For the foreseeable future, I’m going to be exclusively dating poly or poly-friendly girls anyway. I don’t think being bi would hurt me within that subpopulation—does that seem wrong?
(One data point: my girlfriend has only-half-jokingly claimed that if I really want to make her happy, I ought to make out with one of my male friends and send her photos)
Well, it would likely prevent a guy from running for political office or becoming a CEO of a major corporation, for instance. Or at least make it very difficult. There are only a few openly gay politicians, and even then they have to fit certain social ideals.
Okay, I cross that off then.
How about naturism? In east Germany its a trivial part of the culture. In the US it seems to be a highly stigmatized lifestyle.
For the foreseeable future, I’m going to be exclusively dating poly or poly-friendly girls anyway. I don’t think being bi would hurt me within that subpopulation—does that seem wrong?
(One data point: my girlfriend has only-half-jokingly claimed that if I really want to make her happy, I ought to make out with one of my male friends and send her photos)
It won’t hurt in any way. The pure heterosexual or pure homosexual are slightly odd in most poly scenes.
And everyone knows about straight guys kissing to get the chicks …
I actually know a girl who succeeded in getting male friends of hers to pose for that kind of picture.
I suspect it would be trivial to do so in most modern US college-type situations.
Don’t do it!!!!
She definitely wants to have something she can blackmail you with if the need arises!
He can only be blackmailed with such photos if he would mind having them displayed to some third party.
Indeed.
Mother: Mildly awkward conversation
Boss: “Mike, that was kinda TMI”
Brothers: “Ewwwww”
Randomly Chosen Singularitarian Friend: High-Five
...that’s all I can really think of.
But he might benefit from having her think she’s blackmailing him.
No such luck—I’ve already e-mailed her this thread.
I do not get how making out with a male is considered a blackmail worthy offense.
Well, it would likely prevent a guy from running for political office or becoming a CEO of a major corporation, for instance. Or at least make it very difficult. There are only a few openly gay politicians, and even then they have to fit certain social ideals.
I’m already quite publicly a polyamorous sex-positive atheist, I’m not running for political office any time soon
I wonder which you would get the most flack for. Reminds me of this one. (!TVTropes-link!)
Unfortunately, in the US today, probably atheism.
Okay, I cross that off then. How about naturism? In east Germany its a trivial part of the culture. In the US it seems to be a highly stigmatized lifestyle.
I’m trying to picture this scenario and can’t stop laughing =P.
Poly-friendly != bi-friendly, necessarily, but I’d definitely agree that your odds are better than in the mainstream community.