Gay men may not be the most oppressed members of the queer community, but they are part of that community, and playing these kinds of games is petty and paralysing.Ĥ. I have zero patience for this kind of wokeness Olympics. Gay men, we are told, are the straight men of the queer community. One of the more disappointing trends is wrapping this disapproval up in a kind of woke homophobia. I personally think the whole thing is a fascinating case study in desire, power and purity politics.ģ. The basis of the concern is that since this man is, at the very least, extremely rightwing, and quite possibly a fascist, expressing attraction to him is aa form of fascist sympathising, and hence to be rooted out. Let me begin by saying that he is not my type.Ģ.
Jake Angelli, AKA budget Conan, AKA discount Lord Humungous. For several days now a small to medium sized moral panic has been raging on Twitter about a large number of gay and bisexual men and smaller number of women who expressed attraction to this guy:.
