A Straight Gay Teen

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[@sotsu618]

“Her name is Sunshine. Which is the name of BOTH my golden retrievers” 💀💀💀

[@pikazooka]

Sunkist is a better name for a golden retriever tbh

[@rajalaireya1748]

💀

[@xiphactinusaudax1045]

I thought he said older brothers not golden retrievers

[@arandomqueerfanpeep7655]

Really shows how much they value that kid

[@jadenmclane127]

😂😂😂

[@Fleshwall]

We are all minorities, we’re in the glee club

[@emmanuelaadebisi5743]

Simon Says rofl

[@aspen_clouds]

I’m actually crying I hate that line so much

[@stupidlittlekid5098]

AH HELL YEAH

[@willmorbyers923]

THATS LITERALLY WHAT I THOUGHT I

[@c0llapsingst4rs]

SKSJSHSG STOPPP

[@pungoblin9377]

Imagine the movie dialogue “I’m not really into girls, I’m more into guys. But, please, don’t tell anyone” “Wait, you’re GAY!?” “*gasps* how dare you say such a thing!”

[@LimeGreenTeknii]

"What's wrong? Gay just means you like boys." "No it's not. All my life, I've heard it used as an insult word." "Listen, you've heard it as an insult word... because it means when boys like boys." "But what's wrong with boys liking boys?" "Well, I don't think there's anything wrong with it, but other people... they think it's wrong because they're a bit closed minded." "So, wait, all this time, when my friends have been saying 'Oh, that's so gay,' what they've really been saying is that they don't like it when boys like boys?" "Yes, Chris." "No, that's impossible. They're my friends... and they wouldn't be so mean, would they? Would they hate me if I told them that I'm gay?" "You won't know for sure until you ask them." "Oh, no, no, no, no! I have the worst secret in the world! If my friends find out, they might hate me!"

[@kentucky_fc]

@@LimeGreenTeknii the ceo of "accurate"

[@zzee1007]

@Вова Мамедов shut up

[@iknowthatyouregayfireflies9992]

I used to not like being called gay because it was used more as an insult rather than referring to sexuality and stuff. But now, I really, really love being called gay. But, rather than telling people I'm gay, I just casually bring up the fact that I like guys or that there is this guy that I like when people ask me about my romantic and sexual attraction. Hmm, if only old me could see me now, shining in all my gayness and glory.

[@BigChaosFish2663]

How dare you call me by what I identify as?! XD

[@nyssarc146]

dont forget the part where the town ostracizes and humiliates him but then they all clap when he kisses a boy for the first time so its automatically fine

[@BingQilin]

They have to play Dirty Little Secret at least once to really dig it in

[@Therealdonatello]

That’s why the book is better than the movie

[@juanpablorobayo3437]

Corn Bone No No I can hear the chorus of the song NOOO

[@tomvanvuchelen5576]

@@Therealdonatello soooooo true

[@nyssarc146]

sonoki82 “upvotes” lmao we’re on reddit now

[@ConversationswithRei]

“I’m not gay for me, I’m gay for you!”

[@faith9196]

It’s so accurate though lmao

[@dehydra8edwater]

nice pfp 👁👄👁

[@duncanm4061]

Off topic, but good to see someone who has a “the now now” pfp

[@ConversationswithRei]

Xavier M that’s 2 out of three comments about my pfp, and thank you

[@yung-eggy]

Nice pfp

[@st4rryk]

"Hey Chris!" "Hey Marcus!" "You're GAY!" Chris: *jail*

[@maddiepaddy2608]

Chris: *its on site*

[@RianeBane]

California: *takes notes*

[@caulinwhitewater4118]

It’s “You ARE gay.” It sounds more stilted than ‘you’re’ 2:37

[@suakeli]

Straight to jail

[@sos6780]

@@suakeli LMFAO.

[@data6022]

90% of gay men in media are "im a cis white rich boy who is coincidentally smart and skinny who has a partner that fits almost if not all of the things i am. Also I'm written by a straight person "

[@vilotdarkmanner6801]

I watched a soap opera with three gay guys who where so similar they might as have well been brothers, it's only what is acceptable in media for gay men to be like

[@RedRatTheRed]

Those people do exist and there is a surprising number of them

[@abbie_joan]

dont forget his partner is always every gay stereotype

[@nyancat2221]

“Of which the only notably gay things we do if we aren’t dramatically flaming homosexuals is occasionally kiss each others cheeks, maybe on the libs for a special episode, and call each other baby or honey. Also, we may have an adopted nonspecific asian toddler at some point :)”

[@impazeldalinkin]

Or: fanfics, The movie.

[@asafupps]

“HEY CHRIS! YOU ARE GAY!” *ghasp*

[@IDaiszy]

The man who said that SLUR goes to prison for life.

[@nebulonicc]

Nice profile picture

[@emeros8631]

*LE* Gasp

[@chrisspronkcinema]

I know

[@halakon666]

Thought that dude would say, “ hey Chris you’re full of shit!”

[@st4rryk]

"Come here Sunshine!" His dog: *RUFF* His other dog: *ROOF* His sister: *WHAT*

[@moka1251]

roof

[@funguy-yt7632]

Ruff

[@GoggledAgog]

What's that sunshine? Little Timmy grazed his knee climbing on the roof?

[@christinebihasa6863]

That passive aggressive energy is so intense hahaha

[@c3p0worksatburgerking35]

The music in the background is just perfect for this

[@unikittyproductions2797]

You are in love by Taylor Swift

[@c3p0worksatburgerking35]

unikitty productions no I meant it fits the whole concept

[@agmpickup]

unikitty productions SWIFTIES RISE UP

[@juliendark4208]

Ava we here!

[@dominichaworth-staines7266]

Upload schedule? Lol what’s that one of the best songs on her album 1989!

[@markdoherty6610]

This feels like if Ryan Renolds' Deadpool criticized Love, Simon and I love it

[@maripaura4945]

YESSS

[@evie5375]

truest thing i ever heard

[@angelp2092]

ok but also deadpool would be a critic of the deadpool movies as well and I find that so funny to me

[@Plagolago64]

That’s weird I was literally just talking about that TV like 30 minutes ago what the hell

[@mariafe1315]

IKR!!

