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Homo / Housekeeping / Hetero Is Slog Too Gay?
Posted by Jonah Spangenthal-Lee on Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 4:33 PM
A few commentors have asserted that Slog has, in the last few weeks, become a buzzing hive of overwhelming homoness, what with all of Dan's DOMA/DADT/Obama rants, the painfully frequent Sounders posts, and Paul Constant's Reading Tonight nonsense.
As the resident hetero insurgent here on Slog, it is my duty to post this video of a nearly naked woman fishing for bass.
Now that we've gotten that out of the way, I ask you:
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The sex survey had it as 1 out of 4 or 5 slog readers being gay, yet at least half of the posts on this site are about gay shit. The Sounders being the gayest of it all. As for Savage, its just sad seeing a guy his age be so self-centered and oblivious.
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Do Slog writers (and commenters) ever write ANYTHING that doesn't in some way pertain to sex, gay or non-gay? There's a whole big world out there -- are you going to just leave it to other writers? No wonder Erica left.
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Way to gay, it needs to diversify. Savage has his own section already he can talk gay there till kingdom come but let others like you post here plzz.
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Slog is just gay enough. And since this is a housekeeping post, I'll ask this question here: How come when I turn unregistered comments off it doesn't store that setting in a cookie or something and turn unregistered comments off for all posts? Using Firefox on a Mac and love the setting but don't want to turn it on every time I view comments on any post.
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It's not the Fleshlight's fault, really. Just the fact that trying to use the one I ordered for my 34th birthday has rammed home the basic fact that I am a loser and that I am never going to get laid in my life.
I am apparently both too small and too big to use the Fleshlight. Small in the and big in the grossly overweight stomach. The result is that I apparently can't get very deep into the thing and experience the ribbing and other textures.
I ordered four inserts at once, three supertights with the three sorts of textures -- wave, ribbed, bumped -- and one ultratight. With all of them I have been having an incredible struggle to find a comfortable position to get in with my enormous stomach to allow for using the thing long enough to get off. I apparently developed a way to masturbate by hand that deluded myself into thinking I was normal. I am obviously not. I can only seem to go about an inch and a half into this Fleshlight before my fat gets in the way and the smallness of my defeat the purpose. The incredible depression of the experience makes it hard for me to stay erect as the whole time I am thinking about what a deformed, out-of-shape loser I am, so I end up only half hard or less.
Today is my 34th birthday. I have never had a girlfriend in my life, due to being a shy fatass with an ugly skin condition that I was afraid of having anyone see by taking my clothes off. I am so incredibly fucking lonely and depressed. I just want to be able to hug a woman, to hold her in my arms. Sex is frankly secondary to me, which is lucky given that I haven't had any except with my own hand.
I bought this thing thinking I would treat myself and make myself happier, but it has just driven home how fucked I am. I guess my only hope at this point is to find a woman who doesn't mind me only using oral sex on her because my obviously doesn't work very well.
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I am apparently both too small and too big to use the Fleshlight. Small in the and big in the grossly overweight stomach. The result is that I apparently can't get very deep into the thing and experience the ribbing and other textures.
I ordered four inserts at once, three supertights with the three sorts of textures -- wave, ribbed, bumped -- and one ultratight. With all of them I have been having an incredible struggle to find a comfortable position to get in with my enormous stomach to allow for using the thing long enough to get off. I apparently developed a way to masturbate by hand that deluded myself into thinking I was normal. I am obviously not. I can only seem to go about an inch and a half into this Fleshlight before my fat gets in the way and the smallness of my defeat the purpose. The incredible depression of the experience makes it hard for me to stay erect as the whole time I am thinking about what a deformed, out-of-shape loser I am, so I end up only half hard or less.
Today is my 34th birthday. I have never had a girlfriend in my life, due to being a shy fatass with an ugly skin condition that I was afraid of having anyone see by taking my clothes off. I am so incredibly fucking lonely and depressed. I just want to be able to hug a woman, to hold her in my arms. Sex is frankly secondary to me, which is lucky given that I haven't had any except with my own hand.
I bought this thing thinking I would treat myself and make myself happier, but it has just driven home how fucked I am. I guess my only hope at this point is to find a woman who doesn't mind me only using oral sex on her because my obviously doesn't work very well.
