LGBTQIA+ on Yik Yak | The way people continue to dismiss biphobia makes me very sad. Is it that hard to just agree biphobia is an issue and not follow it up with a “but”

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LGBTQIA+ 17w

The way people continue to dismiss biphobia makes me very sad. Is it that hard to just agree biphobia is an issue and not follow it up with a “but”

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Anonymous 17w

I get it, you have lived experiences that make it hard for you to take specific people seriously. Stop using it to generalizing

Anonymous 17w

i’m pretty sure the issue you’re having is that you’re misunderstanding which part of their statement is modifying which. the beginning part is a disclaimer, the second is their point. if they did not say biphobia is bad before speaking on bisexuals, people would jump down their throats

Anonymous 17w

Someone commented and deleted that “but most things that are called biphobic arent” and i’d like to post my reply - I think that there are obvious examples of dumb people using it erroneously. But to say “most” is subjective and based on personal experience. I think it’s a problem to start dismissing biphobia as a whole bc of the dumbassery of a select few, which is what my post is about. Idk why this is a hot take but apparently it is :(

Anonymous

#1 17w

Im not talking about OP im talking about the comments.

Anonymous

OP 17w

the comments are saying the same thing op is. what is different about the comments that seems biphobic to you?

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OP 17w

your post also explicitly discusses what op said (biphobia is bad, but), not what the comments said, so im confused

Anonymous

#1 17w

OPs was lighthearted and poking fun. The comments, especially #3 are just belittling. I also take issue with #1 saying it’s heterophobia when lesbians hate on bi women dating men. They’re still bi, it’s not heterophobia.

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OP 17w

i must have #3 blocked. what did they say?

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#1 17w

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OP 17w

is it not a little heterophobic to hate on a straight relationship rather than a bisexual person? genuinely i find it hard to believe that a straight cis relationship between two white people getting hate is anything but so-called heterophobia

Anonymous

OP 17w

again, it sounds like they’re making the same point as op 😭 that some bisexuals will cry biphobia and act as though their straight relationship is being persecuted when it’s not. tbh i think it comes from a place of internalized homophobia/biphobia to need lesbians’ validation for your straight relationship which is very sad. i genuinely hope those people come to feel more comfortable with themselves

Anonymous

#1 17w

Who said what race these hypothetical people are? Your comment feels like oppression olympics. I dont want to start getting into the weeds of semantics, but I’ll say that #1 and #3 are veering into biphobic territory. I also dont want to sit here and call every little thing biphobic, but using silly niche examples of dumb ppl as reasons to dismiss biphobia as a whole shouldnt be encouraged.

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OP 17w

Transphobia, lesbopohobia, and homophobia are all taken so seriously within the community. Biphobia is continuously treated as a joke. I’ll leave it at that.

Anonymous

OP 17w

i specified white so you wouldn’t hit me with “well a straight interracial couple would face racism not heterophobia!!” just covering my bases tbh in case you’re the exact type to go into oppression olympics lmao

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OP 17w

tbh i don’t see how it’s biphobic to say that SOME bisexuals in straight relationships will act as though lesbians not worshipping them is biphobic. again, i think it’s internalized homophobia/biphobia and absolutely needs to be called out

Anonymous

OP 17w

and still - your original issue with was op saying “biphobia bad, but” and now you’re moving goalposts left and right lmao. i’m mad confused

Anonymous

#1 17w

I didnt say it was biphobic, i just said it was VEERING into the territory bc they use it to generalize. And no one said anything about lesbians needing to worship bi women dating men? Basic respect would suffice.

Anonymous

#1 17w

Im not moving goalposts ? Im just trying to clarify since you came in here confused to begin with

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OP 17w

everybody basically respects straight relationships lmao. what you want is approval. lesbians do not need to approve of bi women dating men. they’re grown ass adults

Anonymous

#1 17w

Okay, we’re way off topic and im pretty certain youre #1 from the other post since you keep adding on things that were never initially stated

Anonymous

OP 17w

The dumbassery is a majority of what I have seen, this is coming from someone who identified as bi for a majority of my life. The real biphobia almost never gets called out in my personal experience

Anonymous

OP 17w

Like it is never the people who ask for 3somes everytime they meet a bi person who get called out

Anonymous

#2 17w

And i have seen almost none of that dumbassery, as someone who has identified as bi for the majority of my life. I have seen real biphobia become more and more normalized online within the past few years, especially within the community.

Anonymous

#2 17w

That’s like the few examples of biphobia i have seen called out haha. It’s interesting how our experiences can differ so much. The internet is a vast and diverse place indeed

Anonymous

OP 17w

Most of my experiences have happened irl so maybe that’s the difference

Anonymous

#2 17w

Okay, the world is a vast and diverse place