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I understand it's a generalization. That's not my point. I want to know *why* one group of lesbians is stereotypical and another isn't. What causes it?
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To change these cultures then, one needs to pick the place for people to socialize, one with a carefully constructed social-geographic culture. Then put the word out to queers of all stripes, let them self-select, then let it snowball.
The dykes you're describing: justice oriented, countercultural, dogmatic, white/cis/middle-class guilt. Did they meet their fellow queers in college, then hang out at nonprofit events run by people with degrees? Are they union/NDP-affiliated?
The lads: did they find themselves as gay men in a sweaty disco room?
Can you think of queers who didn't come out this way? Did they break the stereotype?
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To change these cultures then, one needs to pick the place for people to socialize, one with a carefully constructed social-geographic culture. Then put the word out to queers of all stripes, let them self-select, then let it snowball.
The dykes you're describing: justice oriented, countercultural, dogmatic, white/cis/middle-class guilt. Did they meet their fellow queers in college, then hang out at nonprofit events run by people with degrees? Are they union/NDP-affiliated?
The lads: did they find themselves as gay men in a sweaty disco room?
Can you think of queers who didn't come out this way? Did they break the stereotype?