When people I'm straight they mean they're heterosexual right?

The opposite of straight would be gay right?

But what's the real meaning of the word "straight"?

So if something is bend or curved or crooked it means its not straight?
But people don't like when things aren't straight, like your posture has to be straight, your tie has to be straight, the frame on the wall has to be straight,
So things have to be straight to be right cause if they are not they are wrong.
When something is bend or crooked, people fix it to be straight so it looks good cause if its bend or crooked it looks bad right?

So when people say something like" Oh, I'm not gay. I'm straight!" is that offensive to gays? Are they actually saying "there's nothing wrong with me"? "I don't need to be fixed"? "I'm right/okay"?

And then they say "Oh, you're gay" do they actually mean "Oh, there's something wrong with you"? "that's not right"?, "You're not okay"?

So my question is, is the word "straight" when used in sexuality offensive to gays? and could it also be an insult towards them?

Share your thoughts.

No, it's not.

Yes. It's so heteronormative.

Omg stop with the sensitivity

no, as long as it isn't used alongside "bent"

PC madness, tumblr has a lot to answer for

I've heard this said yesterday and the person also said black is offensive to black people since were not actually the color black and black is usually associated with evil, darkness while white is pure and innocent. They also said straight makes it seem like it's on the right path while gay isn't.

Idk

STOP

Huh ?

I hate it when people start to hate everything that's not "gay". We want to stop homophobia but some of you are seriously thinking that the word straight can't be........ "offensive"?

No.

I'd probably throw this in the micro-aggression category. I agree with you, it is very heteronormative. I don't think it's that big of a deal but the subtle implications are indeed problematic.

I'm sure if you went back to a time when 'straight' started to be used for the first time, the people didn't have the best thoughts associated with non-straights and such....words have always been politically and socially charged.

Is the word "white" offensive to blacks?

The opposite of white would be black, right?

So if you buy a can of black paint, that means it's not white, right?

Some people like to paint their walls in white, whereas black walls can darken up a room. And some people like to eat white butter beans, whereas they might not enjoy so much the taste of black beans.

So when people say something like "I'm white," is that offensive to black people? Could it actually be an insult towards them?

Ok, this is just going too far. lol

The terms gay and straight were created by gay men, weren't they? "Gay" was code for liking homosexual sex and "straight" was code for not. Simple as that.

You're right.

Also white means purity, the absence of dirt, pristine.

While black is gloomy, evil, dirty, and used.

In the dictionary white has positive words while black has negative words.

Stop it.

yes so offensive

This really made me laugh

In fact, the term "gay" is offensive to straight people as it implies that they are not gay, and thus unhappy and depressed.

No word should be offensive. Not even the N word. It's stupid how people are offended by just a word. If you are offended, it means you have not evolved as a human being.