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Gaypreacher?

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by LuciferMorningstar, Feb 11, 2017.

  1. LuciferMorningstar

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    My WhatsApp Status is: [​IMG]Ignotum per ignotius[​IMG]
    (Sorry bout the size of the flag)

    When suddenly this guy from my Vocational School writes me, let's call him G and I'm LL (Names have been altered):

    G: "Hello LL"
    LL: "Hii"
    G: No hate, but what's up with your WhatsApp Status?
    LL: "That's Latin"
    G: "And what does it mean?"
    LL: "The action of offering an explanation which is harder to understand than the thing it is meant to explain."
    G: "Oh easy [​IMG]"
    G: "I thought you were some gaypreacher or something like that [​IMG]"

    Waaait wtf is a gaypreacher?
    Well after that I stopped responding... :bang: Such an idiot.
     
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    Hey LuciferLight,

    I'm a little confused about your question. Are you asking what G might have meant by the term "gaypreacher?"
     
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    Yeah and just sharing this wounderful exchange I had with him :grin:
     
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    Well, that's a great exchange you had with him, LuciferLight! Is he a friend of yours?

    I think it's clear that you are Out to anyone who sees that you are flying the Pride flag on your WhatsApp Status. I don't think G was referring to a specific 'thing' called a 'gaypreacher.' I think he was making a joke. The fact that you are Gay and using a Latin phrase... get it? (Catholic priests using Latin...?)
     
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    Well the thing is, I have never told anyone of them that I'm gay and the rainbow flag mostly means that one is supportive towards lgbt people.

    ---------- Post added 11th Feb 2017 at 07:18 PM ----------

    It'll take a lot of more time till I come out to people in my school etc. and he's not really a friend, more of an acquaintance
     
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    Well it's not necessarily a bad thing, it depends on the context he meant it in. Though it does sound kinda odd, being gay isn't something you exactly convert people to. Maybe as in converting people to accepting LGBT? He might have meant that.
     
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    Some was a bit lost in translation. The way he phrased it in Swiss German was most likely in a negative way. How should I react to something like that?
     
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    That's very true, but it's also a strong hint that you might very be a member of the LGBTQ community.

    I still think G was making a joke since you put your Latin quote between two Pride flags.
     
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    Yeah, I didn't make the connection between latin and preacher. Possibly
     
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    And if you were to continue that conversation with him, I think it is pretty inevitable that he would probably ask if you are Gay. What do you mean that it was most likely phrased in a 'negative way'? Do you mean like in an accusatory tone?
     
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    Well in Switzerland, especially with teens, the word "gay" (non translated, litarally "gay") is an insult used for many occasions.
     
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    So he basically asked if you are a "fag-preacher"?

    Of course, a lot of people (especially teens) use homophobic terms as insults in an off-hand manner without necessarily even understanding the meaning of what they are saying or the real hurt those words can do. There's no guarantee that G is homophobic. He might simply be joking with you, as I said, and maybe mocking your for your support of the LGBTQ community. People like that could go either way if you Come Out to them. Sometimes they will be very apologetic when they realize how badly they insulted you. Other times, if they are truly homophobic, they will react more negatively and continue the insults or just stop tallking to you.

    Like I said, however, if you continue that conversation with G, it is likely that he will ask you if you are Gay, so you will have to decide how you want to handle that.
     
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    But what should I write to him, 22 hours later...
     
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    Well, that depends on how you want to handle the situation, LuciferLight.

    Some possibilities:

    You could just continue to ignore it and see if he drops the subject.

    You could play it off as a joke. Tell him that you were busy and couldn't continue the conversation at that time, then maybe tell him, that 'no' you aren't a "gaypreacher" and that you're not really religious at all (if that's true.)

    You could get kind of serious/confrontational and ask him what he meant by the "gaypreacher" remark. He might just say it was a joke and you could blow it off "oh, hahaha". If he gets defensive, you could continue to attack and ask if he has a problem with LGBTQ people - since you are clearly an LGBTQ supporter based on your WhatsApp Status.

    Just some thoughts.:slight_smile:
     
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    That serious/confrontational sounds good. I'm generally not known to be the nicest person so that'll fit to me.
     
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    Cool.

    Just think about how you want to respond IF he asks you directly if you are Gay. Whatever your response is, it should be short and sweet. If you follow up with multiple responses denying that you are Gay, that would indicate that you are lying (i.e. protesting too much).

    If you don't really care what he thinks about your sexuality, you could leave it open-ended and simply tell him (truthfully) that it's none of his business.:slight_smile: