Every generation of kids wants to identify themselves in a new way, and yes, we've all been guilty of finding it funny or annoying, but the truth is we all did it. I'm happy for them that it's safer for them to really explore their identity, and sexuality in public, and not just little secret corners of the internet, or shadowy bars that people only whispered about. Maybe we are fine with words like Queer, Gay, or Ace, we fought for them to be fine, and maybe it feels strange that they would reject something so hard won. We should let them find their own identities though, it's what we wanted, right?! So, Cheers to all the new words and acronyms, I can never seem to keep up with, I hope each generation gets to be less scared to be themselves.
@RickiTarr isn’t it amazing how quickly we old ones forget? It’s so apparent to me the estrangement one seems to have for their younger selves even when they feel the same. I don’t understand it other than this: It’s slowly surrendering to the homogenizing forces and needing to protect oneself from the reality of this at all costs.
@justafrog Most definitely, it is sad that some people think that acceptance is turning people queer, y'all they always have been, they're just less worried about being murderered now, just wish there was no worry
@RickiTarr I don't get annoyed about the pronouns thing ... I love it. Us old geezers fought hard so that kids these days can learn about themselves and discover who they are in communities that may not exist in physical environments but exist nonetheless. I know my life would have been easier.
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I love the fact that a special, integral part of the experience of adolescence is this very specific sense that NO ONE UNDERSTANDS HOW I FEEL AND NO ONE HAS EVER FELT LIKE THIS BEFORE, which we have all exactly felt.
@stevegis_ssg OMG YES! Part of growing up is realizing that at least a few people have a common experience with you, and then you kinda cringe at your drama.
The process of discovering who you are, has to have some cringe because you can only do it through trial and error.
I'm watching my nephew do it now. I'm so glad he has more room to explore than my brother and I had at that age. That he's more free to work things out now than we were.
But goodness, he IS gonna cringe at some of his current style choices.
Not that I have room to judge -- I'm just shy of fifty and my style seems to be drifting to Doc Martens (well, Solovair these days), fishnets, and plaid skirts.
@stevegis_ssg@RickiTarr Honestly, I spent a large part of my adulthood feeling that way - particularly my 30s - and I'm still learning identifying stuff now.
@RolloTreadway@stevegis_ssg Honestly, the more trauma you deal with as a child, the more that kind of gets pushed back, not a lot of time to discover yourself when you're just trying to survive.
@RickiTarr I LOVE everything about these kids these days, except their struggles against overpowered consumerism and lack of mainstream music to get then through it
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