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While not an official name, I refer to the collection of memes as the “English teachers support queer youth” genre.Įxamples of the meme are abundant: screenshots from video games, promotional photos from actors, stills from reality shows, celebrity pictures at political events, stock images of bespectacled readers, and the list goes on. In the past few years I’ve noticed a warming (and often humorous) trend on social media: Queer youth creating memes that speak to the ways their English teachers supported, affirmed, and loved them. Order that dessert and spinach dip with pride.This blog post was written by Cody Miller, Chair of the NCTE LGBTQ Advisory Committee. To all the men reading this: You do you, king. When ur on a date thinking “ya u know what hes the one” and he goes ahead and orders dessert /uJWbh0WCWK
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What I liked about the "ordering dessert is gay" take was that it had an entire internal logic to it involving which parts of a meal are the gayest, something I had never even thought to ask myself or anyone else for that matter. Me when I order dessert at dinner /o5cz67rdOZ Haha don’t worry babe I was just out ordering dessert with the boys When you out to eat and your homie orders dessert /kTCISwWDVQ My friends when I order a dessert /QvQ8Hkgvpq “Is he… ya know… ordering desserts?” /RtvaM6VOAn The ‘Dessert Is Gay’ meme has provided us all with some much needed quarantine entertainment to get us through lockdown. T-Bone the Disco Spider April 13, 2020īut, at the end of the day, we do owe some thanks to Lyssa. People like this are why men’s deodorant are named RIPTIDE GUN CRASH. Over the years, more and more things that men can’t do continue to pop up - from wearing glasses to literally having a wife, it seems like almost every activity makes men gay.Īnd it’s this fear of doing “feminine” activities that makes companies think that every single product needs to be heavily gendered - like aggressive man-sized tissues and gentle, feminine, pink pens for women. Not only are traditional gender stereotypes being enforced, but it seems like weekly new ones are added to the list. According to eating fruit is fine but once they’re blended together, you suddenly become attracted to men. The horrible take came only days after smoothies were also deemed to be “feminine shit”. Phil Mitchell Dressed Like He Was In Odd Future April 13, 2020 But at that point, the damage was done and the ‘Dessert Is Gay’ meme was born. Eating a side of chicken wings doesn’t suddenly make you crave dick, much like how eating a steak instead of salad doesn’t make you magically grow a beard.Įnjoying a three-course meal isn’t a gendered activity but Lyssa defended herself by reiterating that she personally found it a red flag.
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Now it goes without saying that there is nothing inherently feminine or masculine about eating food.