I totally agree with you, awesome essay. Patriarchy persists no matter the gender a man is attracted to. Trying to “dunk” on misogynists by calling them gay misses the mark. Like, what? Is misogyny okay or expected if it comes from the mouth of a gay man? Just because someone is not attracted to women, or a specific woman, does not give them license to belittle and degrade them. I also feel using “gay” as an insult (and let's be real -- that’s how it’s being used) is baiting a homophobic response. We gain nothing from this type of behavior. I’m going to recommend this video: Gen Z’s “Repackaged Bigotry” by Not Even Emily on YouTube. It goes into the plausible deniability of bigotry when using "neutral" words.
I totally agree with you, awesome essay. Patriarchy persists no matter the gender a man is attracted to. Trying to “dunk” on misogynists by calling them gay misses the mark. Like, what? Is misogyny okay or expected if it comes from the mouth of a gay man? Just because someone is not attracted to women, or a specific woman, does not give them license to belittle and degrade them. I also feel using “gay” as an insult (and let's be real -- that’s how it’s being used) is baiting a homophobic response. We gain nothing from this type of behavior. I’m going to recommend this video: Gen Z’s “Repackaged Bigotry” by Not Even Emily on YouTube. It goes into the plausible deniability of bigotry when using "neutral" words.