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Sorry, but I love that!!!!!!!!!!

I'm bisexual, and I love to talk about these issues. I know a bunch of people are like "I don't care if you're straight or not, so shut up" but we don't give a damn.

It is the best thing to have a gay pride bumper sticker. Or to read one and wait by that car in the parking lot for whoever owns it to come out and you give them a hug.

Or like, the rainbow belts. Or keychains. I love it all.

They never make any bisexual pride stuff though. That annoys me.

But yeah. I had to get that out.

and in that moment i swear we were infinite

They never make any bisexual pride stuff though.

What kind of bisexual pride stuff would you design? I mean, gays have the rainbow stuff and gay males can put pink flamingos in the front lawn ;-) [insert 1,000,000 more stereotypes here], but what symbol would say 'bisexual' like the rainbow says 'gay'?

Just curious :-)

"*sigh* Some men are really hard to manipulate!" - Orchid

You could have a floor mat that says:

"All Welcome"

Hmm, I don't know. It might send the wrong signal to Jehovah's Witnesses!

"*sigh* Some men are really hard to manipulate!" - Orchid

The funny part about that is that I might actually coinsider it just for the sake of the Witnesses.
Truth be told, some of those boys are really kinda sexy. I see them all fresh, clean shaven, riding their bikes around town and on fire for "God." The one overwhelming thought I have is that they're all virgins.
I just can't help but wonder what they look like underneath that white shirt, black pants and black tie...

I'm going to stop now, cause anything more whould be, well, a sure ticket to hades ;)

I'll bet that just took 5 years off my life--but GODDAMM if it wasn't worth every second

Truth be told, some of those boys are really kinda sexy. I see them all fresh, clean shaven, riding their bikes around town and on fire for "God." The one overwhelming thought I have is that they're all virgins. I just can't help but wonder what they look like underneath that white shirt, black pants and black tie...

Hahaha! :-D I've never thought of it that way... You ever tried to hit on one of them?

"*sigh* Some men are really hard to manipulate!" - Orchid

:) yes I have! It's fun, cause i like watching the boys squirm. I've told a few that they're cute. There's nothing like giving one that assuring touch on the arm, once they know what I'm about, to watch the Witness scramble for words.

I'll bet that just took 5 years off my life--but GODDAMM if it wasn't worth every second

There's nothing like giving one that assuring touch on the arm, once they know what I'm about, to watch the Witness scramble for words.

I'm almost sorry that they haven't visited me for such a long time. I've got to try that out sometime.

"*sigh* Some men are really hard to manipulate!" - Orchid

What also works is lots of touching of the arms. It's a sign of affection amongst normals; it's a freaky thing amongst them.

Also, the sly, knowing smile, with the coy glance, will keep them ill-at-ease.
We have to remember that their "Organization" sends out the young, fresh ones as a test--they tend to be naive when it comes to this kinda stuff.

I think it all boils down to having fun with it, when it presents itself...

I'll bet that just took 5 years off my life--but GODDAMM if it wasn't worth every second

What also works is lots of touching of the arms.

Also, the sly, knowing smile, with the coy glance

Mmm-hmmm. *takes notes*

"*sigh* Some men are really hard to manipulate!" - Orchid

Taking notes implies that you will be taking actions. If you do put to use the things you've learned I expect a full report on the outcome of your experimentation. :)

You fail it.

I shall post a story as soon as I get a couple of real witnesses to experiment on. :-)

"*sigh* Some men are really hard to manipulate!" - Orchid

Good.

You fail it.

Actually, there is a symbol that is suposed to represent us bisexuals. It's a a combination of the male and female symbols: you know the O with the + under it, and the O with the -> pointing at 2 o'clock.
(I'll have to find a link to it.)

I think the problem is that most people wouldn't know it just by looking at it.

I'll bet that just took 5 years off my life--but GODDAMM if it wasn't worth every second

According to some sites, there's also some kind of flag / colour combination (scroll a bit down).

The symbol you're in search of may be found on the entry page of the German Bisexual Network (BiNe e.V.).

But's the same thing here: nobody's gonna understand it at first fright - even the 'Ring of O' that I'm wearing on my left hand is better known that the colours of bisexuality :-(

cu, w0lf.

Multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign for a diseased mind!

I guess your post shows that there's more confusion on this specific issue than I thought.
It is nice to find that people are having a discussion regarding the issue of bisexual identity and "unity", by at least trying to come-up with a single symbol.

I think that for me, being bi~, it's important that this discussion does happen, that "the public" knows that this is an important thing for those of us who are bi~.

Thanks for those links ginster--

I'll bet that just took 5 years off my life--but GODDAMM if it wasn't worth every second

I'm bisexual, as well, Nutshell, but I have a bit of a problem with the gay pride thing. It's not that I feel it's high time for people to stop being opposed to the free expression of sexual and emotional feelings of all types. The real problem I have with the whole deal is that it should be a more personal thing, an inward exploration and expression of the self (not unlike religion; I'm ok with yours, as long as you aren't going to throw it in my face). Do I hide the fact that I am bisexual from people? No; at the same time, I don't extend the information to every person around me in a convenient, easy-to-consume label form. I'm not saying that I think you're wrong for supporting such expression, either; it's just my opinion that more people would be better off dealing with how they feel before telling everybody else about it.

PS: Another big problem I have with this whole topic anyways is my own penny-pinching. Basically, I work for ~$6/hour; I'm not going to spend somewhere between 60 and 120 minutes of my life working to purchase a brightly coloured declaration of sexuality.

Thbbbbt

I have to say I'm with you on this one, magnifico. While I haven't got any problem with answering 'I'm bi' to anyone that asks I'm not one for parading around my preferences on anything. However, with me it's more of a biproduct of being an extremely private person than penny pinching. Hell, it took forever for me to get comfortable with using the internet in public.

--Jami

You fail it.

I feel what you're saying, where you're identifying with the public declaration that that person's bumper sticker makes. I think we all have a need to belong, and as part of that minority, I like to belong myself.

But I think you are very brave waiting by a person's car for him her to show-up, especially to give him/her a hug. Perhaps it's just the part of the country I'm from, but I couldn't imagine myself doing that without being considered a stalker. Most likely, the police would come and I'd have to explain why I'm there--forget telling them that I'm waiting to give said person a hug.
This isn't to say that I haven't thought about it...

For myself, I'm just getting to the point in my life where I'm not ashamed of who or what I am. I'm just getting to the point where I can look at the rainbow and not sneer at my own "inadequacies", and my own shame.
For a long time, I pretended I was straight, and wanted to be straight, just to fit in with my straight friends. But that desire took its toll on me, and caused me to have a break-down, and become tremendously anti-social. I could no more deny that part of myself, than I could my own thoughts and physical well-being.

So while there is a latent visceral reaction that comes with seeing "the flag", due to years of personal repression, there comes a sigh of relief when I go into the gay bars. That is my own personal symbol reckoning who and what I am. I don't want to hide from my true nature. So even though I'm not wearing it "on my sleeve" I am making a public affirmation of who I am.

I'll bet that just took 5 years off my life--but GODDAMM if it wasn't worth every second

This post was edited by zen on Aug 06, 2006.