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Are you gay (this is not meant to offend, completely legit question).

Please read this before posting comments. I am an almost 22 year old male who has, for the past 4 years gotten into techno/trance and see it as my particular genre of choice. My friends girlfriend and others I have come into contact with always think I am being "gay" or commenting that techno is only for gay men. I know this can often hold true, but for the hell of it I wanted to create this poll just to see. No offense is intended and I have nothing against anyone that is homosexual, I just want to see the numbers. Thanks

i'm homophobe, so count me for -2 on the gay poll

well, there was suppose to be a poll with this but it didn't work for some reason, so a quick reply would be great

lol

really reliable method man

how about this:

any trance or house you listen to basically owes its complete existence to homosexuality since the 70s.

who gives a shit if youre gay or straight or lesbian or bisexual or intersex or "questioning", that sort of categorization and division of people is exactly what we dont need in the world

No, I just like the groove, vibe and music itself. I have idiots calling me gay all the time because I listen to this stuff.

But they'll all be bagging my fucking groceries and mowing my lawn in about 10 years

just ignore it yo


do what u do...


(seem like douchebag friends btw)

Your friend's girlfriend sounds like a hoebag. Seriously, homophobia, like racism, pretty much always comes across as stupidity.

Hm, first time I hear of something like this

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Originally posted by CrazedOut Hm, first time I hear of something like this

Nah, I've heard it before from ignorant dumbasses who associate EDM (what they refer to as techno) as being music that only gay people listen to. I always tell them about electronic music festivals where there are thousands of people who attend where I'm sure some are gay but you can't tell me all those who attend are when it's estimated that around 10% of the population is gay. I'm sure there are many gay people who attend rock concerts as well, does that make listening to rock music mean you're gay, no.
I think it stems from a lot of club scenes where techno is playing in TV shows about the gay lifestyle (i.e. Queer As Folk) as well as gay-themed nights at certain night clubs but then ignorant people apply it to the whole scene. In the end, they're just homophobes and want to take a music form such as EDM and turn it against those they don't like, which IMO is a horrible thing to do because it not only shows ignorance against a people who are no different from them minus sexuality but ignorance towards music.
**Oh, and I'm not gay to answer your question...I just have something called "tolerance"....something your friends do not seem to have

The only knowledge of EDM that most people have is what they're fed by the media. Meaning shitty, stereotypical bullshit music they call "techno". Some of the things they call "techno" is like me calling Pink Floyd a hardcore metal band. Most images that the media portrays about EDM is in a flamboyant sense. I have nothing against gay people, I'm not a homophobe or whatever it's just that the media has created this vibe with EDM that it is a very flamboyant genre to listen to.

Which to this day boggles the shit out of me.

she's really not a homophobe as her brother is actually gay. I just have trouble "breaking the ice" with women I'm attracted to and thus she increasingly (usually jokingly but annoying nonetheless) calls me gay. whatever, should take it with a grain of salt I guess

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Originally posted by jupiterone The only knowledge of EDM that most people have is what they're fed by the media. Meaning shitty, stereotypical bullshit music they call "techno". Some of the things they call "techno" is like me calling Pink Floyd a hardcore metal band. Most images that the media portrays about EDM is in a flamboyant sense. I have nothing against gay people, I'm not a homophobe or whatever it's just that the media has created this vibe with EDM that it is a very flamboyant genre to listen to. Which to this day boggles the shit out of me.

Yeah, it's really sad how the media paints a picture out of something and everyone automatically believes it to be true. I actually think the problem comes from the media portraying gay people as people who constantly go out to clubs and do drugs...this in turn sparked the stereo-type that listening to electronic music means you're gay. So it's really one ignorant conclusion drawn upon another, all fed by the media.

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Originally posted by jupiterone The only knowledge of EDM that most people have is what they're fed by the media. Meaning shitty, stereotypical bullshit music they call "techno". Some of the things they call "techno" is like me calling Pink Floyd a hardcore metal band. Most images that the media portrays about EDM is in a flamboyant sense. I have nothing against gay people, I'm not a homophobe or whatever it's just that the media has created this vibe with EDM that it is a very flamboyant genre to listen to. Which to this day boggles the shit out of me.

