Remember that pathetic “Straight Pride” thing from a couple of years ago? We won’t fault you if you don’t, there’s not much to remember.
Imagine the same, fragile mentality and add an extra, heaping portion of transphobia and you’d be left #SuperStraight, a new, cringey trend to crop up on social media.
TikToker Kyle Royce reportedly coined the term in a video that has since been deleted from the platform. It’s since been posted to Twitter.
“Yo guys, I made a new sexuality,” he says, explaining that he’s “super straight” because he doesn’t date trans women as they’re “not real women.”
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“You can’t say I’m transphobic now,” he reasons.
Anyone else super straight? Big respect to this guy createing a new thing. #superstraight pic.twitter.com/hdLdeV82xK
— ?Super S+ Movement? (@OGSuperstraight) March 3, 2021
The video found an audience of likeminded men, and now #SuperStraight has over 14K posts — though one poster appears to have taken it upon themself to bombard the hashtag with trans pride flags. Nicely done.
Here are some of the other posts in the bunch:
And yes, they’ve created their own flag:
Royce even started asking his “Super Straight Community” for money, posting on his recently-removed GoFundMe:
After creating the original “Super Straight” video, I have received an insane amount of backlash and death threats. People found my family and have been set to ruin our lives; even attacking my mother’s business. Especially since I got COVID-19 currently and am homeless, stuck staying at my girlfriend’s house: some help and funding would be so greatly appreciated from the Super Straight Community.
He had only raised around $500 of his $100K goal before the fundraiser was deleted.
Godabed
Why don’t he ask his girlfriend, sounds like a scrub and a deadbeat to me.
Cam
I thought being #SuperStraight meant they wore a belt and shoes that didn’t match.
[email protected]
Cam,
I think I just fell in love with you lol.
Donston
This is typical using social media trolling for the sake of clout. And it’s problematic and hateful as hell. However, once again, I have to say that part of the problem lies in identity politics and constantly using identities or behaviors for validation and sociology. If we accepted that everyone has their own psychology, their own sexuality, their own journeys and motivations, their own spots in the gender, romantic, sexual, affection, emotion, commitment spectrum then we likely wouldn’t see this nonsense. If there wasn’t so much obsession with other people’s sexualities and preferences and behaviors, if there wasn’t such an obsession with who’s “gay” or “straight” or “bi” or “pan” or “fluid” or “queer” or whatever, then this type of shit would have no weight and folks wouldn’t be able to use this type of stuff for attention and to curb their insecurities or traumas.
Cam
In a perfect world labels wouldn’t matter. But if we don’t identify, then there is no community to fight back against the bigoted laws that people try to push on us.
Also, continually claiming there are no labels, or labels don’t matter is a great way for self hating closet cases to attack us without repercussions.
Aaron Schock was outted because he was a danger to the community. Ted Haggard and George Reckers were pushing bigoted laws at us and were outted as hypocrites and it destroyed their work. If they weren’t labeled, they could still be going after us.
I have serious doubts that Trans people calling themselves trans, or lesbians calling themselves lesbians are why this guy is so desperate to prove he’s super straight. He’s trying to do that most likely because he isn’t.
Donston
I’ll indulge you since that was a surprisingly shade-less response.
I understand the importance of identity from a political and personal standpoint. And I’m not trying to get to a “label-less” society. But it’s about cause and effect. On the internet, many folks use identities and behaviors for clout, for attention, for money, to construct personas, to shame or belittle others, to give them validation. That has in turn created spaces for people like this. Never mind how much many out “queers” still contend with internalized phobias or insecurities or mental health issues, or how many people in general are incredibly ignorant when it comes to understanding the dimensions and individuality of sexuality or gender or psychology or the gender, romantic, sexual, emotion, commitment spectrum. But of course, it always goes back to hate, prejudice, hetero expectations and gender expectations. Even in the “queer world”, everything is filtered through those things.
Cam
@Donston
But just because some use the the wrong way I don’t feel they should be tossed out.
Donston
I didn’t say throw them out. But there does need to be an acknowledgement that these identities are choices that many different people use in different ways. There needs to be an acknowledgment that the over-dependence on identity politics has helped create spaces for people like this lame future intel and help assist some hatred and prejudice and segregation. There needs to be an acknowledgment that there is too much of an obsession with other people’s identities and sexualities and sexual behaviors and that social media has turned a lot of this into merely how someone wants to market themselves to the world. Hell, there’s still a lot of dispute about what these identities even mean, including from yourself. (One post you’re claiming it’s all inherent and people are born a certain way. But in other posts you’re using behaviors to connect people to certain identities). There needs to be an acknowledgment that sexuality, gender, psyches, the orientation spectrum, ego, love, relationships are all messy, individual stuff. The fear some “queers” have acknowledging all this stuff is partly why there’s still so much insecurities, so much problematic shit, and this persistent obsession with what or who is “gay” and what is “straight”. These are nuanced issues that need nuanced solutions. Throwing away “labels” and all identity politics isn’t the answer.