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Why does Dan have to call heteros "breeders?"
I'm hetero and I ain't got no keeds. Besides, gays breed too, using science, a friend, or an unwitting spouse.
I'm hetero and I ain't got no keeds. Besides, gays breed too, using science, a friend, or an unwitting spouse.
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I agree with #2. More lesbian, bisexual, transgender, genderqueer, intersex, and heterosexual female please. There's a lot more to sexuality than gay male and heterosexual male. It's not even half of the range of human sexuality, but makes up almost 100% of the posts here related to sexuality.
Erica leaving is very sad, but a very good opportunity to add some diversity to the staff.
Erica leaving is very sad, but a very good opportunity to add some diversity to the staff.
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Meh... slog is what it is. I'd rather have too many gay posts than too many football/baseball/basketball/other-boring-sports posts like many other boring mainstream blogs out there. Sounders posts are relatively rare here, compared to other topics... I scroll right past them without caring.
Chick in the vid is ok, sorta skinny yeah, but whatever. Strange facial expressions though.
Chick in the vid is ok, sorta skinny yeah, but whatever. Strange facial expressions though.
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I'm agnostic on the Slog is too gay/not gay enough issue, but I do feel strongly about this: the freakishly skinny woman in that video definitely caught a northern, which is not the same thing as a bass.
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i didn't notice that erica left
that's not an anti-erica slam, i'm just not observant
where can i turn for information about this development
what is it that slog doesn't want me to know
that's not an anti-erica slam, i'm just not observant
where can i turn for information about this development
what is it that slog doesn't want me to know
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it's probably a little too gay, but this post doesn't help matters for all the straight ladies out there. i think we need some chocolate, jimmy choo pics, cosmo recipes, and..um...my fucking mother-in-law to stop calling me? ladies?
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the girl is anorexic.
this one doesn't count for the heteros.
give us a gal with a little jiggle...
this one doesn't count for the heteros.
give us a gal with a little jiggle...
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I don't quite see how posting something about a naked woman makes the blog any less gay.
Half of all gay people are gay women.
Half of all gay people are gay women.
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IDEA--
DAN SAVAGE MUST WAIT ONE FULL WEEK BEFORE POSTING ANY SLOG THREADS. THIS WAY HIS REACTIONARY MIND WON'T BE UP FOR PUBLIC EMBARRASSMENT.
(see his "Say Yes to Iraq War" vintage article and the numerous 'Prop 8 was Black People's Fault' posts he did for evidence....)
DAN SAVAGE MUST WAIT ONE FULL WEEK BEFORE POSTING ANY SLOG THREADS. THIS WAY HIS REACTIONARY MIND WON'T BE UP FOR PUBLIC EMBARRASSMENT.
(see his "Say Yes to Iraq War" vintage article and the numerous 'Prop 8 was Black People's Fault' posts he did for evidence....)
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Jonah, if you want to understand how to throw some red meat to the men who read Slog, study Charles's posts. Especially that recent one with the fly Persian ladies. Mmm.
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Nice. Fiercy Fraud made another gay joke in his minstrel show at the radio and t.v. correspondents dinner.
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No. I find the question kind of silly... It's like, all the blogs that focus exclusively on straight issues are just thought of as "normal"... I've never heard anyone diss them for being "too straight'...
I don't know. Straight people complaining that the slog is too gay should go fuck off and marry someone. Privileged bastards. (I kid.)
I don't know. Straight people complaining that the slog is too gay should go fuck off and marry someone. Privileged bastards. (I kid.)
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WHERE IS THE ASS AT! If I ever went lez I wouldn't touch her with a ten foot rod. Her face is sorta weird as well, but hey she can't help none of that. She could have made a more fun video though. HERE is a better self-made video for all those het men! (and some ass loving ladies- but that would be teh gae!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy7p2ZU9x…
lulz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy7p2ZU9x…
lulz
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@2 - Yessiree Bob.
Also - Stranger/Slog is an ALTERNATIVE weekly in a liberal, progressive city. How could it possibly be too gay? If you breeder boys and girls don't like this particular sandbox, you are welcome to go play in virtually any other sandbox in town. (Try the Weakly, for starters.) If, like LC, you are a virulently homophobic closeted lesbian fag-hag, not sure what you're doing here in the first place. Mighty strange form of paraphilia you got there.
