[ SECRET POST #2511 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2511 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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02.
[The Hobbit]


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03.
[The Fly 1986]


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04.
[Slightly Damned]


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05.
[Game Of Thrones]


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06.
[DC Comics]


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07.
[NCIS]


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08.
[Roosterteeth]


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09.
[Mass Effect]
[Art: The Shepard Siblings, by bigcman321]


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10.
[Easy A]


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11.
[Sleepy Hollow]


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12.
[Sir David Attenborough]


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13.
[New Tricks]


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14.
[Hannibal (NBC)]









Notes:

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Comments

[gondremark]

"I was gay once". Ummm, no, you either are gay (or bi) or you never were gay (or bi). Sure, sexuality is all fluid and whatnot and trying something once or twice doesn't mean it has to define you, but this gay-as-a-phase thing is played out.

As sootyowl pointed out, though, the quote's supposed to be all "do what you want!" and that's nice, but, well, wearing torn jeans is something you did once, being gay isn't.

[(Anonymous)]

I don't think it's an either/or thing. I agree the whole "it's just a phase" thing is annoying - as it is when the phrase is applied to anything - but for some people it really can work like that.

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah though I guess it's more of a question of identity and what you call yourself? Because I pretty much have come full circle on identifying as straight-bi-gay-pan-gay-bi but I'd never say that I "used to be gay", because that sounds very ex-gay retoric. Like you learn things about yourself, and you realize that the word you used to use doesn't really apply anymore.

[(Anonymous)]

Also, I always felt like that particular line in the movie was just a dumb dad joke to cheer up and embarrass, so there's that.

[chardmonster]

How dare this supportive dad use the wrong term that negates everything good about this

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, pretty obnoxious.

[(Anonymous)]

Eh, I honestly took that as "I thought I was for a while, then I realized I'm not" and just using the wrong phrasing. Which, love it or hate, does happen without anything negative meant by it.

OP:

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, this is how I kind of read it too. "You might think you're this, but then realize you're THIS and that's okay so don't sweat it..."

[(Anonymous)]

When heard in context, the father in question is pretty obviously joking to make his daughter feel better. She's had a boy over and in her room who is very openly gay (when not at the high school) but "dating" their daughter. Both parents are puzzled, and assume their daughter knows what she's doing, but are still vaguely parental-curious about WTF is going on.