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Full Title: DA Stamp - Sexualities are not Personalities
You are more than welcome to place this stamp in your journal/shoutboard/etc. You don't have to ask.
Products with this phrase can be found in one of my online shops: [link]
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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Stamp by The Phantom Panther ( *phantompanther )
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Comments: 391
Indeed! I only hope a certain couple of people will agree someday
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One interesting point is you can be straight and act "gay"
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Thank you for making this. I have a gay friend, and people are constantly asking her why she doesn't "act" gay.
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I agree with you on this. I don't care too much for my appearance, I don't like shopping, I'm not into dudes and I tend to like some things that guys do, but that doesn't mean that I am a lesbian. Whenever I'm at school, some girls there ask me, "So which guys do you like?" I always respond, "I'm not into guys...." Then they would look at me funny and ask "Oh, so you're a Lesbian then?" or they would keep persisting me until I become annoyed. Even my homophobic SISTER makes accusations that I'm a lesbian. I'm just not interested in either freaking gender right now. It makes me extremely annoyed and upset when people stereotype me or others about sexuality!!
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Then why don't you say that to the group of girls who assumed you're gay? Why not tell them, "Oh, I'm not interested in anybody right now" instead of saying, "I'm not interested in guys." Saying you're not into guys is basically saying that you are gay if you don't elaborate.
Sorry for being annoying.
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Very true. ^^ My brother is straight, but he loves to dress like a girl in private. We even go shopping for girl clothing when we go to Wal-Mart, though we refer to him as Haley when we do so because he's shy about it. Meanwhile, I'm pansexual (which is kinda like bi, so I guess it shares the same stereotypes). I'm not attracted to every person I see and I'm very loyally devoted to whoever it is I love.
Sorry for the rant, I just wanted to make a point of how much I agree.
Attila
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I've never dated anyone. I'm 15. All the girls at my school think I'm a lesbian because of that. I also like wearing baggy t-shirts and sometimes not too girly stuff. They think I'm a lesbian still . I try to convince them otherwise, but they refuse to listen to me.
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Used your beautiful stamp here: [link]
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Agree'd, I'm a anime/video game fan, but I'm not yuri (I perfer the word instead of lesbo or homo) plus, there are many girls who are video game and anime fans! I hate shopping for clothes too, but that doesn't mean anything
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THANK YOU.
I have to yell this at mindless fangirls all the time.My hero.
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I agree. Nice stamp. Stereotyping that this or that is how certain people act or what they like just gets old after a while and its not fair to anyone.
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Thank you. Personally, some extroverts can kinda get on my nerves after awhile. Not all of them. Just the shallow ones who never seem to talk or think about anything else. They're succeeding in nothing else but perpetuating stereotypes for the rest of the world. Of course, I find shallow anything hard to relate to.
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Transsexuality is NOT a sexual orientation! It's a gender identity!
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Ah, yeah, you're right. Sorry that I wasn't clear about that. 
( also, sorry for the late reply )
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This. SO HARD. HRNGH. It gives me anger!
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Takes me back to high school... "Oh, you've never dated a guy before, you like girls!" Um, no... not really. I just am not into either of them, thanks. >> Surprisingly, its stayed that way and I still get weird looks when I say I just don't have that type of attraction. XD Yeah, though, first thing everyone says when I'm not into dudes is "oh, so you're a lesbian." I also hope that one day all labels will just vanish and people will simply be human, not bi, gay, pan, or ace, or woman, man, or intersexed, Mexican, white, Spanish, English, American, Brazilian, etc. All these stereotypes and labels are so dividing. But, I digress. Great stamp!
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Heh, similar experiences are happening all the time. Ever heard of asexuality, by chance?
"I also hope that one day all labels will just vanish and people will simply be human"
Totally agree with you. (See the third part of my signature 
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"Pan" is not dividing... it means that you love the person, not his/her gender.
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I know this is an old post, but I think she meant that the labels divide people up into categories, not that it divides appealing sexes.
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What? XD I forgot what I said, sorry, lol. But, I agree?
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I'm sorry if I bother you to ask you this, but what's the text type called? I've tried to find it before but I couldn't! Or isn't it Photoshop that you can find it?
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I am actually pretty sure that I commented this one, because I always comment and fave. This one was not faved
Anyway, yes, I totally agree with you!
Great stamp, I hate stereotypes
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THANK YOU! A much needed stamp, seriously.
But, a note, transsexuality is actually not a sexuality. It's a gender identity.
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Common assumption, that. It becomes the most jarring in fan works where characters that already have a personality get it mangled just because they're paired up with someone of the same sex. And the related notion that if you have a sexuality other than straight, that sexuality will be all you think about. Everything you do will stem from it.
It kind of grates on me when fans actually seem to think they're being progressive, while effectively enforcing both sexuality and relationship stereotypes at once. >_> (Because in addition to the ideas about sexualities, every couple simply must have a feminine + masculine setup. Somebody's got to be "the man"! ...even when none, or both, are.)
Note on the comment thread: I don't think you should push yourself into acquiring lesbian favorite couples against your own will. I'm not really into men, but I do a lot of guyxguy. (It's the personalities that do it for me when pairing characters up, mostly.) And for a long time I had almost no girlxgirl pairings. It took me a while to get into those characters, as I found the guys and their stories more interesting and easier to identify with, I guess. I only lately started really tapping into the girls. (My own characters are a different story altogether.)