If you make an alternative blog mainstream, does it not then cease to be alternative? Duh.
Slog, keep it coming. But yes, you have a long way to go before you reach lesbian/gayboy parity. Pretty much the only lesbian voice we hear consistently on Slog is LC's, and that is just sad, sick and wrong.
Also - Stranger/Slog is an ALTERNATIVE weekly in a liberal, progressive city. How could it possibly be too gay? If you breeder boys and girls don't like this particular sandbox, you are welcome to go play in virtually any other sandbox in town. (Try the Weakly, for starters.) If, like LC, you are a virulently homophobic closeted lesbian fag-hag, not sure what you're doing here in the first place. Mighty strange form of paraphilia you got there.
If you make an alternative blog mainstream, does it not then cease to be alternative? Duh.
Slog, keep it coming. But yes, you have a long way to go before you reach lesbian/gayboy parity. Pretty much the only lesbian voice we hear consistently on Slog is LC's, and that is just sad, sick and wrong.
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slog is way gay these days - aw, it's fine with this straight guy considering the times (thanks prez O). meanwhile, someone please "catch and release" this skinny runt of a fisherlady...she's just not that hot.
thanks for trying...
thanks for trying...
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Thank you @19! I was going to comment that a half naked woman video is totally gay to me, until I saw how stick like she is...
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If you don't like the Slog, why do you read it?
I don't like the Seattle Times, but I don't piss all over their comments. Yet you hang around here, bitching, pissing, moaning.
Why don't you go read a blog that likes you? You know the Slog hates you, right?
Right?
I don't like the Seattle Times, but I don't piss all over their comments. Yet you hang around here, bitching, pissing, moaning.
Why don't you go read a blog that likes you? You know the Slog hates you, right?
Right?
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It's obvious that SLOG is too gay because even when they show a chick, it's like a gay man's stereotype of what a straight guy would like...in the end, it appeals more to lesbians than to straight guys.
Word to the wise -- Straight is the new Gay.
Deal with it slog.
Word to the wise -- Straight is the new Gay.
Deal with it slog.
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Question:
So if the tubular slick stained pendejos win by less than the 40% points that is likely,
Does that mean you're going to re-friend Fiercy Fraud?
So if the tubular slick stained pendejos win by less than the 40% points that is likely,
Does that mean you're going to re-friend Fiercy Fraud?
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Add my voice to the lesbian consensus. I was gonna vote this makes it gay enough cause it's a woman, but she needs a sandwich and some titties. I would happily accept muscle tone and good posture on a skinny chick. I'm actually not picky. I probably have more stamina than her. Which isn't saying much. Mudede's pictures are definitely better.
*I'm sorry I just joined the crowd on picking apart a person's attractiveness when they are online. That was wrong.
*I'm sorry I just joined the crowd on picking apart a person's attractiveness when they are online. That was wrong.
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You do notice that he runs when I comment, don't you?
And I'm really going to be there in a few months. Oh my!
And I'm really going to be there in a few months. Oh my!
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Slog is what it is. Whether it's too gay or not gay enough is a matter of taste. I pick and choose the articles I read--some interest me, some don't, same as any of the other blogs I look at.
BTW, I like skinny women, but then I'm a skinny straight guy. Again, a matter of taste.
BTW, I like skinny women, but then I'm a skinny straight guy. Again, a matter of taste.
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If Slog is too gay for you, why are you here? Go read the Seattle Times blog or something if you don't want to hear about teh geys.
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First of all, posting pix of half-naked chicks as an anti-gay measure assumes that all of the Sloggy faggots are men, which is untrue.
Second, that girl appears to be coming down with a serious case of teh ugly, and I hope she is receiving appropriate care for her condition.
Second, that girl appears to be coming down with a serious case of teh ugly, and I hope she is receiving appropriate care for her condition.
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Too gay or not gay enough for what? Several of the contributors to the blog are gay, and, surprisingly, they write about things that interest blog contributors who are gay. There must be at least one other blog where straight writers write about what interests them. People might be able to find those blogs if they don't want to read gay content.
