Recently I had a discussion with someone that did not tickle my fancy. A friend of my roommate came to stay in our apartment to see the beautiful city that is Madrid. No problem. I never mind having guests. The problem came when she had a bit to drink and decided to spill her opinions about bisexuals. In short, she thinks they don't exist. Or they're gay or they're straights looking for attention. She especially focused on the looking for attention argument. Being bi is "in style". The whole rant was offensive and I held my tongue. Later that night we went out with a bunch of friends and it came up in coversation that I'm bi. The friend of the roommate was pissed. She turned to me and asked why I had allowed her to say all of the offensive things she did without admitting my sexual orientation.
So here it is, the "why": because I shouldn't have to. It's none of her business and it's not necessarily something I'm comfortable telling a random stranger about. Hell, I wasn't even comfortable telling my best friends until a couple months ago, and the majority of them still don't know. The fact of the matter is that she should have never assumed that everyone in the room was straight, and that's her bad not mine. I'm not here to educate you about gay lifestyles. Go screw yourself.
And here's something that I thought was common sense, but aparently is not; if you know its offensive, you shouldn't say it ever. No matter who's in the room.
-Reina Próspera
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Idiosa!
ReplyDeleteWe should start another blog, "things that people say when you're not in the room."