JJ Vincent hears the constant barrage of jokes about jobs and gays and straights and stereotypes. Time to bust some myths.
Men are forever getting stereotyped by the way they look and they jobs they do. He does makeup? Gay. He’s a contractor? Straight. Interior decorator? Capital G Gay. Truck Driver? Capital S Straight. Fond of skinny jeans, bow ties, murses, flapping his hands and giving cheek kisses Gay. Jeans, old cowboy boots, flannel, ballcap, guitar? Straight.
To quote Steel Magnolia’s Clairee Belcher, “In my day, you could tell by a man’s carriage and demeanor which side his bread was buttered on, but now, who knows….”
Who knows, indeed…
To quote Steel Magnolia’s Clairee Belcher, “In my day, you could tell by a man’s carriage and demeanor which side his bread was buttered on, but now, who knows….”
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I loved this article. Thank you for writing it. Maybe we should all have more fun playing with people’s preconceptions – unless they’re challenged regularly they tend to set in stone. I think it’s important to openly be oneself because it allows other people to do the same.