(My checklist: straight guy, not particularly attracted to twiggy women who smell like fish, and I know how to scroll past content I'm not interested in, which on this blog is usually the sports.)
(My checklist: straight guy, not particularly attracted to twiggy women who smell like fish, and I know how to scroll past content I'm not interested in, which on this blog is usually the sports.)
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Oh for crying out loud. "She's too skinny!" "Stickgirl needs a sammich!" I guar-an-fucking-tee that if the girl ate a sammich there'd be an even louder hew and cry about her being fat, having cellulite in weird places, blahdy-fucking-blah.
I'm already missing ECB.
I'm already missing ECB.
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Slog's not too gay. But that wasn't much of a fish.
Can't you come up with some chicks catching trophy pike?
That didn't give me a boner at all.
Can't you come up with some chicks catching trophy pike?
That didn't give me a boner at all.
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The problem isn't that Slog is aggressively gay; that's nothing new. The problem is that it consists almost entirely of posts about Dan Savage's newfound loathing of Obama. We get it! Seriously! Just come back when you have something new to add to your already well-understood anger, Dan.
I'll still take angry gays over doctrinaire feminist bike Nazis, though. Not missing ECB at all.
I'll still take angry gays over doctrinaire feminist bike Nazis, though. Not missing ECB at all.
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More lesbians would be great, I think. And if you're going to be throw in some hetero bits, which I wholeheartedly endorse, for Christ's sake find some women with tits/curves. The chick in this video would more appropriately be found in the "thinspiration" section of some sad girl's Ana blog. Ugh.
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Slog is way too gay. I was going to say something yesterday but I Seattle nice'd out and didn't. But since the cheap sake is giving me courage I'm just going to say how I feel: You guys need to hire a few straight, attractive people with some seriously good snark ability. I like Dan and all. I do. Keep most of the gay stuff...it represents a lot of your demographic. But just take out about 1/2 of the Dan issues and inject a little Gawker/Wonkette current events with a positive tone kinda shit. You guys would get a huge boost in readership, I guarantee you. Right now, Seattle is just waiting for news blog to really appeal to everyone. Something SeattleST could have been...or could be. Whatever.
I hope that made sense. But if it didn't, I don't care. I'm drinking sake and watching Swingers alone on a Friday night, after all. Cheers everyone.
I hope that made sense. But if it didn't, I don't care. I'm drinking sake and watching Swingers alone on a Friday night, after all. Cheers everyone.
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I AGREE FRIECY FRAUD IS A GREAT NAME FOR OBAMA WHO AS BROUGHT AND PAID FOR AT LEAST ON CAPITOL HILL BY NONE OTHER THAN DAN OBAMAPOLOGIST SAVAGE ANDHIS R PLACE MAFIA WELL GUESS WHOS LAUGHING NOW DAN IT AINT YOU AND IT AINT ME HONESTLY AT LEAST WITH MCCAIN WED KNOW WHAT WE WERE UP AGAINST AND IT ISN'T LIKE YOUR GOD HAD DONE ANYTHING TO SAVE SACRED QUEER SPACE ON THE HILL LOOK AT WHATS HAPPENING TO SLAUGHTERS SOME PROSPERITY HUH WELL THATS LIFE ALL I CAN SAY IS THE FQTBLG COMMUNITY HAS A LONG MEMORY SO DONT EXPECT A LOT OF HUGS ON PRIDE DAY OH NO YOULL BE DOWNTOWN SOMEPLACE RITZLY LIKE THE RED LION NOT IN THE TRADITIONAL QUEER SPACE THANKS A LOT FOR THAT ALSO
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@4, @8, @18, and probably others..
Isn't it interesting how living in America makes you so desensitized to being constantly surrounded by fat people that the sight of a normal-sized human being makes you cry out "OMG anorexic!" ?
Isn't it interesting how living in America makes you so desensitized to being constantly surrounded by fat people that the sight of a normal-sized human being makes you cry out "OMG anorexic!" ?
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Am I a horrible person for thinking skinny people are just as attractive as other people? We all have different traits. We skinny people have feelings too.
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Look, I'm straight, but I don't write about being straight from the time I get up til the time I go to bed, all day, every day, ad infinitum. Just write about something else for a change once in a while. Sheesh.
