I really don't buy into the whole "systemic" argument... that sexist thinking is worse against *insert minority group here* because they are more often the target of it. Sexism is sexism, and it's bad and needs to be stamped out no matter who it's directed towards. And people constantly saying, "Well, *blank*ism against my group is more important than yours," doesn't do anything towards achieving that goal. And I can go ahead and tell you right now, from personal experience, that people who wouldn't bat an eye if an obviously gay man was acting feminine (because, for whatever reason, non-normative gender behavior is more expected), still freak out if it's displayed by an otherwise heterosexual-looking male.LiamKav wrote:Not really. It's worse to say that gay people are all feminine than it is to say that straight men aren't, because gay men get more discrimination in every day life.Gaffer Tape wrote:Eh, I'd say it's more offensive to heterosexual males, implying that they can't or shouldn't have a feminine side.
To make it clear, though, I'm not even saying it's not bad to assume all gay men are the wispy, feminine stereotype. That is bad that that's assumed. What I was saying is that, due to that stereotype, it's much more easily accepted for a homosexual man to have any kind of feminine side.
On-topic, though, I would like to see these episodes at some point. The way people are describing the stuff with Pan, it comes across like some Silence of the Lambs-type creepiness, and I can't imagine them going for that kind of vibe.