I think what I'm getting at is, you shouldn't feel pressured to include something unless you feel a desire /need to explore it, either because it's fun or to get over a hangup that hinders you in some way.
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Agreed. People say interpreting a character in fiction as having a certain sexuality, will change their personality entirely. Those people are prejudice.
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I believe my sig speaks well on my opinion on this matter.
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Thumbs up
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I agree with you, and have never really thought of it as that before... very clever! ^_^
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Thank you for making this! Some people think asexuals such as myself are bland, boring people, bisexuals are all giggly teenage girls, heterosexuals are all discriminators, homosexuals are all happy-go-lucky smiling rainbow pits, pansexuals are all sleazebags, transsexuals are all weirdos with lisps, blah, blah, blah...
I hate it when people hate one each other and judge based on unrelated facts. 3: So, thanks so much for creating this stamp!
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OH GOD THANK YOU!
People think that if your a gay man your supposed to walk around with a pink shirt and yell. "HEY GIRLFRIEEEND" every second, and that all gay women dress like men and are all rough... NOT TRUE. Yes some people who are gay act this way but it doesn't men that the whole community is. Thank you for pointing this out :3
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So true. Then again, there are gay folks who really do act like their sexuality IS the one and only thing worth talking about. I find such gay people so boring and rubbish. All they do is talk about how much they love the same sex, all the issues that come with being gay, and then talk about some more about the same sex.
*yawn*
Seriously, I want to talk to another human with a personality, not a personification of a human's sexuality.
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You just described one of my only guy friends after he accepted himself as a homosexual, when originally he didn't act like some self-absorbed dork and only seems to talk about gay rights and how misunderstood he feels in his artwork -.- I may not know how it feels, but dear god it can be annoying. I hardly know the dude anymore because of it, which is another reason as to why I don't even bother interacting with him since he's so different. Just... thank you. So fucking much
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Blah, that sounds SO annoying. I hate when people get like that. I mean I realise there are some real issues to be dealt with, but there is more to life that prattling on about gay rights. There is so much more in life you can ENJOY and have fun with.
Not sure why he would feel misunderstood. There are plenty of gay people on this planet. I understand that there are still homophobes, but not everyone is, and he is certainly not any more special because of his sexuality as anyone else is.
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I know... I just wish he'd do other things in his artwork other than painting things rainbow and putting in hidden messages that represent himself or something along those lines. I'm not in his head but everything he does seems to irritate me more and more, especially when he tends to make fun of me for my low sex drive. He doesn't mean for it to be hurtful but whenever he makes some joke involving how I'm always moody and never take romantic interests I just want to slug him. The next time he does it I'm going to speak my mind about this shit, because I'm damn sick of it. (Btw, I don't mean to make it sound that he's the most horrible person ever. I'm just ranting 
Well, I think it's more of a personal battle with himself than anything else. Obviously people don't parade around my school and say that they're gay, so that's probably why he feels a little lonely, which I can understand. I think a lot of gays feel like that at least once in their day and age.
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You should tell him how you feel when he says that kind of stuff to you. Especially if he talks about how misunderstood he feels. It seems a bit hypocritical to have a jab at you about something.
And I do realise that's how some lgbt individuals feel at some point, there was a time when I felt that way too, but then I decided to surround myself with stuff I enjoyed doing rather than wallowing in self pity.
I dunno, maybe I sound pretty harsh, but I just don't like people who make a it the ONLY issue worth caring about.
And don't worry, if anything I'm sorry if I come off as a bit rude. My social skills aren't exactly amazing, haha;;;
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Before I took the comments lightly, but after a while they've been getting on my nerves and I do intend to talk to him about it when I get back to school next week if I have a chance or enough bravery. Hopefully, if anything, he's feeling better about himself and doesn't act like such a jerk now. Or worse, he still acts really stereotypical and is still in his little stage. I'll have to wait and see for myself.
You can say it is hypocritical, since I did feel sensitive about the topic at the time due to a few experiences with this one male, but I never told him about it so I kind of let it slip in fear that he'll make fun of me for it. Next time, though, he's going to get his ass handed to him. For once I ought to grow a pair and stick up for myself.
You didn't come across rude, no worries. I'm socially inept as well so I feel your pain 
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I hope he is coming to his senses, or at least will do soon!
Oh, and thank you for all the faves and the watch! Much appreciated!
I still think my linework is a bit sloppy, at least compared to other animators, hehe ;;; but thank you very much
You have wonderful drawings too! Really love seeing your sketches!
Also, you have such adorable kitties, hehe! <3
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No problem
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I'm okay with listening to their issues and such if that topic happens to come up but if it's random not so much. I agree with you wanting to talk to another human being with a personality, though I do support the gay community 10000%
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Aye, I know what you mean. I'm not saying there aren't gay issues that still need to be dealt with, and I definitely support others in their fight to get the same rights. It's just when people do nothing but rant on about their sexuality when it's not relevant to conversation, you just have to wonder if they really do have any other interests outside loving folks of their own gender.
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I think it's hilarious when people are shocked that they find out my sexuality.
"but you don't act bi at all!"
"uh, do I have to?"
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