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We are not crying "omg, anorexic!" just because she isn't obese. People are voicing their concern that she is too thin. And, she is indeed, too thin. She looks unhealthy. Arguably, a healthy woman's body does not have flared out hipbones and a cavernous gap between their legs.
It bothers me that this is what Slog posts for "straight men". Some straight men do like thin women, and some lesbians do like thin women. But this makes it seem like all straight men will be sttracted to thin women.
Also, I don't think the Slog thought about this being possibly triggering for people with a history of eating disorders.
It bothers me that this is what Slog posts for "straight men". Some straight men do like thin women, and some lesbians do like thin women. But this makes it seem like all straight men will be sttracted to thin women.
Also, I don't think the Slog thought about this being possibly triggering for people with a history of eating disorders.
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"Also, I don't think the Slog thought about this being possibly triggering for people with a history of eating disorders."
Oh, for God's sake. I wouldn't leave my dogs with Slog. (No offense, dears) Now we're supposed to worry about people with eating disorders?
If you want a sexy, non-skinny woman, just look at Joan from Mad Men. She's enough to make me cross the street, if you know what I mean....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGgFcbHIY…
Oh, for God's sake. I wouldn't leave my dogs with Slog. (No offense, dears) Now we're supposed to worry about people with eating disorders?
If you want a sexy, non-skinny woman, just look at Joan from Mad Men. She's enough to make me cross the street, if you know what I mean....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGgFcbHIY…
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I think the nearly-constant use of my face and other hetero girls to advertise for Lovelab helps balance out the amount of gay. Obviously they are targeting a straight male populous that loves cute girls! But maybe these straight men are not just here to look at cute girls and would also like to read about cute girls! But not all the time, Seattle men should also be comfortable with reading and supporting gay/lesbian stuff.
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"OBAMAPOLOGIST
...
Posted by PISSED OFF QUEER"
It's so sad when conservatives pretend to be gay to tar both liberals and gays. Yeah, we know. You don't like either. But you're pretty obviously some sort of dumb troll.
...
Posted by PISSED OFF QUEER"
It's so sad when conservatives pretend to be gay to tar both liberals and gays. Yeah, we know. You don't like either. But you're pretty obviously some sort of dumb troll.
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I thought the girl in the video was lovely, and not underweight. I don't think there is a body type that can satisfy everyone.
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"Now we need to worry about people with eating disorders, too?"
That was incredibly insensitve. Yes, actually, as a human being you do have the duty to care for one another---that includes mental disorders.
On another note, people are allowed to be attracted to whatever body type they want. Straight men can like skinnny women, heavier women, curvy women. Gay men can like skinnny men, muscle clad men, heavier men. IT DOESN'T MATTER.
In other news, no, the Slog isn't too gay. If you think it's too gay, read the posts you like and that aren't "too gay" for you and quit complaining.
That was incredibly insensitve. Yes, actually, as a human being you do have the duty to care for one another---that includes mental disorders.
On another note, people are allowed to be attracted to whatever body type they want. Straight men can like skinnny women, heavier women, curvy women. Gay men can like skinnny men, muscle clad men, heavier men. IT DOESN'T MATTER.
In other news, no, the Slog isn't too gay. If you think it's too gay, read the posts you like and that aren't "too gay" for you and quit complaining.
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Maybe, if this woman were also drinking some good whisky, and smoking a cigar (preferably Cuban), THEN I might find this post slightly less Gay, but as it is - eh.
Oh, and throw in some NASCAR - that's pretty much guaranteed to unGay just about anything...
Oh, and throw in some NASCAR - that's pretty much guaranteed to unGay just about anything...
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@60 FTW!
Sorry but 52/80 nailed this one.
Look, I'm straight, but I don't write about being straight from the time I get up til the time I go to bed, all day, every day, ad infinitum. Just write about something else for a change once in a while. Sheesh.
I come to SLOG to read about alt things in Seattle. From the upcoming architecture and building plans (by far my favorite series thanks Dom!), to new eats and treats from the ladies, the MJ legalization crusade, to picking on bike crusaders of all shapes and sizes.
