My friend and I recently had a talk about how much better things would be if we described sexual orientation by Kinsey scale. The only failing is where the Kinsey scale is limited to a binary view of gender. I consider myself pansexual, but going by the Kinsey scale I'm a 4.

Pirates used to get gay-married for companionship and so that their plundered assets were protected back in the day.

I think the point is that you being white invalidates your decision to make this post about your fears.

You're writing that we've come a long way with regard to racism in the comments of a post discussing how a young black woman was shot in the back of the head while asking for help.

If you can't see why those comments come across as either completely trolly or woefully ignorant, then either you're new around here, or just an idiot. Sure he can disagree with me all he likes. Just like the christian right. His opinions are not somehow magically entitled to universal respect just because he…

I could go on and on but I realized when shut the fuck up when people presented actual facts. Why haven't you responded to 911Ducktail yet? No need to answer because we all know why.

Oh, you mean the police that had to be shamed into pressing charges against Zimmerman in the first place? Those police?

Actually, in all the interviews they made it clear that they did not like Zimmerman. They acquitted him because there was a reasonable doubt. Zimmerman was a Hispanic man. All 6 jurors were women, 5 white and 1 a minority. But hey, that's just reality, don't let that get in the way of your conspiracy theories.

I know you just thought, "Hey, this reminds me of my fears. I'll share them to see if other people relate."

I think NYCyclist was also joking when she replied to you. I think you two are caught in a vicious cycle of pretending to 'miss the point' while actually getting it and then being unsure if the other person actually missed your point.

No no, you are very much ignoring the 'racial component' and that it is very different and much more prominent than perhaps a concern for rape or other violence. I don't think it's fair or right to say, 'yes, me too, I am also afraid of my car breaking down somewhere' without considering that as a white woman, you are…

I got your reply so we can just talk amongst ourselves. :)

Yeah, cuz this thread isn't basically you being like "omg everyone I am STRAIGHT!!!!! STRAIGHT, ya hear me?" We get it. You're horribly insecure about your identity as a straight person. But go see a shrink about it instead of puking that shit all over the rest of us.

I think this thread has been dismissed? So not sure if it is worth replying, but your comment is what I was getting at too. I'm not trying to hide my sexuality. If I am dating someone I want to bring them around and out with my friends (and acquaintances, since not all social gatherings are strictly limited to…

No shit, dumbfuck. But if you're bi, you're supposed to share those things to prove you're bi. And no, it isn't contradictory - straight people are so out about their sexuality, and yet are afforded the privilege of also being private people while still being known as straight. Being out about one's sexual orientation…

What an idiotic comment. I'm fine with people knowing about my sexual orientation. What I don't want to share with everyone is the ups and downs of dating, how my latest lay was in bed, how serious we are, etc.

I think that what she is saying is that once somebody finds out that she is bisexual that they should just take it at face value and accept it and not ask her about it or make her prove it, which does happen quite a lot to bisexuals. That's what she means by mind your own damn business. Not that she wants to stay…

I doubt that HermioneStranger goes around announcing "I'm bisexual" to anyone who will listen. Relationships come up as a part of normal conversation (and for celebrities as specific questions in interviews). I have had acquaintances and classmates accuse me of the same even when we weren't having a conversation about…

Not to be "that guy", but maybe you should change that broomsticks part. I know you're trying to make a funny, but "jumping the broom" is a black tradition and that's a little disrespectful. Just sayin'.