[@joshualaturno4227]

Someone in that crowd literally laughs like "HA HA HA HA" and it disturbs me

[@sirsupesafro7637]

I'm surprised no one else was bringing it up. We're safe here, comrade. We're safe here.

[@inkmaster5480]

You should listen to Jimmy Carr.

[@eckstravirgine9083]

I don't know whether you were talking about this 2:50 But it scares me

[@jmaravilla5248]

how gays laugh

[@niclasjohansson5992]

It sounds like how kindergarten kids try to force laughter because they sense they have to laugh

[@moraih3488]

"we are all minorities" was such a specific reference but all the theatre kids immediately got it

[@molls127]

the prom is the shit

[@molls127]

best ever

[@thriftedjumper8767]

FiredUpPup hate you break it to you, it’s not a ‘the prom’ reference

[@zayra4039]

Glee??

[@thriftedjumper8767]

Kaema Mackey it’s glee, darling

[@ashssential2140]

I don’t know how to explain it but this entire monologue gave me John Mulaney vibes

[@evilxeye]

John Mulaney is Gay Straight

[@SamanthaRoberts42]

they are both white brunettes

[@petscopkid]

Same

[@lauren7564]

@@SamanthaRoberts42 true haha but i think it’s his pronunciation

[@paen8547]

I clicked because I thought it was him on the miniature lol

[@asafupps]

“With other boys named Chris wearing hooded sweatshirts”

[@fan2fics389]

I have nothing productive to add to this it was just bugging me that there was no replies 😂

[@asafupps]

@@fan2fics389 Thank you for your contribution xD

[@sandcat2383]

@@fan2fics389 It does need more replies.

[@haveagoodmourning]

yet another reply because this needs more based on it's like ratio

[@asafupps]

@@haveagoodmourning Why thank you

[@LN-3000]

I don't think people realize that this isn't "offensive to everyone" and that "no one's safe." He's calling out film industries for thinking this character/plot is an okay form of representation, which we know clearly isn't.

[@temporalmentetonto]

Idk to me thats the whole comment section

[@Torthrodhel]

People love to insist big sweeping universal rules that oversimplify everything. Everybody does, necessarily all the time, and it has always and will always be the case, and I will not believe anything else, not a single other thing. Right! Brain done, what's next? Yeah that's where nonsense like that comes from. I don't want to think I just want to move on to whatever's after thinking. "It'll do" attitude.

[@Nsinger998]

@@Torthrodhel That's because socialists took over the LGBT movement and other social movements and are using them as fronts. Socialism(tho' it may not always say it openly) believes that everything from economy to religion can be planned/controlled from the top down. This is why socialist solutions are big sweeping things that make everyone come out the same to the detriment of societal advancement and uniqueness.

[@Torthrodhel]

@@Nsinger998 are you American? Just a hunch. Because you spelled communism wrong, and that tends to stem from McCarthyism's bafflingly-enduring popularity over there. And you're talking to a militant far left socialist right now. But thanks for the warning, all the same! I wouldn't want to be "taken over" by an ideology that the capitalism surrounding me already convinced me of. I'm gonna look stupid if you're not American which is entirely possible but I'm a pro wrestler, when have I ever been scared of looking stupid lol. "Took over the LGBT movement" Jesus fucking Christ that's a perspective isn't it? Don't think there's any involvement of cause-and-effect involved in that? It's simple proportions. Aside from your "pink money" gay men, we are proportionately on the poor side. Capitalism is fundamentally anti-poor. Additionally, capitalism is very deliberately ingrained as a don't-ask-questions-default. As in, you rely heavily on people to be obedient and passive in order to favour it. You know what tends to erode the standard human respect for authority and compliance that most people probably begin with? Oh I dunno, systematic oppression maybe? Yeah, bit of that ought to do the trick. Yet you posit it as if some shady group of characters got together one day and asked each other around a planning table, "who'll be a valuable mark to attach ourselves to?" Come on. Bit of an off narrative. These things happen way more organically. People - particularly mistreated people - tend to make up their own minds. Not saying that reasoning can't be flawed. Am saying it's not brainwashed like you're suggesting. I know people in the LGBT community I vehemently disagree with the politics of. Hell, I know people in the LGBT community I'd be glad to face down on opposite ends of a battlefield. We're not a monolith. We're a random collection of humans with a very roughly shared experience base in a particular relevant way, down to a shared attribute. That's what community means. Of course we don't all think the same! And the tendancies that do crop up, tend to have roots in that shared experience. Now if capitalism, liberalism, socialism and communism (and hell, throw libertarianism in there why not) were just team colours maybe it wouldn't matter. That's how a lot of people seem to want to think of them! Flags to wear. No actual fundamentals to them, just labels of teams wot are against each other. But. When your world is *actually* affected by what they stand for... that's when you stop thinking that way. That's when you recognise the actual distinctions. And can I just point out how fucking dumb it is to conflate socialism with communism I mean god DAMN I won't even say "read a book" (because I didn't) maybe just "get a clue"? Like, look shit up? Here's a clue: "the workers own the means of production" is SURELY the most widely known fundamental principle of socialism. How can the workers own anything, when the state's supposed to own everything? Duh! Obvious difference is obvious! I don't want communism. I know people who do but I think they're misguided. I don't think they know what that'd really look like. It's so damn easy for a system like that to just slide over to a basic dictatorship and drop all its principles. But even if it by some miracle didn't, I don't see it as good to live under. Better than capitalism maybe? Unsure. Could be? But why go for an unideal shift when you could instead have an ideal one? That's the problem most of these systems have. Communism, pacifism, certainly capitalism... all so vulnerable to corruption. And you don't end up getting what you asked for. I do believe in a significant amount of top-down control. That's about the only thing upon which me and conservative capitalists can agree. We'd apply it in VERY opposite ways for VERY different reasons. But without the force necessary to ensure your way stays what it's supposed to be, what's the point of installing it in the first place? Just to watch it crumble to whatever else fancies coming along and taking over (whether that be from within or from without). Usually self-interest corruption. I think greed motive is bad, basically. I think balance motive is good. There's your bare-bones, boiled down core! Self-interest versus everyone-interest. Do we push forth the incumbent or do we pull up the struggling? There are your actual ideologies. But there are, obviously, also a hell of a lot of pragmatic details to vary them along. And hell, my views are fairly unusual. I'm very much in favour of a strong military and robust justice system, and quite anti-pacifist. Even somewhat pro-intervention. Most of us are individuals of an odd mix. Why because most of us have been forced by life into situations where it's worth having an actual good long deep inner think in these directions. Get a lot higher proportion of void-understanders when you look among the void-starers. :) Hope this illuminates a bunch of stuff.