I think this might have alot to do with the disco backlash. In the conservative south, bashing disco was in, and no one wanted to have any kind of association with the image after that.

just chase the bitch down with a boombox & laugh at her, yelling "haha, ur gay now!!!"


Dance music doesn't do any more to make you gay than rock does to make you straight.

She's just an idiot.


no, I'm not gay, btw.

Please read this before posting comments. I am an almost 22 year old male who has, for the past 4 years gotten into techno/trance and see it as my particular genre of choice. My friends girlfriend and others I have come into contact with always think I am being "gay" or commenting that techno is only for gay men. I know this can often hold true, but for the hell of it I wanted to create this poll just to see. No offense is intended and I have nothing against anyone that is homosexual, I just want to see the numbers. Thanks


This is now a meme and a copy pasta.

hey guys i think im guy, but im not sure, how do i know?

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Originally posted by ASFSE hey guys i think im guy, but im not sure, how do i know?

look down, do you see a penis?

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Originally posted by CrazedOut look down, do you see a penis?

ROFL@~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The gay scene was always willing to try something, er, outside the norm. That's part of the reason dance music took root there. It was something innovative and different.

The unabashed hedonism of gay nightlife also played a part. Some early house would have made a hooker blush. The rhythm oozed sex on purpose, and you couldn't get the same frenetic dirtiness at the pace of disco.

It's really too bad that the gay scene is such a shadow of its former self. Circuit house stopped moving over a decade ago, and now it's just a sad joke.

I couldn't care less what kind of people are involved in the kind of music/scene I like. What difference does it make? I'll happily party with gay guys - Often they know how to party better than anyone, and without as much bullshit involved. Ok, you get hit on sometimes, but what the fuck do I care? I take it as a complement, ie. I'm not an ugly, feral loser. A simple "Sorry man, I'm straight" and you're sorted.

I'm willing to bet that most of you have hung out with gay people who you thought were cool as fuck. You just didn't know they were gay. If you found out they were, would it make a difference?

Not gay, but I listen to techno-music and take E 24/7 and dance with glowsticks in the dark.

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Originally posted by nekholm Not gay, but I listen to techno-music and take E 24/7 and dance with glowsticks in the dark.

No sorry, you're gay.

no



your friend's an idiot






btw, if everyone said yes, would you change your preference of music?

Is your friend 12 years old or just his girl?

Disco (and partly detroit house) is hugely influenced by homosexuals. Just look up any disco artist/producer and most of the time they are gay. Look at the history of Paradise Garage and Studio 54, mostly homosexual people again.

Look no further than the reasons behind Disco Demolition Night.

Here is a promising article which I have not read yet(found it just now when search for disco demolition and gay):
http://www.brumm.com/gaylib/disco/

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Smelling the lure of large profits, the recording industry began to devise ways of bringing disco music to the masses. This was inevitable as the sound had become more and more popular. What the recording industry didn't care about was the fact that a lot of the masses weren't necessarily really all that interested in dancing, and many of the white straight males, in particular, did not like the sound of black people's music, women singers, and music rumored to have gay overtones.

Another interesting read that I just found:
http://www.villagevoice.com/news/9826,braunstein,229,1.html

Taken from wikipedia's House Music

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The late 1970s saw disco utilize the (by then) somewhat developed electronic sound and a limited genre emerged, appealing mainly to gay and Black audiences. In 1977, disco music crossed over into the mainstream American culture, following the popularity of hit film Saturday Night Fever and its accompanying soundtrack. As disco clubs filled there was a move to larger venues. [...] In Britain the growth of house can be divided around the "Summer of Love" in 1988. House had a presence in Britain almost as early as it appeared in Chicago; however there was a strong divide between the House music as part of the gay scene and "straight" music. House grew in northern England, the Midlands and the South East. Founded in 1982 by Factory Records the Hacienda in Manchester became an extension of the "Northern Soul" genre and was one of the early, key English dance music clubs.

So there is some validity to the fact that electronic music is associated with homosexuals, but that is no reason to hate or discriminate. If people do, it goes to show how ignorant and misinformed they are. All that matters is if you enjoy the music and have a good time.

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