A lot of people have a huge problem with bi men, particularly the idea of dating one! There are sad biphobic reasons for this. I am going to tell you the rea...
My goal is not to further engage with things that make me feel bad about myself. Probably shouldn’t have posted in the first place. Was just hoping for a quick and simple explanation from someone who shares the sentiment because I didn’t expect this sort of stuff on Beehaw :/ sorry
Tl:dw; aids/hiv and assholes with agendas writing magazines.
I’ll share some of my perspective. It may also include a little bit of jealousy from the queer side; a bi man can hide his bisexuality while a gay man cannot. It may also have a little bit of its roots in insecurity. I’ve been able to find men much easier than women, so the usual limits on a hetero man with regards to finding someone to cheat on their boo with don’t apply to a bisexual man. An insecure woman could see that and want to avoid bisexual men altogether due to personal insecurity in her ability to catch and keep a man.
I don’t agree with these perspectives but people are human, and those are very human emotions to be feeling.
“Those are very human emotions to be feeling” isn’t a valid answer, though. It’s an internal, unfair bias that hurts other people, and that shouldn’t be acceptable in a community that is trying to be all-inclusive.
The whole point of the linked video is to talk about a lot of possible reasons why.
My goal is not to further engage with things that make me feel bad about myself. Probably shouldn’t have posted in the first place. Was just hoping for a quick and simple explanation from someone who shares the sentiment because I didn’t expect this sort of stuff on Beehaw :/ sorry
Tl:dw; aids/hiv and assholes with agendas writing magazines.
I’ll share some of my perspective. It may also include a little bit of jealousy from the queer side; a bi man can hide his bisexuality while a gay man cannot. It may also have a little bit of its roots in insecurity. I’ve been able to find men much easier than women, so the usual limits on a hetero man with regards to finding someone to cheat on their boo with don’t apply to a bisexual man. An insecure woman could see that and want to avoid bisexual men altogether due to personal insecurity in her ability to catch and keep a man.
I don’t agree with these perspectives but people are human, and those are very human emotions to be feeling.
“Those are very human emotions to be feeling” isn’t a valid answer, though. It’s an internal, unfair bias that hurts other people, and that shouldn’t be acceptable in a community that is trying to be all-inclusive.