[@Nsinger998]

@@Torthrodhel I HAVE read books; And Communism and Socialism were used interchangeably for far longer then the post Lenin period when they were differentiated. I do the same sometimes and should try to stop. I apologize for the confusion. Militant far left socialist....Tells me all I need to know about you. I will trouble you no further. But I do think your conflating movements with the people a movement purports to support. BLM claims to support black people but has only ruined their lives by burning down their communities and creating general lawlessness in their wake. I know LGBT people are varied in belief but there is a distinct movement that grew up around them and affects them whether they like or not. One thing I've noticed about these movements(BLM, LGBT, Woke, Ect) is that they all tend to be socialist in nature which should be unlikely. How many times have they explained their 'Greivances' but they either have no solutions or their soIutions required switching to a socialist system? I also recommend watching interviews with Yuri Bezmenov as he was the one who blew the lid off the USSR's 'Active Measures' program but they are not the only ones who have tried this stuff. I never said capitalism is perfect but its the best economic system we have at the moment and has a perfect track record as economic systems go(Ups and downs are part of the system not a flaw).

[@sakurananami4478]

“Cause we are all minorities” Me, Screaming: “CAUSE YOURE ALL IN GLEE CLUB!”

[@iknowthatyouregayfireflies9992]

Well, umm, the glee club in our school, it's not really full of minorities. Sure there are a few gay people in it, but it's predominantly filled with straight and cis people, who are also popular, and not hated by anyone. And, I think the group could use more diverse singers, I mean given that it's glee club.

[@QueenShuko]

@@iknowthatyouregayfireflies9992 it's a glee reference

[@iknowthatyouregayfireflies9992]

@@QueenShuko I know. I'm just saying something.

[@megustanlosgatos6089]

cries in my school doen't have clubs*

[@looberdoober]

@@iknowthatyouregayfireflies9992 I mean, it's not the glee club that chooses its members, it's the members that choose to join it

[@indiamedia147]

I don't remember this part of Dear Evan Hansen....

[@michaeljacksonsheeheee]

lmao

[@ayonixanimations]

LMFAO

[@Emmatriaaa]

I- LMFOAOAOAA

[@aderyn7600]

I was gonna say be more chill for funsies

[@ssn6091]

Ooh, n- noo(🤣)

[@-_-3315]

smh the little sister should've been Scarlett Johansson

[@briaisabanana7031]

That’s what I was expecting lmao

[@jaisontorres1301]

-_- Missed opportunity she’s the only one capable for such a role

[@jayment3634]

I thought the same thing....lol

[@tianrun_li.3dm]

-_- I’m gagging

[@whistlepunkz]

Same thought!

[@tanyacockle6469]

As much as I adore Love, Simon I have to admit this is *incredibly* accurate like. It was nice to see something so big and popular, and it was good for a lot of people, but we need more.

[@hiZarki]

there are so many good gay films… they just dont ever reach the mainstream. and most of them are not american. but far better than love simon, i watched that and it felt like a gay movie from the early 00’s, so fake and cliche

[@marorozco9706]

You can’t just post that comment and not leave any recommendations :c

[@idiotleg9595]

@@marorozco9706 not a film, but revolutionary girl utena is a good wlw anime imo!

[@platonymous]

@@hiZarki i mean it kinda makes sense. The masses like to watch what they relate to most. Can’t really relate to a coming out story unless your coming out. There a certain themes you can draw from but it won’t his as hard.

[@icebear1138]

The movie was crap compared to the book.

[@serazvi5387]

"Gateway Gay" HAHAH

[@cherrybakewell7690]

...gayteway

[@ssn6091]

Ha! Put that on a mug and sell it!😤👌

[@ChrisTomalty]

As a gay Chris I identify with this

[@cesarvialpando7736]

Thank you for your affirmation. big gay.

[@Rose-xe4ct]

Cesar Vialpando You’re going to prison forever because of that horrible, horrible slur 😔

[@myajanette]

Chris Tomalty why does this rhyme

[@monamaennchen]

Hey Chris, you're gAy!

[@bubble6655]

hey gay Chris, have you thought about becoming a rapper ?

[@eliwood]

I’m surprised that one of his Golden Retrievers wasn’t named Rex.

[@yaboileon3758]

Ok now I feel bad since my dog is named Rex

[@greatvalue_ethelcain]

Or Buster

[@AshaSara]

or MAX 💀

[@turqussy]

or peanut butter

[@BingQilin]

Or after a iconic lady singer

[@DeeL3]

"We are all minorities" okay Mr. Schuester, calm down. . .

[@ayana9490]

D. L. “We’re part of the glee club 😌”

[@saff1257]

YESSSS

[@emorat2227]

THATS HOW YPU SPELL IT 😂

[@zoeyoey101]

“You are all minorities because you are a part of glee club”

[@meimiranda1152]

I can’t 😂😂😂

[@screamingsushi6260]

Finally someone rips on love, simon. All I ever hear is “omg that was the BEST gay movie of all time” and I’m like “really???”

[@luluzin5022]

People who believe that need to watch Moonlight. Love, Simon isn't bad, it's just not that good either.

[@screamingsushi6260]

Luizzz00 Dude moonlight is just 😚👌👌👌

[@faith9196]

I was about to mention Moonlight too lmao.

[@nereasage1456]

Screaming Sushi or call me by your name

[@cordrobertson6864]

I can't wait for Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe to be made into a movie 😔

[@audreyperrin478]

“I am not gay for me I’m gay for YOU” killed me

[@emmae2520]

I respect that Love, Simon is a gateway homosexual that doesn't set off parents. There's a use for that.

