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Straight men, what's the weirdest thing you've been told you can't do because it's gay? (self.asklemmy)

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[–] aimizo 27 points 1 month ago (4 children)

As a kid I was told if you eat scrambled eggs for dinner you are gay. It affected me longer than I care to admit.

[–] Enekk 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What possibly was the logic here?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

In the 90s, "gay" had become a catch-all term for "thing I think is stupid". I've heard LGBTQ people intentionally unironically use the term in this manner.

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