Hdtex
…..herrrr DURRR DURPITY
inbama
Gays, bis and lesbians don’t need to “identify.”
Scientists have been able to measure and confirm sexual attraction in individuals to males or females – no matter how they identify.
The pathetic and often illogical Gender/Queer Theory that has been forced on us and resulted in infinite genders, more and more letters, at least 30 “neo-pronouns” for “nonbinaries” and the notorious “singular they” makes us look like a bunch of mental patients. How about a “singular we” while we’re at it?
So why not “super straight?” “Super-gay?”
This is no longer a movement for civil rights – it’s about moving into fantasy land.
Donston
Neither science nor psychology have pinned down sexuality. There’s been a lot of studies and research throughout the years, but most of the studies and research are based on individual’s identities or admitted behaviors. Many studies have have been inconclusive. And many of them have contradicted previous research. There’s been a handful of studies that have concluded that bisexuality isn’t real. While there’s been some studies that have concluded that everyone is bi to at least some degree. All these studies and research remain theories. And overly depending on them is a mistake. That is not what will assist progress.
One of the issues with studies and research is that people can identify as whatever they want and can engage whatever behaviors they feel like. While attractions, arousal, desire and enjoyment are all different things and are pretty much impossible to rate. There’s also the realities of fluidity some experience. Are you still “gay” if you’ve experienced fluidity? What if you’re no longer inherently bisexual but still enjoy indulging bi behaviors? Are you still “bi”? Can you still be “gay” male but be into trans men? Can you still be “straight” and be into trans women? What if you’re more into vagina and it doesn’t matter who it’s attached to? What if you’re only into penis and it doesn’t matter who it’s attached to. What about the gender, romantic, affection, emotional investment, relationship contentment aspects of orientation?
Inherent sexual orientation is real. But using these identities and “studies” to shame people into embracing what you want them to has become problematic. People and their sexualities and lives and motivations and relationships and psyches aren’t merely these identities or their sexual behaviors. It really is time folks start to get that. Constantly leaning on science isn’t helpful because bigots couldn’t care less about who is supposedly born a certain way or what someone can’t help being. It’s not getting us anywhere in 2021. While the scientific “proof” is not as substantial as folks like to pretend.
Donston
Also, inbama, you come off like another old person being mad about how the “kids are ruining what ‘we’ built”. That perspective is bitter and anti progress. You’re not interested in progress or knowledge or understanding people. You’re only in perpetuating your perspective and politics and what you know. People like you are a part of the problem but you insist on constantly pointing the finger at everyone else.
TMBisAOK
Dafuq you talking about!? Quit blaming victims for what bigots are doing! This is no different than racists using “superwhite” and should be banned from all social media. There is NO reason to try to figure out why they are doing it because then you justifying it in a way.
inbama
I’m the problem?
Not believing nonsense is not bitterness.
Get over yourself. I’m pretty sure that everyone on this blog has – repeatedly.
Cam
@inbama
Of COURSE another one of the right wing troll’s screenames doesn’t think people should label or identify. You’re here to defend the closet and to defend bigots. It’s bad for your agenda if people identify as LGBTQ.
Jon in Canada
HAHAHAHA
Hate to break it to you little boy, but you’re “Super Straight” the way Don Jr. is sober.
niles
It seem to me that to be a super straight male you would be attracted to any human life form representing itself as female. A regular straight male would stick to biological females only.
Donston
Can we not with the justifying any part of this or trying to come up with your own versions of these “identities”?
James26
Well up until this week, he did call himself straight. But trans activists insist that this means that he must be attracted to anyone who “identifies” as a woman, including males who identify as women. So with “straight” having be redefined into meaninglessness, he created a new word to describe himself. Good for him! Gotta love the creativity of Gen Z.
Donston
“Straight” has always been close to “meaninglessness”. A good percentage of people have always said that they’re “straight” without them actually being hetero or while still indulging sexual activities with trans people or dudes. These identities in general have always been a choice and about how you wish to present yourself to the world. Everyone has their own sexualities, dimensions and lifestyle choice.
He of course isn’t interested in letting people know his dimensions. He’s interested in pushing hate and bigotry. But inevitably the trans-phobes who are obsessed with “straight” guys are going to look to defend him and his juvenile, attention seeking nonsense.