[@julesk2629]

Emma Eisenberg And yet at the end when Simon kissed Blue, my dad still thought it was “too much”

[@bubblymochi7170]

its still funny to make fun of

[@emmae2520]

@@bubblymochi7170 I agree

[@MintySomething]

these kinds of movies are a not too risky way for closet teens to test the waters and estimate the depth of their parents homophobia, but yeah ill still make fun of them

[@danielbergonzi7319]

This whole video is Simon Spier

[@Sam-du7cm]

I love this. I love how he’s calling out everyone

[@rileygoddard7181]

That's the best way to do comedy nowadays. Call out everyone, everyone realizes that at least one of their views is messed up. People like that for some reason.

[@mikeb3769]

@@rileygoddard7181 I don't like the idea of a world where comedy is about virtue signalling and "calling people out". There's so much more to comedy.

[@hoathanatos6179]

@Bounze You literally cannot force a child to become gay or trans. Just like you can't force them to become straight.

[@unblorbosyourshows9635]

@@mikeb3769 The entire point of comedy is to call out people's bullshit. What kind of comedy do you even like

[@hoathanatos6179]

@Bounze If you are talking about the Luna case in Texas then you should probably actually do some research into it. I have read through the court documents and looked into the father and the only conclusion one can come to is that the father is an evangelical christian who refuses to accept his daughter's identity. All of the child psychologists and doctors supported the case that Luna willingly wanted to be identified as a girl and the evidence showed that her father and his evangelical family refused to accept her. The right wing have basically been peddling lies about the case.

[@onelusciouslad7841]

'We are all minorities!' -The straight people who wanted a straight pride

[@mimikyulover3411]

Also I love how they say "who will make kids if not straight, cis, people??" And bisexuals, pansexuals, omnisexuals, grey asexuals and trans people with no bottom surgery are like: "Who's gonna tell them?"

[@onelusciouslad7841]

@@mimikyulover3411 True! I think that's because those types of straight people probably erase those LGBT+ identities from their everyday thought, they're not the very mainstream LGBT+ identities so the StraightsTM don't really think about them when making that argument

[@stuckonaslide]

@ERIC JACKSON omg lmao

[@Ignasimp]

Well women are far from a minority and have more days dedicated to them than any minority.

[@onelusciouslad7841]

@@Ignasimp Um... I never said they were a minority.

[@soulvey]

I reaaaally wish he'd put Scarlett Johanssen forward for the role of his Korean sister.

[@mohanthegay4398]

i was waiting for it too

[@letmetakeajormungandrattha8591]

That's what I thought he was going to say, too.

[@lauren7564]

wait i know nothing about scarlett johanssen, can someone explain the joke plz lmao

[@spottedstar1123]

@@lauren7564 Scarlett Johansson played the Japanese main character of the ghost in the shell movie

[@lauren7564]

@@spottedstar1123 ohhhh okay thank u

[@abit359]

I love how this protects literally nobody and attacks everybody Update: when you find out that your comment from a year ago got far more attention than it deserves and now you’re just wondering where the hell you were coming from...

[@unblorbosyourshows9635]

It is so good

[@solarcowgirl]

They literally attacked people named Chris 🤣

[@skitariiranger4346]

The amount of petty, gay, sass is giving me chills

[@dax5201]

He attacc He attacc But most importantly He attacc

[@mightypurplelicious3209]

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[@gip1152]

The straights thinking they're being diverse for adding that one gay white kid in the show for a background character: 👁️ 👄 👁️

[@MonochromaticBananaBread]

Archie comics with Kevin Keller in the 2010s:

[@HelloHamburger]

Or them making a pointless(pointless in the story; he had no impact from what was said) black gay man(I heard a review about “Lily in Paris”) and that is what I heard they did.

[@shelbyinmon8654]

The wlw troll in onward 👁️👄👁️

[@revolutionarygoose4665]

Nah, it gotta be the gay black best friend who has no personality

[@gip1152]

@@revolutionarygoose4665 true, and only exists to listen to the straight, white, skinny protagonist rant.

[@sinonslife4812]

The whole point of his satire is to point out how the only “exceptable” gay person in the media is one that is incredibly soft core to a point to where they have no sexuality. Which is done to brace for reactionary heteronormative standards. Hence Love, Simon, a story about a boy who was incredibly privileged to have accepting parents and good friends who stood by him, which sadly isnt everyone’s story. If they really wanted to show the reality of being gay, then they probs wouldn’t have picked a straight passing white boy to do that. The whole point it is incredibly romanticized and dulled down for the straight world. Anything outside of Love, Simon or stereotypical background sassy white guy is too “in peoples face”.

[@nainai6030]

I think you meant "acceptable" instead of "exceptable". Otherwise, great comment. Your first sentence was my exact takeaway from this piece.

[@chappiedatass1361]

They also dull down straight sexuality, never putting tongue Ina missing scene, never making a realistic sex scene since they're all vanilla as hell and overly dramatic, and they don't talk about anything sexually raunchy either. It's not that gay people are being dulled for the straights, it's that they dull down all sexuality on TV and movies on the vast majority of cases. I don't want to see a sex scene as described between the two gay men in this video of it was a man and a woman because I'm not watching a porno, I'm watching something for the story. So unless the exact nature of the sex is relevant and can't be disclosed using any dialogue for whatever reason, I'd rather not watch more aggressive sex in movies.

[@claracupcake2604]

I whole-heartedly agree

[@ZapDash]

@@chappiedatass1361 This is exactly my thought and that of many people I know. I watch for the plot, not the explicitness. Raunchy comedy has its place, but I don't want sex scenes straight, gay, or any where else on the spectrum in most media. Like Simpsons joked: Pride Parade: "We're here, we're queer!" Lisa: "We're used to it." Put in more gay characters where the story is presented through that lens, or just where their relationship is as non-focal as any other if the plot is focused on something else entirely. Similarly, don't shoehorn in some dumb relationship if it has nothing to do with the plot.

[@8bitdiedie]

Sinon's Life That’s exactly why the gay trans kid in my class liked the movie so much. For example, it showed how even when you have non-homophobic parents, coming out can still feel awkward and scary because you don’t know if you’ll be treated too differently.

