tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173194894567878421.post6671306280086932853..comments2023-04-17T03:34:05.553-07:00Comments on From the Mind of...: Gay is an ugly word(?)/Tyler learns something/ADHD?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173194894567878421.post-69659727539515669082010-07-27T19:13:30.928-07:002010-07-27T19:13:30.928-07:00awwwwwww, I love llamas!! ;)awwwwwww, I love llamas!! ;)Madeleinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16723371183468886299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173194894567878421.post-74882081292096521372010-07-27T19:09:42.650-07:002010-07-27T19:09:42.650-07:00@Madeleine
Ive gotta be honest with you. When I ...@Madeleine <br /><br />Ive gotta be honest with you. When I read your comment I made a noise I think only I can make when I get the warm-fuzzies. Id compare it to the sound a rather happy llama might make. Thanks Maddy...big sis :DTylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11031244464214463287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173194894567878421.post-23878573101025506862010-07-26T16:59:13.273-07:002010-07-26T16:59:13.273-07:00How about just person? Or friend? Or Tyler? I thin...How about just person? Or friend? Or Tyler? I think those labels fit you better than anything else. Except maybe "little brother". :)Madeleinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16723371183468886299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173194894567878421.post-12703140292761808242010-07-23T15:15:19.847-07:002010-07-23T15:15:19.847-07:00What you are feeling about the word "gay"...What you are feeling about the word "gay" is natural and not uncommon. Popular culture has a list of stereotypes that they try to associate with the word. Those stereotypes don't fit you (and actually don't fit many of us) and hearing word applied to you grates because it isn't you.<br /><br />You're also not the first person to battle the insidious stereotypes. There are people that change their names to hide their ethnic heritage because they want to distance themselves from stereotypes. Society likes to categorize and fit people into boxes and often we just simply don't fit there.<br /><br />One thing to keep in mind is that the word doesn't define you but you define the word. However, you behave is how your typical gay guy (or guy who likes guys - gwlg) behaves. <br /><br />There was an openly gay boxer who owned one of his challengers in the ring. The challenger's manager berated his guy for losing to a "faggot." When the asked the gay boxer what he thought of the comments he replied: "He did lose to a faggot - a really really tough faggot." <br /><br />His response essentially took the manager's implied comment that faggots were weak and turned it on its head - saying that faggot weren't really weak and there were tough faggots too.<br /><br />I chose to be out and open about being gay for much the same reason. I don't fit a lot of the stereotypes so being open about being gay I hope breaks down some of those stereotypes. I want other gay people to see that you can be successful and out in a lot of different professions.<br /><br />But for now, none of that matters for you. The only label you need to worry about is that of "Tyler." Be who you are and be what makes you happy (including being a gwlg) and don't let anyone try to tell you what you are and how you have to live. You're Tyler and that's good enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173194894567878421.post-84186776794809718442010-07-23T05:51:30.640-07:002010-07-23T05:51:30.640-07:00tyler...
gay is not my favorite word either... go ...tyler...<br />gay is not my favorite word either... go figure... i usually just answer to david... i prolly use the word fag way too much, but i actly prefer it... weird..<br />just be tyler, k, a 16 yr old hockey player, who is a lot of great things, oh and btw, just happens to be attracted to guys....<br /><br />- cheers... daviddavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804547545724265463noreply@blogger.com