The question is: why would you add this description if it’s completely unrelated?
By specifying this attribute, the commenter wanted to draw attention to that fact, that this was a lesbian. So, why exactly would that fact need attention? Best case it’s completely irrelevant, more likely it’s supposed to be some sort of weird bragging or simply an underhanded insult.
I just read it as storytelling. Many people add details that don’t matter in the end. It just adds to the story so it is easier for the reader to imagine it.
Like how George RR Martin spends PAGES on the food in Westeros and how it was cooked and prepared. The food description has nothing to do with the story, but it added to the story.
Sorry but this is a terrible comparison imo. Sexuality is not a useful descriptor and adds no “flavour” to the text. Even describing their skin colour is better because that’s a physical attribute that you can at least imagine. You might as well tell me their blood type they have, it’s a completely useless descriptor in the context of OPs “story”.
I’m not even on a high horse here, I don’t really care that OP brought up their sexuality, it’s a weird thing to do but not particularly offensive. All these comments spinning narratives about how it’s a useful descriptor are completely baffling. Y’all are performing some mental gymnastics for absolutely no reason.
The question is: why would you add this description if it’s completely unrelated?
By specifying this attribute, the commenter wanted to draw attention to that fact, that this was a lesbian. So, why exactly would that fact need attention? Best case it’s completely irrelevant, more likely it’s supposed to be some sort of weird bragging or simply an underhanded insult.
I just read it as storytelling. Many people add details that don’t matter in the end. It just adds to the story so it is easier for the reader to imagine it.
Like how George RR Martin spends PAGES on the food in Westeros and how it was cooked and prepared. The food description has nothing to do with the story, but it added to the story.
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Sorry but this is a terrible comparison imo. Sexuality is not a useful descriptor and adds no “flavour” to the text. Even describing their skin colour is better because that’s a physical attribute that you can at least imagine. You might as well tell me their blood type they have, it’s a completely useless descriptor in the context of OPs “story”.
I’m not even on a high horse here, I don’t really care that OP brought up their sexuality, it’s a weird thing to do but not particularly offensive. All these comments spinning narratives about how it’s a useful descriptor are completely baffling. Y’all are performing some mental gymnastics for absolutely no reason.
That’s just, like, your opinion, man.
Is that preferable? I didn’t ask them their birthday and I don’t actually know what an aquarius is.
oh which comments?
Dude I don’t really care, if you thought it was funny that’s fine by me. Aquarius is just as useless as a descriptor as lesbian.
It was definitely bragging.
I am very proud that I interacted with a person regarding the unknown state of their paraphernalia.
Or or or. It’s a descriptive noun thrown in for no reason because sometimes humans just do that.
I don’t know a single person who hasn’t given unnecessary details when talking about literally anything.
No problem, I can be less descriptive. I hear all people love brevity.