[@weirdo337]

I love the book simon vs the homosapien agenda but the movie love Simon was like kind of alright but they removed the parts that I really loved which where 1. The entire story where simons friends take him to gay bar and he gets shitfaced and tries to hook up with some random dude and 2. The things that were just realistic and relatable to gay people because the movie kinda removed those things, like Simon in the book feels like legit just a random dude but Simon in the movie is kinda just so obviously a character and stuff, idk the book is just very good and funny and the movie is like okay

[@taylorhope4651]

Yeah I agree I loved the book and was super excited to watch the movie, then was very dissapointed

[@honeywasp7839]

I went to the movies w my friend to see it amd she was like why arent you relating/ expressing emotion throught this. And im sitting there like um well idk its just not thaaaat relatable

[@8bitdiedie]

useless debatable Weird. I had this transgender gay kid (in many ways he was very different to the “straight gay” stereotype) in my class who cried his eyes out when he saw the movie, claimed it was very relatable, expressed why he felt the movie did all these things right that other movies didn’t and watched it again multiple times.

[@saff1257]

Weirdo i read the book and it made me so happy and i related sm. but the movie was just adjusted to fit straight peoples interests

[@honeywasp7839]

@@8bitdiedie i mean good for him i just didn't like it as much as my friend... we all have different experiences i guess

[@mimi-rq6rq]

This is taking "I'm not like other girls" to the next level.

[@airplanes_aren.t_real]

I'm not like other gays

[@briancollins1296]

I was not expecting this level of savagery.

[@soupsoup4245]

This is genuinely so funny. This guy definitely has some good writing/acting chops!

[@waterunderthebridge7950]

I also really dislike that “No, I’m not gay/bi/whatever, I just happen to like boys” trope like WTF I didn’t know being gay was a nationality you needed to convert to?

[@bestaround3323]

Actually it is a religion, get your facts straight.

[@soap7686]

@@bestaround3323 LMAOOO

[@MillyThe_Rat]

Is a very weird yaoi trope, like idk WHY those straight women like it, but they do and it's weird

[@juliandean5388]

Matt: The thing about me is... Audience: HAHAHAHA

[@ohlawdhecomin305]

They all fucking knew what's coming up lmaoooo

[@kankrivantas5536]

Matt: *breathes* The audience: HAHAHAHAHAHA IM DYING THIS PERSON IS HILARIOUS

[@lgbthc231]

The whole “I never use my asshole” thing was perfect.

[@mazzarella7952]

i can’t be the only one who saw the title “straight gay teen” and think absolutely nothing of it until the dude brings it up.

[@goldenwolf90]

You could hear the laughs die down as the audience slowly realized they were being bamboozled.

[@craziertacos365]

The whole time I was like “Soooo... is he bi or hilarious offensive stereotype gay?”

[@Trailtracker]

I’m not sure if i should be offended here Edit: I meant the bi thing guys, give me some credit here

[@reasyrandom]

"Straight Gay" = A gay person who acts exactly like a straight person, to the point where one usually doesn't realize they're gay until it's mentioned.

[@GabToVi]

Trailtracker the whole point is that he’s pointing out how in gay people in media are portrayed as “soft gays”. He’s calling it out how the media only lets gay people on TV and in movies if they’re privileged and as close to straight as possible. A movie like fifty shades of grey with gay people would NEVER come out because it’s too hardcore gay. People would say it’s “too in their face”, meanwhile people all over are watching fifty shades like nothing.

[@reasyrandom]

@@GabToVi Then again, "Hardcore gay" can be seen as dehumanizing.

[@angie.castle]

@@reasyrandom I thought expressing your sexuality can be done in multiple ways. There are plenty of LGBT who seem just like straight people. Not every gay person is super feminine or makes as many sexual jokes (how media showed me at least when growing up). "Straight gay" shouldn't be seen as an insult, though I think you're simply giving an explanation on what it is. I'm just a bit confused as to why it is considered so bad?

[@lovingiseasy-4342]

I LOST IT AT "I'm into soft, light, closed mouth kissing on Ferris wheels" 😂😂

[@PandorumAI-dc4bk]

Fun fact: you didn't search this

[@crappyaccount]

This is very true. I don't even watch love Simon nor am I even a dude

[@justsomeyanderewithinterne622]

I mean i was looking up alot about homophobia so thats probley why its my recommended

[@concernedweeb6722]

Yep

[@pamesy-jatterson7352]

You're not wrong

[@CurlyAndNerdy101]

Fuck yeah I didn't!!!!

[@sonychka]

WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT THE SHADE AT WILL SCHUESTER AT THE END WITH THE “we are all minorities”

[@christaacree9759]

The dear Evan Hansen outtakes with Taylor swift backing vocals kinda hit different

[@roguesly5706]

This guy: * Breathes * The crowd: * Laughs uncontrollably *

[@punkitt]

honestly really great for the dude though, having a crowd that's that into it helps a lot when performing

[@gem832]

Nah he was funny

[@johannaplockl463]

'I' m gay for you!' Me, to Lauren Lopez.

[@addidraws9004]

:0 That’s one of the STARKID actresses, isn’t she?

[@isabellalittle331]

I'm in love with that women

[@isabellalittle331]

@@addidraws9004 yes, she plays Draco Malfoy in avpm

[@dannydevito560]

@@isabellalittle331 Did somebody say DRACO MALFOY??!

[@caspertheunfriendlyghost]

Mood.

[@pumpkin7446]

The people saying this makes fun of everyone: haha Me, realizing it's only making fun of straights who see these stereotypes: 👁👄👁

[@camponaplatter5555]

@@ramu-silly as in written, by the heteroes

[@benedictdwyer2608]

@@ramu-silly written by ✨thestraights✨

[@splits8999]

@@benedictdwyer2608 ah yes "the straights" just like there is such a thing as "the gays"

[@benedictdwyer2608]

@@splits8999 *written by straight people, ok?

[@splits8999]

@@benedictdwyer2608 ah yes

[@milififi5006]

I actually really like Love, Simon, but this is still funny to me Btw Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda > Love, Simon

[@katrinac.5730]

The book is much better than the film for so many reasons!!!

[@milififi5006]

@@katrinac.5730 Absolutely. Also I hate how they changed Leah's character and in the movie she tells Simon she's in love with him, when in the book she was acting weird for totally different reasons (I would recommend Leah on the Offbeat, if you haven't read that one)

[@Fleetato]

Mili Fifi agreed. The movie changed / left out all the small details that made me love the book so much!

