• Moneo@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    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.

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      7 months ago

      Sexuality is not a useful descriptor and adds no “flavour” to the text.

      That’s just, like, your opinion, man.

    • JoYo 🇺🇸@lemmy.ml
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      7 months ago

      i almost got punched by an aquarius when i suggested they clean their bong.

      Is that preferable? I didn’t ask them their birthday and I don’t actually know what an aquarius is.

      All these comments spinning narratives about how it’s a useful descriptor are completely baffling.

      oh which comments?

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        7 months ago

        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.