But this over the top non stop gay shit has become incessantly tiring. Yes the Stranger is going to have some gayness.. no biggie.. but let's not define the entire place solely on GLBT issues...
mmmm k?
Bring on some Solstice Parade nekkid bike rider coverage damnit! :)
Sorry but 52/80 nailed this one.
Look, I'm straight, but I don't write about being straight from the time I get up til the time I go to bed, all day, every day, ad infinitum. Just write about something else for a change once in a while. Sheesh.
I come to SLOG to read about alt things in Seattle. From the upcoming architecture and building plans (by far my favorite series thanks Dom!), to new eats and treats from the ladies, the MJ legalization crusade, to picking on bike crusaders of all shapes and sizes.
But this over the top non stop gay shit has become incessantly tiring. Yes the Stranger is going to have some gayness.. no biggie.. but let's not define the entire place solely on GLBT issues...
mmmm k?
Bring on some Solstice Parade nekkid bike rider coverage damnit! :)
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@ 58, if you think this girl is "normal" sized, guess what, it's not the rest of us who can see all her ribs who are having trouble perceiving what is healthy and what is not.
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@72
F. T. W.
'Nuff said.
On-topic: gay, lesbian, straight, anything...seriously, it's all good. If somebody's too one-sided in their postings for you, well, don't read them, and don't even waste calories getting worked up about it. There's too good stuff going on out there (and some bad stuff that needs dealing with) for that.
F. T. W.
'Nuff said.
On-topic: gay, lesbian, straight, anything...seriously, it's all good. If somebody's too one-sided in their postings for you, well, don't read them, and don't even waste calories getting worked up about it. There's too good stuff going on out there (and some bad stuff that needs dealing with) for that.
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She isn't unhealthy skinny. You don't know anything about her eating and exercise habits. Some people are just skinny. And btw skinny doesn't equal sexy. I don't find her sexy.
I am 6 feet tall and 140 pounds and in great health. I eat a balanced diet and am very physically active. Skinny is trait that runs in my family. I have the greatest sympathy for those who have trouble losing weight because I know from my own experience that there is no way to fight against your body's determination to be a certain size. I could no more gain 20 pounds than grow another arm.
I am 6 feet tall and 140 pounds and in great health. I eat a balanced diet and am very physically active. Skinny is trait that runs in my family. I have the greatest sympathy for those who have trouble losing weight because I know from my own experience that there is no way to fight against your body's determination to be a certain size. I could no more gain 20 pounds than grow another arm.
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@ 74 I hear ya. I am 5'7, 28 yrs and female. I weighed 107 lbs until a little over 2 yrs ago (finally began gaining a bit of weight- yay!) and I know what its like to get picked on for being thin. For me personally, its not the thinness of this gal that is the turn off- its the lack of any type of butt that is a so-called sexy video anomaly. I was a stick as well until I turned 22, then my butt bubbled out (I have a nice round high-perched butt on two looong creamy legs) and I felt much more sexy. That is the reason I made my comment "WHERES THE ASS!" Even some of those Twiggy wanna-bes from Top Model got more booty than that. If you want to post a video that is visually stimulating, please post something sexier. Not that her ass makes her more or less of a pretty woman (plenty of gorgeous women with flat rears), its just that some type of muscle tone or ass bump would be sexier than no curves at all.
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# 71 & # 60 "Look, I'm straight, but I don't write about being straight from the time I get up til the time I go to bed, all day, every day, ad infinitum. Just write about something else for a change once in a while. Sheesh" Of COURSE you don't write about being straight! Everything - EVERYTHING - BLOODYABSOLUTELYEVERYTHING !!!!!! in your world affirms straightness. You live in a heteronormative paradigm where it is ASSUMED that everyone is straight, is happy with the gender assigned to them at birth, and has Victorian middle class respectable values!!!!! Not only that, considerable pressure is exerted to make sure everything and everyone remains straight - or at least in stays in the closet. I LOVE the Slog BECAUSE it is gay - very few places in this world are liek that. I cherish SLOG.......my only request would be more coverage of B and T issues.
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@76, my gay friends have been saying the exact same thing to me for the last 30 years, and I call bullshit on it.