[@kristenrobbins7062]

I know, right? Thank you! I really enjoyed the book and I get that yeah, the book has its problems, but it will always have a place in my heart because it was one of the first books I read with a main character who was dealing with coming out, etc. and as I was just a little baby gay when i read it, it really hit home.

[@sage5530]

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR.

[@lisablack5479]

Okay unrelated but UR PFP YES I LOVE THIS 💛💛

[@cottontaelle]

RIGHT!!! im so into folks making fun of love simon who like. really get it

[@axeltheredpanda]

Almost every gay character is a fit white guy that gets outed and has that as their entire plot. Where are the bears y’all!!

[@nicholasjohnson9508]

I love how satirical but also accurate as to why Love Simon isn’t that good 🤷🏼‍♂️😂

[@ellielovegood6307]

Nicholas Johnson I like the book better

[@bigstunna2049]

Never saw the movie, is it that bad as everyone's commenting?

[@jacobs1264]

slick vick the movie was really good cause it had a lot of good characters and lessons, the only problem that his life is perfect in almost every single way like his only problem is that he is gay so that was kinda lost down

[@ellielovegood6307]

slick vick I didn’t think it was that bad, I actually really liked it

[@nicholasjohnson9508]

slick vick it isn’t a “bad” movie per say. I actually enjoyed it. It’s just really inaccurate to the gay experience as a whole. So everyone hailing it as the holy grail of gay movies is just kinda dumb

[@izzygowo5089]

I have a friend called Chris who always wears a hooded sweatshirt. I got questions

[@theresat1776]

Izzy gowo is he gay?

[@izzygowo5089]

@@theresat1776 he is always single... I know him for years now. Never see him flirt with a girl or even look or talk about them. But he is not gay I think.

[@theresat1776]

or so you think

[@katherine-tz1uo]

same omg

[@izzygowo5089]

@Trey G actually I catched up with him. He is dating now and the girl is a real catch! So, I am happy for my buddy. He doesn't wear hoodies anymore though.

[@cjeff99]

I know it’s a joke but the whole concept of being in the “transitioning gay” phase is something I hear far too often. It’s like I like guys, didn’t know there was a personality I suddenly had to adopt because of it. Which I guess is also why I found Simon in Love Simon so relatable (the movie not the book). It’s one of my favorite movies

[@book_wolf_1939]

I haven't read the book or watched the movie but I get what you're saying, my friends always do stuff and say it's coz they're gay (gay as an umbrella term for LGBT+) and I just keep thinking, what does that have to do with anything? You're allowed to be who you are and still be part of the LGBT+ community, love and gender identity are not all there is to us, you can act however you want and like whatever you want and it won't affect who you love, that's just my opinion though, if anyone disagrees with me I really wanna here what you have to say because maybe then I can understand this whole thing more, btw I am part of the LGBT+ community so I'm not just saying this as some straight outsider, I just don't believe that who I am or in my case not attracted to does not affect my interests and personality

[@sgmdogs3933]

Yes! Being lgbt is one aspect of me but not everything. The majority of people in my life are unaware of my sexuality and specifically one of my friends is no exception. If she knew I was lgbt then it would mean I couldn't be her friend anymore all due to that one thing about myself. I know that people will say that it's not worth having a friendship with somebody who doesn't accept the real you but I don't want to blame her. I live in a conservative area and her dad is literally a preacher. She's been brought up to learn stuff like that. She's a great friend in almost every other aspect and I don't understand why learning one detail about me would change everything Nothing about me or my personality would change with knowing I'm LGBT..

[@book_wolf_1939]

Exactly, it's not everything about you, and I can understand not wanting to let go of a friend, I can't even do that to the 'friend' I don't like, they just get in my space and make me really uncomfortable and basically triggered my mental illness like genuinely started being the reason I submerged myself in its habits and such, I'm not gonna say what it is coz I haven't even told my friends, just coz we're in lock down and it's a big deal to me and I want to tell them face to face. Anyways, maybe you can try by coaxing them into understanding, and again, this is only if you want to but, you can build a tolerance, acceptance is a whole other step but start with tolerance, you don't have to say anything about yourself but you guys could maybe watch a show with a LGBT+ character and see how they react as the show continues. Again, you may be comfortable with the way you are right now and that is completely valid, also you didn't really ask for advice so sorry if this is just annoying and you've already thought of that and why it wouldn't work, I don't personally know your situation so I can't really comment, I do think you need to trust yourself here more than anything, and do what makes you happiest so I'm not going to tell you to dump this friend, do what you think is best.

[@sgmdogs3933]

@@book_wolf_1939Thank you for nice reply! I appreciate your understanding. I expected to get replies telling me I'm crazy for keeping the friendship. Thanks for the advice as well. It's helpful. I'll try your suggestion with the T.V show. Afterall, like I mentioned above she was taught to not be okay with LGBT her entire life. If she can realize that people who are LGBT are not much different than her then maybe she'll be able to reevaluate what she's been taught all these years. I'm not trying to make her go against her religion, so I would be thrilled with her simply being tolerant of it. Afterall that's much greater than acting hateful. I wish you the best of luck with your mental health and your bad habits.

[@book_wolf_1939]

Thank you for the support, I am definitely working on my mental health and I'm glad you took my advice into account because I do think it's worth a shot, she's someone important in your life correct? So you shouldn't have to give her up just because of one little aspect of you. Prioritize your feelings and such of course but I understand how difficult it can be to help someone unlearn those kinds of things, and the earlier in their life the better, like my dad reckons it's too late for him to change, I think it's just an excuse he likes to use a lot in multiple situations but I do know that unlearning things is a gentle and slow process. My only warning with this is that whilst we should educate the people we care about and that we want to tell these things to safely, we don't have to educate everyone, that would be exhausting, though you've probably already thought of this, jist wanted to make sure that we were clear on it. I really think your friemd is worth it and I wish ypu the best of luck

[@soccerislife6108]

Speaking honestly though. Growing up I ONLY saw super feminine gay guys on tv that I really didnt relate to and gays that always make sex jokes and shit so I dont really know what hes talking about besides love simon....

