that people should make judgements about my personality based on attraction alone.
Also, we must remeber that not every attraction is acted on. Just because someone is attracted to someone doesn't necessarily translate into a desperate need to have sex with them.
I blame our sex obssessed society for all of this crazy stuff.
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I'm a lesbian and I'm actually not that bitchy and I'm pretty girly.
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Me too! I'm girlier than a lot of straight ladies I know.
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I know a woman in my neighborhood who's really beautiful and wears makeup. She also does her hair and is very feminine. You'd probably never guess that she's a lesbian.
I know a guy who wears pink and collects Barbies. He has a girlfriend and is straight.
Lots of people don't fit the stereotype associated with their sexuality, and I don't think that's weird at all. In fact, I think that's normal because it's who they really are and how they want to be.
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True, my best friend is Gay and girls think just because he is gay he likes fashion and shopping, and he fucking doesn't XD
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I'm asexual and some people see me as heartless and unfeeling because that's the stereotype about it. In reality I'm very emotional and loving, "only" on a best friendship level, not on the sexual one. It makes me cry to be rejected by people that know about my sexuality. And there's other people that believe asexuality doesn't even exist. So I don't exist? Lol.
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Very true. It works the other way too though. People shouldn't define themselves (or be restricted by) their sexualities. You shouldn't let your sexuality define every decision you ever make in life, or every alliance you begin. That goes for straight and gay people. Break the boundaries and be YOURSELF!
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This is where I wish comments had a like button.
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"Lyke gay guys are so sweet and my bffs omgawd!"
I know a gay guy, he is a rampant dick just like every other guy. .___. Just because he likes cock doesn't mean he is a girly flamer...
So yeah to this stamp I say,
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I'm so afraid of accepting who I am because people may mark me by a stereotype :/
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This so much LOL, and BOY are the stereotypes rampant. 8T
When a lot of my friends found out I was "supposedly" gay, they seriously thought I was joking. One even had the gall to say, "You're not gay!" just because I apparently don't "act it". People have told me I should act more camp so that people know and I'm just like... "First of all...why do they even NEED to know...and second...wat?"
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Thank you so very much. People ask me why I don't act bisexual. ...How do you 'act' bisexual????
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I was just thinking of making this stamp! No kidding! Then I found it!
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those would be called stereotypes my friend
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can non-members collect stamps? like put them in the journal or shoutboard or whatever?
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I agree, the stereotypes are old anf they suck!!!!
I make my non-hetero OCs non-stereotypical, because stereotypes on sexuality are annoying as hell.
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Wish I could say something meaningfull about this stamp besides a little icon
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Being straight doesn't make me who I am. It's just part of me. Hell, I'd be the same person if I was gay, just have a different fiance XD
Thus, I completely love this stamp
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Absoultely agree. 
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Heh. Like when you ask someone what a person or a character is like and they say "oh, he's gay" as if it's supposed to tell you everything...
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yeah people always say, "gays are freaky girl guys" or "all lesbians are freaks" but people are people and they all have different personalities no matter what.
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