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[oselle]

Explain this to me:

Dean Winchester saying "that is so gay" is roundly denounced as a disgraceful display of homophobia.

Being discomfited by the appropriation of a sexually-charged, misogynistic image like "Lilith" as the big bad demon from whom two strapping fellas must save the world is just a bunch of silly fangirls "getting screamy" about their gender issues.

Explain, please. I do so wish to be enlightened.

Comments

[sistermagpie.livejournal.com]

I have this terrible impulse to just respond: "That is so gay." I am a terrible person and disgracefully homophobic.

[oselle.livejournal.com]

I am not only a disgraceful homophobe but a screamy little fangirl to boot. Wow, do I suck.

[the0neru.livejournal.com]

o_O ...i. but the - . what?! i can't even. *brainlock*

*waits along with you for explanation*

[oselle.livejournal.com]

You're gonna wait a long time for that explanation because there's only one real explanation and no one wants to own up to it.

Being outraged or just uncomfortable over some perceived expresson of homophobia or racism is cool.

Having the same reaction to perceived sexism or outright misogyny is automatically "screamy" or that favorite word of this year's campaign season, "shrill."

The person who made the "get screamy" comment happens to be a gay man who was pretty screamy himself over the "that is so gay" line. Maybe he was just playing at being comically outraged at the time, who knows. Assuming he wasn't, it's pretty fucking interesting that a throwaway line like "that is so gay" provoked a storm of outrage on his part, but anyone who has a problem with Lilith should just be dismissed as "screamy."