[@wolfieeeee256]

Same!!!

[@Udontkno7]

I guess it depends on age. I'm a gay guy (16) and I've seen more of this, since it's seen as progressive to act as if gay people aren't different from straight people at all. Which is true, but it's like the "I don't see color!" thing. We need to document a whole array of LGBT+ experiences. Instead of fixing to what's fashionable at the time.

[@Gafafsg]

I’m 15 and 100% second the op

[@garrettwade1294]

@@Udontkno7 Lots of shows portray the LGBT community and their struggles in different ways. Characters like this are just what the video said, "gateway gays", meant to make people see gays as just people, not a cliche over the top only feminine group, and not feel like it's forced. This is a natural step in the evolution of portrayal of groups. First, cliches of the group dominate their portrayal. Then, characters made to just be the same as the everyman so the audience sheds the cliche view. Finally, the same treatment as any other characters. Lots of media has moved on to that step already. Just need to find it. I'm not a big show watcher, so I can't make any good suggestions.

[@ezramoore8587]

It also doesn't help that every gay celebrity is super feminine. I'm more flamboyant than others (but that's the South for ya) but I feel like that's only because I felt like I had to be the "gay" guy. Too many people treat gay as a personality and not a sexuality Also anyone who doesn't believe a guy is straight because he WORE A VERTICALLY STRIPED SHIRT deserves to frickin die (that's too far I'm just really salty because I'm not in a musical rn and I get bad when I'm not in a show) but I hate anyone who judges someone's sexuality based on their clothing

[@mutedwoodlands]

“The thing about me is” *hahahahaha* “I’m just like you” *HAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHA*

[@peytonluiz4]

Nobody: KZbin 2 years after this came out: hey so you've never watched anything like this but here

[@thecripsonone]

Cause it's really funny

[@idkt0ri189]

this is so accurate holy shit lmaooo

[@maxies4090]

I thought the song "I'm just like you" from the Barbie movie would start playing

[@kakuredaishogun]

I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO WATCHED THOSE MOVIES AS A KID

[@driceanitram1908]

ME TOO im just like you (you are?) you're just like me there's somewhere else we'd rather be~

[@supercutsupremacy6633]

Awwww i’m so proud of Simon for admitting all this. I mean, what-never mind-that’s not his name.

[@ditkind1340]

Only half way through I thought: “Maybe I should listen this with headphones...”

[@nikeun510]

it’s funny and i agree with some things this guy is talking about but as a gay guy i really like this movie. i do because im so tired of seeing lgbtq people struggling this much in every movie or series they are. i have enough of this shit in my life. i wanna watch light romcom but with gay people because if i see another gay drama i swear to god im not gonna be able to deal with it. and also i like that simon is a “straight gay guy” because it goes against many stereotypes about gay people. and i there are so many of us who dont act “gay”. i agree that simon has an amazing life and stuff but to many people being outed is the worst thing in the world no matter what friends and family they have. for my trans friend it is so scary to go to any bathroom that he doesnt drink water almost at all when he is planning to go out. everyone has their own issues and that is still valid

[@nikeun510]

im sorry for sounding too serious about this even tho it’s actually really funny

[@ChewVurse]

You get it

[@theresat1776]

EXACTLY omg

[@punkitt]

Yeah, totally get what you mean. It's nice to just have a goofy, unthreatening romcom to enjoy instead of The Perils of Being Queer #23. It gets a bit exhausting, so Love, Simon absolutely has a place for me

[@hopoffmydick9574]

THANK YOU

[@bernarddestroyerofshopkins7019]

I knew he was gonna say his name was Chris before he even said it

[@Problembeing]

So brave and beautiful. No! Beautiful and brave. Yes.

[@TindraSan]

I can appreciate 'Love, Simon' for what it is, but we most definitely need to step up from that

[@Nekrosfae]

God bless you KZbin, you finally did something good by recommeding me this channel...

[@mattmlg7648]

This is actually great but someone was forcing a laugh so bad

[@glanni]

Sometimes people are paid to laugh so that the other people are infected by that.

[@TindraSan]

was reminded of that one vine "Hi my name is Jennifer... or rather, it used to be Jennifer.. Now I'm *Jonnifer*, and this is *my* story!~"

[@royzhu5735]

This is amazing I am honored to know you guys before you all become world famous

[@pidge8132]

The sarcasm is overwhelming

[@taetems2536]

This sketch has changed me. I've been seeing ads for Love, Victor and I just have this sketch come back to me.

[@Andi-ex1js]

"I'm just like you" *lists all the things we don't have in common*

[@angelangel_angel]

Andrea Well done!! You got the joke!! Congrats!!!

[@OT3S]

r/woooosh

[@kakuredaishogun]

Oh, was that the joke? Whoopsie daisies, must not have noticed. Thanks for explaining!

[@LoveThomas07]

@@kakuredaishogun You're all assholes. The dude wasn't explaining it, he was just expressing how it was funny.

[@zgblanche1815]

The little 'jesus christ' you can hear someone say at 2:05 really makes this video

[@ollievalentine4239]

I was actually very upset whenever the Love, Simon movie came out. There was barely any backlash for Simon coming out. There was only one instance in which he was bullied (minus him being blackmailed) throughout the whole film. I was so distraught because I finally thought there was gonna be some nice representation with some actual struggling. Something to put privileged individuals in the shoes of non straight people even for just an hour. In a perfect world, Love, Simon would have been amazing. But, the world isn't perfect and life for gay people isn't always that easy. Simon was one of the lucky ones who only had a small argument with his father for under a week. And then he was just like, "well okay son I still love you and accept you ❤️❤️" He was one of the lucky ones to have most, if not all of his friends stay with him and not ditch him for coming out. As someone who's been alienated from my peers ever since I was 13 for being LGBTQ+, the movie had me in painful tears. Not because it was great, but because he had it way too easy. I didn't connect with him at all. ;; I'm not saying you can't like the movie or anything. Just, it was too undercooked in my opinion.