Mehki
So now he’s going to grift? People are morons.
Chrisk
He probably saw how that Filipino soccer bigot made his money and wanted to try it out too. Bigotry pays good money.
yah_sure_youbetcha
Hard to take anyone seriously when they have peach fuzz. Go home little boy.
Kangol2
He has all the markings of an incel. Someone should make sure he’s not another Elliot Rodger in the making. Also, trans people are easy to scapegoat, which says everything about how weak and pathetic people like this are. He’s young, so I hope he grows up, though I agree with Donston that this is probably about social media clout, and then transphobic wackjobs leapt into the picture.
Chrisk
Super straight only makes sense if you don’t really think it through. Much like the ex-gay movement.
TMBisAOK
And just watch, “superwhite” is next. I mean it already is and it’s called white supremacy, but just watch them jump on this bandwagon. God I hate people!
Dannyzackery
Its not really. Its like gay people saying they only want to date guys and not girls. But this guy only wants to date cis girls and not trans girls. Maybe he’s saying it wrongly but its how he feels. Dont be so hateful.
Dick Gozinia
Yawn, adolescent males.
Catholicslutbox
He’s getting blasted for not wanting to date a trans woman? Seriously?
I am all for cancel culture, but that hardly warrants it.
Donston
That has almost nothing to do with what he’s doing. He’s using not wanting to date anyone but cis women for attention, social media clout, to troll and to promote bigotry. Very different than simply talking about your sexuality, your dimensions or your preferences.
I know you can’t be that dense to not get what he’s doing or what he’s driven by. If you wanna say “I’m here for absolutely letting the world know how ‘straight’ you are and using it for attention and to promote bigotry” then just say that. But don’t act dumb.
Catholicslutbox
I’m not talking about the video. I’m talking about the bit that happened that inspired the video.
Donston
This didn’t get any attention until he made the video and the faux flag. Otherwise, no one would care. Once again, you seem to be acting dense on purpose.
Ronbo
@Donston
You’ve exceeded your word-count and depth of knowledge. Give it a rest. We can’t miss you if you are always pontificating.
Dannyzackery
It’s sad there are hateful people in this comment who are proving you right. He can say he doesn’t wanna date trans people like gay people say they don’t wanna date women. Its not a fad, its how he feels. Dont be like Trump.
spiritedrandy
The colors of flag are same as Halloween, showing it represents a horror story. ?
simulations
See first thing that came to my mind with these colours was Grindr. If these boys are on the DL, they’re being exceedingly explicit about it.
Hdtex
I stumbled on this little cuck’s GoFundMe about an hour after he created it.
Flagged and reported it for fraud.
…..you’re welcome!
TMBisAOK
LMAO! What a cuck is right! What is his GoFundMe so we all can report it, if it’s still up?
Dannyzackery
What, first of all, dont be so spiteful. He’s just stating his sexual preference. You’re literally proving another of his point. That if he doesn’t want to date trans people, he will be called transphobic. You remind me of Trump.
SeanF
He didn’t specifically call out gay men hitting on him and I think he’s hot in his straight-acting kinda way.
Hey baby!!
Donston
He’s using “super straight” to say he’s not interested in anybody that isn’t a cis female, which includes guys. Are people dumb or are they trolling or do so many “queers” simp for any decent looking “straight” identifying guy no matter what?
SeanF
@Donston
Oh my lord you are insufferable. You run uo and down this thread “correcting” people repeating yourself like a talking bird. You don’t need to explain to anyone what he’s doing as I’m quite sure you don’t have a special understanding of that.
A joke/troll comment is so much better when explained to you. (That’s sarcasm). Please stfu. (Not sarcasm)
Nancy Joyzee
Super straight? With that sad little mustache? little boy go home I hear your mama callin’ ya’
James26
He is fighting back against a manifestation of rape culture which is present in trans activism. The notion that we should be shaming people into dating or having sex with “transwomen” or “transmen” is vile. Gay men and lesbians have never bullied straight people by claiming that it’s “homphobic” to reject a same-sex date. By contrast, trans activists have no moral or ethical problem bullying others to get what they want, even when that is access to the bodies of non-consenting people.
This lad’s response was creative and thoughtful, and that’s why it has spread like wildfire. In the wake of his video #supergay and #superlesbian have also taken off.
