Female celebrities saying their bisexual to be popular or to cash in

Carrie brownstein is bi.

 

Yeah I was gonna say, I definitely believe Gaga when she says she's bi. I'm a huge fan of her and I've seen her flirt with other girls in interviews before and it's soo obvious, haha.

I agree that being bi is "in" for celebrities. Orlando Bloom's ex just had an interview recently where she said she "wants to explore" and that she "appreciates women," but then she went on to say "I definitely need a man in the bedroom." Like, you're either bi or you're not, people--don't be fickle and make real bisexuals look bad, because real bisexuals know what they want, and it's not just a big fun experiment for them. Hollywood is silly.

 

I'll have to think about that one. I can say that some people love the idea of a bisexual woman because threesomes. Although I find that belief about bisexuality offensive. I've seen teenage girls and even some teenage guys pretend to be bisexual for attention. The latter mostly online. I guess the celebs get tons of attention. I can't imagine the stresses some of them feel. It's not an excuse for bad behaviour though. I can understand people make mistakes. I do, too. Yet it wouldn't kill these people to think things through. I know very well what I like. The myth of bisexual indecisiveness tends to get my nerves.

 

I don't like it when any one claims to be bi when they are not. It's not so bad if they are genuinely exploring their sexuality and really honestly believe they may be. But when people make this claim and then later dismiss it out of hand, just for popularity and attention, it just makes things difficult for those of us who really are as people think we are all like that . This is one of the biggest problems for the bi community, which leads to the whole bi people don't exist or are just waiting to come out gay/straight stereotypes.

To be honest though, it's not just this. I don't like it anyone pretends to be something their not, especially when it's just for attention.

Happy days

 

Yeah.

There's a difference between bisexual and bi-curious. The former should be kept locked away until you actually feel you are for certain because curiosity doesn't necessarily mean that it's going to work out in the end.

More people should probably just say they are questioning though, rather than 'bi'- anything if they really aren't sure, because even with the -curious tacked onto the end you know how peoples' minds work; They will just see the bi(whether purposefully or not) and, should things not work out, will use that opportunity to bash and belittle actual bisexuals as well.

 

There are lots of ways to be bisexual. We aren't all attracted to men and women exactly 50/50. People always rag on women who are mostly straight coming out as bi, but if they are genuinely attracted to women - even if they have a 90/10 preference for men - that's still different than being straight. Those women should be able to talk about it, and in as much detail as possible.

I know some gay women get frustrated by bisexuals who aren't actually interested in relationships with other women. But instead of denying their attraction to women altogether, why not just encourage more open discussion of peoples' sexualities? If they can feel comfortable saying "I'm attracted to women, but I definitely need a man in the bedroom," then you know not to bother getting invested. If they're afraid that their sexuality will be challenged if they say that, that's when you're going to get lead on.

P.S., this applies to bi men just as well as women. It came up in the context of women in this thread, so that's how I framed it. For the record, I consider myself the more "traditional" 50/50 kind of bi, so I say all this more out of principle than out of self-interest.

 

How would you really know if someone is lying about their sexuality Stocking? There's no way to prove it one way or the either. Maybe they date more men than women, but that doesn't mean they don't like women. Also, not all celebrity relationships go public, so chances are we don't even know all of the people any celebrity has dated and what the gender ratio was.

 

I think the ratio thing has thrown her point off a bit.

I'm pretty sure she's more talking about those who make claim that they are bi for (seemingly) the hell of it, only to run back to being straight or whatever once they are done with their fun.

This kind of thing only does a disservice to true bisexuals, especially when it is involving someone as influential as a celeb.

 

Since I'm not aware of any, I have to ask, what celebrities specifically have claimed to be bisexual and then went back and called themselves straight again? Even if a bisexual woman marries a man, that doesn't suddenly make her straight.

 

I wasn't putting any celeb in the spotlight myself, but rather was trying to help clarify what stocking is pointing out.

Also, seems like one of the more recent incidents, very recent actually, being Jessie J and her announcement that her only interest(dating, fancy, loving...as she apparently put it) is with men now. The way she put it made it out like bisexuality is, generally, a phase in itself. That is what is upsetting people.

 

Yeah I was kind of curious about this too

how do we know and judge that they are lying?

 

It is true. Some may hide this fact and or are private. That Jessie J person should have just stated she was bi curious. I have known several people who thought they liked girls too and just said they were curious rather than full on bi. I think it depends on the person. We also don't know what is going on in her head at the time, plus what is actually going on in their life.

 

Amber Heard is bisexual. Angelina Jolie, Megan Fox, Drew Barrymore told the world they are bisexual too but I am not sure.