Comments on: Accessorizing http://britisshameless.com/2010/07/accessorizing/ I'm nothing but a brash and impetuous girl striving to be true to myself while searching for somewhere to belong, someone to love, and a better version of me. Fri, 19 Nov 2010 02:54:12 +0000 hourly 1 By: alphafemme http://britisshameless.com/2010/07/accessorizing/comment-page-1/#comment-13884 alphafemme Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:42:36 +0000 http://britisshameless.com/?p=3291#comment-13884 Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Gay men aren't threatening to masculinity as long as they're just "accessories" for straight women! Because then no one will have to take them seriously! What a great idea! /sarcasm Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Gay men aren’t threatening to masculinity as long as they’re just “accessories” for straight women! Because then no one will have to take them seriously! What a great idea!

/sarcasm

]]> By: Britni TheVadgeWig http://britisshameless.com/2010/07/accessorizing/comment-page-1/#comment-13864 Britni TheVadgeWig Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:39:19 +0000 http://britisshameless.com/?p=3291#comment-13864 I freaking love Bryan Safi. I freaking love Bryan Safi.

]]> By: Nell Gwynne http://britisshameless.com/2010/07/accessorizing/comment-page-1/#comment-13863 Nell Gwynne Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:38:13 +0000 http://britisshameless.com/?p=3291#comment-13863 I think Bryan Safi devoted a "That's Gay" to the media's perception of the "Gay Best Friend" phenomenon. I agree that the idea of using ANYone as some sort of superficial accessory is just plain sad. I think Bryan Safi devoted a “That’s Gay” to the media’s perception of the “Gay Best Friend” phenomenon. I agree that the idea of using ANYone as some sort of superficial accessory is just plain sad.

]]> By: Arthur http://britisshameless.com/2010/07/accessorizing/comment-page-1/#comment-13860 Arthur Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:33:26 +0000 http://britisshameless.com/?p=3291#comment-13860 At least they didn't go one further and claim that a 'gay fling' was the new must-have accessory ... or some such. And as much as this is nowhere near ideal, nor hopefully the end-point of gay acceptance in society in general... I do on some level find it hopeful that *any* advice involving interacting with gays comes so natural these days as to almost be a platitude. I've seen some statistics about the over-time shift of perception of gays in the states of the US, and it's great to see that no matter how glacial it might feel, the trend is in the direction of general acceptance across all states, even the reddest of the red. I think they tipped the last US state to cross the 50% mark within less than a decade or two. If all we need is to keep working at educating those around us then patience is a small price to pay. :) At least they didn’t go one further and claim that a ‘gay fling’ was the new must-have accessory … or some such.

And as much as this is nowhere near ideal, nor hopefully the end-point of gay acceptance in society in general… I do on some level find it hopeful that *any* advice involving interacting with gays comes so natural these days as to almost be a platitude.

I’ve seen some statistics about the over-time shift of perception of gays in the states of the US, and it’s great to see that no matter how glacial it might feel, the trend is in the direction of general acceptance across all states, even the reddest of the red. I think they tipped the last US state to cross the 50% mark within less than a decade or two.

If all we need is to keep working at educating those around us then patience is a small price to pay. :)

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