Donston
What he’s doing and driven by has almost nothing to do with your post. There are many trans people (probably most) who aren’t interested in being viewed exactly like cis people and don’t care about the identities of their partners. They just want to be with someone who they like and wants to be with them. What you’re saying isn’t the norm and is representative of a section of social media than representative of all trans people. The funny thing is more than anything, this dude driven by homophobia and toxic masculinity and gay panic, not by resentment of trans people. But because some “gays” resent trans people you’ve taken him as your “hero”. Idiots.
We do need to make sure that we’re allowing people to truly be themselves and do what they want and be with whoever without shame. These identities have always been a mess. There have always been gay and straight identifying people who aren’t genuinely and emphatically hetero or homo. The goal we need to be reaching for is accepting that sense of self, sexuality, gender, love, relationships, and the orientation spectrum are very individual things. Constantly coming up with new identities or supporting hate and bigotry is not the answer.
James26
@Donston Trans people care a LOT about dating and having sex with non-trans people. That’s why there is so much commentary from trans people about this topic and why there has been a concerted effort online to shame people for not wanting to date trans. If trans people hadn’t made this an issue, that kid would never have created #superstraight. It’s understandable that trans would want non-trans to date them, since 99.6% of the dating pool is not trans. But they don’t have the right to shame, browbeat, bully or pressure anyone into dating them. That’s rape culture. It’s good when rape culture is challenged.
Josh447
James26
You nailed this kids motivation free from emotionally spastic assumptions.
Finally some accurate reporting.
cheks
The vast majority of trans people understand if you don’t want to date them because they don’t have the genitals you are attracted to. What they don’t like is the assumption that even if they have had all the surgeries and everything functions, and you’d otherwise be attracted to them if they were not trans, why would you not be into them then?
I’ve heard it likened to the “ick factor”. You just don’t like the fact they weren’t born male or female. It grosses you out. You have an aversion to the idea. And that is the definition of a phobia (not a clinical phobia, but a phobia none the less). Phobia does not mean “fear”. Many straight people do not want to see to men kiss, it’s “icky” to them. And that is homophobia. You can be a good person, and want gays to have rights, but still have an aversion to the idea of gay people and feel a bit uncomfortable with gay people around. But, it’s still homophobic, and I personally think a homophobic person should work through that. And I think a transphobic person should work through their transphobia.
Additionally, individual trans people may sometimes feel “attacked” at being rejected and use shaming tactics. I was called a racist and fem phobic for not wanting to hook up with guy who just simply not my type. But I don’t go on a tirade saying all Latino fem guys have an agenda to shame people into having sex them.
Though, on that note, I think the backlash to “masc for masc” has merit as well. Nothing wrong with asking people to examine their preferences. Why do people not want to have sex feminine men, especially if their bodies are otherwise hot? Why do certain mannerisms make so many “cringe”?
Cam
I see Monkey1 changed it’s name again and now the new troll name James26 is here to tell us what ALL transpeople do.
Notice the similarities to attacks from years ago on Gays and lesbians? “All transpeople are looking to have sex with non trans people”…very similar to “All gays are trying to convert non-gays”.
I’d think you bigoted right wing trolls would have come up with a different line by now.
Milton
God forces incest.
inbama
@James26
Yep.
It’s what lesbians have been upset about for years, and gay men betrayed them.
Cam
Hi Monkey1 and James26, if you’re going to switch screenames to back up your own posts, try to make it less obvious.
Mr. Stadnick
Super Straight, the lady doth protest too much, methinks.
lambchopp59
Synonymous with “super closeted”.
James (controversial2019)
@Donston
I’ve seen you around lots since joining in 2019, and I don’t think we have interacted much (if at all) but I just wanted to say I really enjoy your posts. They’re always well reasoned and well written.
I don’t always agree with what you say (life would be boring if everyone always agreed), but I enjoy how you express yourself. I also respect the way you respond to those you disagree with; you’re neither aggressive nor confrontational. You disagree (politely), you explain why (and often try to educate; which is always good), and it’s always interesting to read your posts.
It’s a shame one can’t message privately on here because I’d totally be sliding into your DMs for further conversations (that aren’t subject to abrupt/offensive comments). 🙂
Mr-DJ
Not a “Trend”. Just ‘Tik-Tok’ fad, by a few people TRYING to be a trend.
Dannyzackery
It’s not, he’s just stating his sexual preference.
Dannyzackery
It is quite hypocritical that the article maker and everyone in the comment section are being. A person can say that he’s only attracted to all gender including trans but this guy cannot say he’s not attracted to trans, that doesn’t add up. I think, nay, you all are being heterophobic jerks. We can continue making new and different sexual orientation but when one sexual preference ended excluding a gender, you all go all biase and hateful. Wow. You all are being exactly like the hateful groups who wanted to get rid of lgbt pople