It all started with an 18 word tweet posted last week:
Gay culture is being a teenager when you're 30 because your teenage years were not yours to live.
— Introvert Gay (@introvertgay) September 2, 2017
The tweet quickly went viral, garnering nearly 65,000 likes and over 14,000 retweets. It also inspired a whole bunch of other people to join in on the “gay culture” tweets, and the results range from LOL-hilarous to “OMG, THAT’S SO TRUE!”
Check out what “gay culture” is…
Gay culture is a high tolerance for heartbreak & ghosting bc so many of us didn't get to figure out relationships in hs like straight people
— tu es mon tout (@faggotron_) September 5, 2017
Gay culture is liking a straight guy just because they are nice to you
— J? (@juanhoe) September 9, 2017
gay culture is actively avoiding someone you have a crush on
— Kait ? (@itzzkait) September 7, 2017
Gay culture is knowing exactly what "can I ask u something" means
— KUNTYEWEST (@kuntyewest) September 5, 2017
gay culture is calling shawn mendes a bottom but secretly wanting him to fuck you
— ? (@lanadelrye) September 9, 2017
gay culture is waiting for nicki’s part
— GG (@gilossal) September 5, 2017
Gay culture is always being more interested in a guy, who is more interested in another guy.
— CanaGAYdian (@canagaydian) September 3, 2017
Gay culture is forcing yourself to believe you don't want a relationship because finding someone to be in one with is extremely unrealistic
— ????? (@LOHANTHONY) September 4, 2017
Gay culture is getting 13 likes on a nude and making an onlyforfans account
— CLYDESITO (@ClydeSolo) September 3, 2017
gay culture is when you go through another gays twitter trying to find a picture of them and all you see are memes
— m y l a n (@fkamylan) September 7, 2017
Gay culture is being offended when people just assume you'd know their friend who's gay and then realising that you do actually know them
— Willow (@WilloMadden) September 3, 2017
gay culture is a cowboy lighting a military leather biker mans cigar while its in his mouth as the sun rises
— foazy? (@foazybutts) September 12, 2017
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Heywood Jablowme
Gay culture is blaming all your personal problems on “gay culture” instead of doing anything about them.
Donston
And also blaming everything on the “cis gendered hetero world”. Homophobia and the pressures of hetero-normalcy are indeed legit. But there’s a lot of people that need to be looking inward first.
Having said that, half of these are funny. But isn’t it two weeks too late for this article?
Kieru
I’m not sure what the author is trying to accomplish by posting ANOTHER article on the “Gay Culture is…” meme. For starters (again) the tweet referenced didn’t originate this meme. For seconds, the contents of the tweet aren’t even original. This guy is just repeating what has been stated on other sites for ages.
PinkoOfTheGange
Half of these memes predate Dawkins’ book that gave us the word “meme”.
Sam6969
It is interesting to realize that the common theme behind all those tweets on Gay culture is the rejection wound and its symptoms. It means rejection and its creative attempts to heal it or defend from it by LGBTs characterises Gay culture.
To sum up, to one degree or another, “I am rejected by others, others reject me and I reject myself: the triangle of the rejection wound”.
Malcolm
Gay culture is acceptance. At least, my gay culture is, and that’s what I hope to grow.
sfhally
Gay culture, these days, is listening to some 20 year old taking a “queer” studies course telling you how gay life in the 70s really was. After you’ve already lived through it.
surreal33
Gay culture does not exist, only fluff.
DCguy
Awwww, how adorable, the author took a bunch of tweets from teenagers, or people who think like them, so people could blame whatever their baggage was on “Gay Culture”
So lets try it out.
Gay culture is when the Thai food delivery person gets stuck in traffic and your food is 10 minutes late? Gay culture is when you forget to put your cell phone on the charger so you have to charge it the next morning? Gay culture is having to stop at the gas station in the morning because you for got to do it yesterday? Gay culture is forgetting to bring your Kindle for a flight and none of the movies on offer are any good?
Wow, that’s fun!
WindsorOntario
Gay culture in 2017 is one of being isolated and absolutely alone.
Gay culture is knowing for certain you will never find a partner nor will you ever be a parent.
Gay culture is knowing that all these gay people you met in past before coming were lying and, no, it didn’t get better.
Gay culture is accepting that you will never be enough for other gay people. You will never be young enough, successful enough, look good enough, be educated enough, or have enough nice cars, expensive condos, etc.
Gay culture is knowing that classism, racism and ageism will be the things you will have to tolerate if you want to live a full life.
Gay culture is fully knowing and understanding why the opiate crisis exists. Because in a community of people who don’t give a shit about anyone but themselves, most of us are going to find comfort in something. And unfortunately in 2017 it’s become opiates.
Most importantly gay culture is knowing that you are in this by yourself. Don’t expect anything from other gay people because they will drop you in a hot second when times get tough. If you want to survive you’ll have to be okay with doing everything for yourself, by yourself.
tommyz
Gay culture is waking up thinking your husband is cuddling you – only to find your dog has climbed into bed and has his ass on your head.
Gay culture is leaving your in-laws at 9 – driving 2 hours to your home city at breakneck speeds to celebrate your lesbian couples friends anniversary.
Gay culture is the joy of vacationing with your chosen ‘family’ of 12 couples and having one ‘token’ straight couple in the mix.
Gay culture is the ability to critique every wedding on fabulousness quotient and knowing you could do more for less.
That is my gay culture