(Geekery is me! And you. And, basically, all of my friends. I have a type.
Also, feel free to skip the next paragraph. I got even geekier.
And yes - *exactly*. You're going, la la, let's define homosexuality, that's really simple, and then you go, wait, hmmm, is homosexuality defined by sexual partners or emotions? And if by emotions, how do you separate romantic love from platonic, and can you even do that? And what about situational homosexuality? And what about the preconceived notion that the question itself is based on - like, that it's stable or a discrete and/or meaningful category og human sexuality? And, to cap it all of, who will we allow to define other people's sexuality? Themselves? Um, we're not likely to get any very good responses from people for a number of reasons, at the very least not because of homophobia and fear of harm. Also, they might not know! Or even agree with the category the questioner wants to put him/her in. Others? Um, *really fucking problematic*. How would *they* know - what criteria are they using, and are these criteria even meaningful? They're probably going to be using a questionnaire, but they leave no room for answers that are outside the box. And! and! and!
And people ask why there are no studies of human homosexuality.)
ONLY CRAZY PEOPLE DO THAT, MARIE. CRAZY PEOPLE. OF WHOM TESS IS ONE.
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Date: 2009-04-20 07:51 pm (UTC)Also, feel free to skip the next paragraph. I got even geekier.
And yes - *exactly*. You're going, la la, let's define homosexuality, that's really simple, and then you go, wait, hmmm, is homosexuality defined by sexual partners or emotions? And if by emotions, how do you separate romantic love from platonic, and can you even do that? And what about situational homosexuality? And what about the preconceived notion that the question itself is based on - like, that it's stable or a discrete and/or meaningful category og human sexuality? And, to cap it all of, who will we allow to define other people's sexuality? Themselves? Um, we're not likely to get any very good responses from people for a number of reasons, at the very least not because of homophobia and fear of harm. Also, they might not know! Or even agree with the category the questioner wants to put him/her in. Others? Um, *really fucking problematic*. How would *they* know - what criteria are they using, and are these criteria even meaningful? They're probably going to be using a questionnaire, but they leave no room for answers that are outside the box. And! and! and!
And people ask why there are no studies of human homosexuality.)
ONLY CRAZY PEOPLE DO THAT, MARIE. CRAZY PEOPLE. OF WHOM TESS IS ONE.