There are a million things that happen every day in this world that have absolutely nothing to do with sexual orientation. The sun comes up. The war in Afghanistan goes on. People launch rockets to the moon. Tornados destroy trailer parks. Fat women get stuck to toilet seats. If you can't look at those things without putting on your "gay-colored glasses," well, then, I guess I feel sorry for you. Life isn't straight; life isn't gay. It just is, and it will avoid any attempt you may make to stuff it into a pigeonhole to make it more convenient for you.
There are a million things that happen every day in this world that have absolutely nothing to do with sexual orientation. The sun comes up. The war in Afghanistan goes on. People launch rockets to the moon. Tornados destroy trailer parks. Fat women get stuck to toilet seats. If you can't look at those things without putting on your "gay-colored glasses," well, then, I guess I feel sorry for you. Life isn't straight; life isn't gay. It just is, and it will avoid any attempt you may make to stuff it into a pigeonhole to make it more convenient for you.
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Not too gay at all. Although I wish Dan would moderate his tone--he's a much more effective leader when he's at his relaxed, charming, and logical best. Lately he's been so shrill... Up until about a month ago I thought he was the ideal spokesman for teh geys, but now? Dunno.
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@ 78,
I'm going to disagree. I have that woman's build, and I've never been pronounced unhealthy or too skinny at a physical. I eat a balanced diet, and I exercise everyday. I'm athletic, and my body fits my lifestyle. I know my body type isn't the ideal for everybody, but it's ideal for running, biking, rock climbing, white water rafting, hiking, dancing, and guitar playing, and thus is ideal for me. You'd be surprised how strong I am and how much I can lift. Lucky for me, I'm married to a man who's built just like me.
I'm going to disagree. I have that woman's build, and I've never been pronounced unhealthy or too skinny at a physical. I eat a balanced diet, and I exercise everyday. I'm athletic, and my body fits my lifestyle. I know my body type isn't the ideal for everybody, but it's ideal for running, biking, rock climbing, white water rafting, hiking, dancing, and guitar playing, and thus is ideal for me. You'd be surprised how strong I am and how much I can lift. Lucky for me, I'm married to a man who's built just like me.
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The way I wrote my last comment was probably offensive, but I stand by the content: This girl does not look even slightly underweight or unhealthy.
There are plenty of girl who have more weight who are very attractive; there are plenty of girls with her build who are attractive. People come in different shapes and sizes and have different ideals of what constitutes attractive.
To say that someone has to be at least slightly overweight to be considered sexy is just as ridiculous and offensive as saying that all girls should have Barbie doll shapes to be attractive.
There are plenty of girl who have more weight who are very attractive; there are plenty of girls with her build who are attractive. People come in different shapes and sizes and have different ideals of what constitutes attractive.
To say that someone has to be at least slightly overweight to be considered sexy is just as ridiculous and offensive as saying that all girls should have Barbie doll shapes to be attractive.
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@ 80, after a second viewing I stand corrected. She doesn't have visible ribs or jutting collarbone that usually would appear to be underweight. I'm probably not used to seeing thin girls like that. I'll blame the bikini - it's not the most flattering fit. ;)
@ 81, see paragraph above, with the added clarification that I (personally) don't believe that women have to be any particular weight or body type to be attractive. I'm sure you were addressing the commenters at large...
@ 81, see paragraph above, with the added clarification that I (personally) don't believe that women have to be any particular weight or body type to be attractive. I'm sure you were addressing the commenters at large...
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#77
Well now - a straight boy - with the amazing power to tell us more about being gay that gay guys ...hmmmm?
Oh, the real bulllshit of your posts ...
Well now - a straight boy - with the amazing power to tell us more about being gay that gay guys ...hmmmm?
Oh, the real bulllshit of your posts ...
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@82,
yes, you're right - I wasn't intending to address anyone in particular. just clarifying my position.
yes, you're right - I wasn't intending to address anyone in particular. just clarifying my position.
86
I enjoy slog, but I have come to view it as a gay male blog. I assumed this was your target audience?
Sometimes reading slog makes me feel like a bit of a fag hag, like maybe I should find an entertainment/current events blog whose content is more relevant to a horny *female*.
Sometimes reading slog makes me feel like a bit of a fag hag, like maybe I should find an entertainment/current events blog whose content is more relevant to a horny *female*.
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