Originally Posted by rodeolifant
Huh.... The far too awkward delivery of the Emperor-sex-scene aside...

Don't follow.

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I don't see the point of it being gay *at all*. What's all that about?

Even the gay interviewer copped the metaphor mate. The exact quote from the person is:

The Emperor is a fascinating character. As a queer person, it really resonated with me when he said, "I felt uncomfortable presenting my authentic self to you because I didn't think that you would accept me."

IMO, it is very obvious. Gays are considered ‘alien’ to straights, and The Emperor is a literal alien who wants to be ‘accepted’ and tries to sexually proposition you. I don’t believe a metaphor could in fact be any more on the nose.

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Wait till you're over 35 and go unto the internet. All the recent divorcees want nothing but that. Tell them you like cats and remember your zodiac sign, it's enough.

Not my experience, and I’m 39, very built and all the attention I get from how I physically look is from gay men.

Women require the usual strategies of ‘making an effort’, chitchat, dates etc. Or at least they did when I was single.

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Also, I mean, 50 Shades? There is a reason that is popular. It's about a handsome, creepy stalker dude with a domination fetish.


That’s fantasy. Are you saying the women you’ve ever met don’t prefer fantasising over actual acting on the fantasy? They rarely if ever act on it.

Critical takeaway here is that women behave very differently to men in their flirtations, and their self-restraint around physically attractive men. Both single gay men and single straight men mostly have zero self-restraint around those they find attractive.

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Yes, and it makes everything particularly awkward, too. Everyone drooling over Tav is *terrible*

We seem to agree on one thing then.

Last edited by EbenezerSlack; 16/12/23 06:57 PM.