[@dylantd9189]

I had to studied the book for my class, it was supposed to be an example of "transformative minority media", and even as someone who isn't gay, nor in a minority, I wrote in my essay for it, that it felt more like a queer Disney story. Like I get why it had such a positive impact (cause queer cinema for a long time has been very negative and there are heaps of tropes of couples dying, that they rarely saw positive ones on screen), but it is almost too positive, like its always over compensating for the bad tropes to the point its unrealistic in the other direction.

[@airplanes_aren.t_real]

@@dylantd9189 it's either barely any representation or representation that's catering to straight audiences

[@airplanes_aren.t_real]

My experience was Mom was cool with it, dad was being kinda annoying (not about me being bi just annoying in general at very small things) for a week, close friends didn't mind and were actually incredibly supportive But on the other hand basically all the boys in my class started to make fun of me from 14 to the end of school and I just tried to laugh along so I that I'd fit in which didn't work

[@ritaja.01]

there's a spin-off series called Love, Victor that goes a bit more into it. It's still pretty light hearted but it shows real stuff as well. Somewhat less like a Disney movie

[@bookbook9495]

You’re looking for “The Prom” on Netflix, perhaps?

[@faith9196]

Love, Simon was cute I thought. It was safely played and not realistic but neither is any other teen rom-com. I don’t think people should be mad about it for not comparing to a movie like Moonlight, because it’s not suppose to. I still get where he’s coming from though.

[@cesoire]

It was what every gay person wished to experience haha I hated that movie

[@ranibowsprimkle1905]

I've never watched the movie but I read the book recently and I thought it was nice :)

[@anthonyL1995]

Anyone who thinks that Love, Simon won’t be considered offensive in 10 years is nuts. It’s written by a straight woman with a thing for gay fan fic style writing. The sequel is even more offensive. Yes there are “passing” gay guys who get to come out. Then there are the rest of us who have a lisp or aren’t a Helix model or live in well Atlanta ffs and have to deal with the real world. It’s not a one time thing to come out and everyone has an opinion.

[@CorneliusHDybdahl]

I don't think it will be considered offensive in ten years. It's not that I disagree it's problematic, but that I think it's overly optimistic to believe we can get the mainstream to see the issues in just ten years.

[@anthonyL1995]

sonoki82 passing is a thing within the community. It’s by no means important but a lot of gay men are incapable of hiding in the shadows.

[@BriarMB13]

@sonoki82 hey, are You gay?

[@CorneliusHDybdahl]

@sonoki82 You're calling people freaks and talking about effeminacy as if it is a disease and you're complaining about "straight-passing" being offensive? Do you have any self awareness at all?

[@BriarMB13]

@sonoki82 for the record you're saying any sort of effeminate behavior is bad?

[@McDawna]

I love Love, Simon, thank you so much for uploading the movie!

[@xed8530]

this is actually hilarious af

[@ajojosreference3085]

69 likes

[@StarboyJuno]

The Taylor Swift in the background✋😭 Also it astounds me that Love, Simon was written by a gay man like sir have you ever met a homosexual, have you LOOKED in a mirror?

[@red_stereo]

At like 0:54 you can hear someone yell "you're a Nazi?"

[@cocoachillin7925]

Yeah-

[@fancifulbread8040]

It seems to be in another language

[@tyisamess]

This was literally so hilarious and accurate.

[@kittrialeviana3574]

Every comment is pointing out a different reason why this is brilliant and I love it.

[@chronoxtreme2427]

I love this vid because it definitely points out how idealistic and glitzy Love, Simon is - but there's a place for movies like that, I think. People have different ways of coping with things. Some people want to see the struggles they face represented in media with accuracy so they feel validated. Other people want to see an ideal, a version that shows how it could be so it gives them hope and inspiration. I've done it myself with my own writing. Sometimes the stories I want to write are about the struggles I face and how characters deal with those struggles - how they're not treated well by society, how they feel alone and depressed and outcast because of who they are. Other times I write about the idealistic "what ifs" - if those characters were loved and accepted instead, if instead of being alone and depressed they had a friend or a lover to be with them. I find comfort and emotional catharsis in both of those stories. Neither of those stories are bad. But different people will relate to different things at different points in their lives because we're all different. I think we need all sorts of perspectives, because we're all different. Some people need to see their pain on the screen to be validated, to know that it's real and they're not alone and other people feel this too. Some people need an inspiring and comforting story on the screen so that they can feel comfortable, safe, and relaxed. And those needs will change over the course of a lifetime. My issue with Love, Simon isn't that it's a soft love story, but more that it doesn't feel very authentic. Something that I read once really stuck with me: anyone can write a story with a gay character, but writing a story about being gay is a very different matter. Ultimately, we're all just people no matter who we're into - being gay is not a personality. But it affects your life, your decisions, your behavior at times, and writing a story about that when you've never had that happen to you feels... fake.

[@dendedave859]

Are you gay? Well yes, but actually no

[@kjrollings]

0:13 That is the most “HAHAHAHA” laugh I’ve ever heard.

[@fancifulbread8040]

Wow! It's almost like we spelled it out after the sounds we make! Great job captain dipass

[@coolreader18]

Well, he pretty much exactly predicted "Love, Victor"

[@user-wp8vr7vh7k]

1:51 caught me so off guard but I laughed my ass of at it

[@willbyers_clizzy]

Right?

[@Suckysoup]

1:50 got a little too real

[@brighthero4776]

I don't like the joke it felt like it was targeting me

[@phoebesmith6471]

You're missing the inspirational speech about how being gay is okay, and automatically the homophobes become okay with the fact that you're gay.

[@shadiahuber8259]

“Is this gonna be something I have to adjust to? Like, I don’t know, trans people using the bathroom?!” 1:09

[@Andy-wh7zp]

Love Simon intro (rewritten)

[@shellywiese5667]

this carries the same exact vibe as ‘you’re all minorities, you’re in the glee club’

[@Itstrashagainsmh]

1:51 *you guys CAN N O T comprehend how much I'm laughing rn*

[@kingsanie8962]

This soooo accurate... Omg. The level of sarcasm, the reality of how us the lgbtq in third world countries never relating in the movies made because our reality is hard asf. This has made me cry..

[@disgracefulee]

We should have gotten an Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe movie ngl

[@amandaweatherspoon2502]

This is already hilarious and then the laughter in the background just mAkEs Me ChOkE