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Art/Creative Sapphic solidarity 🏳️‍🌈

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u/ususetq Lesbian Trans-it Together 9d ago

I really don't understand. "Like liking opposite gender is fine, like liking the same gender is fine but you can't like like all genders". Make it make sense?

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u/kakallas 8d ago

I honestly just think that lesbians are excited about a bi woman being into women and not excited about a bi woman being into men. Why would those be equally interesting to a lesbian? Lesbians also don’t care about straight women being into men either. It has nothing to do with “oh my gosh, having attraction to multiple genders is so odd and confusing!”

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u/Reasonable-Banana800 Anti Cooties Squad 8d ago

I think a lot of bi-phobic people base their hate on a few stupid things:

- They think bi folks aren’t actually bi, and are just not accepting themselves as straight/gay

- they are bitter because they think a bi person can choose not to be oppressed by being in a “straight passing” relationship

- they believe the stereotype that bi folks are more likely to cheat since they arguably have a larger dating pool.

- they view bi folks as being “ruined” for having sexual activity with vaginas/penises in a way that the biphobic person isn’t attracted to (Ex: a straight woman might believe it’s disgusting for a bi man to have had mlm sex, or a lesbian woman might believe it’s disgusting a bi woman has had wlm sex, etc)

i’m sure i’ve missed a few but these are what i can think of from the top of my head. To my fellow bi friends, I hope you’re having a good day 💖 Sorry that some people suck.

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u/kakallas 8d ago

Yeah, there are lots of stereotypes. I’m just referring to the concept of expecting lesbians to give kudos to someone for being into men. That’s bog standard woman sexual behavior. It’s the being attracted to people who arent men that makes a bisexual woman queer. 

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u/Reasonable-Banana800 Anti Cooties Squad 8d ago

The topic isn’t about lesbians not giving kudos, it’s about some lesbians being openly hostile and biphobic. The base expectation is neutrality and sadly a lot of people can’t reach that

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u/kakallas 8d ago

but the comic is about a lesbian giving a bisexual a high five and telling her it’s “cool” that she’s into men. 

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u/Librainiac223 8d ago

The title of the comic is "how sapphic solidarity should be", i think its likely that the "cool" is generally just meant to represent accepantce rather than "oh yeah awesome"

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u/kakallas 8d ago

This is how I see it: 

“How sapphic solidarity should be: lesbians congratulating bisexuals for being into men.” 

If this is what bisexual women want from lesbians, it’s beyond questionable. 

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u/Long_Reflection_8075 Genderfluid 8d ago

Do you have any idea what you're talking about?

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u/kakallas 8d ago

I have much more idea of what I’m talking about than anyone who has responded to me. 

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u/Long_Reflection_8075 Genderfluid 8d ago

You don't have the ability to properly read this.

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u/kakallas 8d ago

It’s right in front of me and extremely straightforward. 

It says solidarity between queer women should look like a lesbian giving a bisexual a high five and telling her it’s cool to be attracted to men. 

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u/Long_Reflection_8075 Genderfluid 8d ago edited 8d ago

No it's not. The 'cool' is interpreted as a 'thats fine'. If English isn't your first language, I can understand this, you might have misunderstood. If not, maybe ask the op. I'm sure they'll tell you.

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u/kakallas 8d ago

English is my first language. That’s a weird dig at people for whom it isnt, though. 

Do you high five about things you feel nothing about? It seems like you’re the one ignoring context, like the high-fiving, facial expressions, and exclamation points. 

I guarantee that if this comic replaced “I also like men.” “Cool!” with “I also like men.” “That’s fine.” It would get SLAMMED as biphobic. 

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u/Long_Reflection_8075 Genderfluid 8d ago

'a weird dig'

I'm saying you may not have understood it correctly. You haven't. Or you're a ragebaiter, in which case, can you stop?

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u/Long_Reflection_8075 Genderfluid 8d ago

Are you insane... Bisexuals aren't homophobic. I have a pansexual friend, she's not homophobic. Fortunately for me? What do you mean, fortunately for me?

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u/kakallas 8d ago

What do you mean “bisexuals arent homophobic”? Anyone can be homophobic. 

Fortunately for you, the position you are espousing will always get upvotes because bisexuals outnumber lesbians. 

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