Thread by @homestuckedyo, I love this part bc what dave is talking about is a [...]

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I love this part bc what dave is talking about is a legit discovery of some cultural phenomenon and john’s reaction to it is so accurate in terms of ppl who never thought about the shizam dave is laying out there before hehe

But like when you think about it dave’s idea of masculinity most likley mainly came from dirk, and dirk is like a downright gay dude who never really had the cultural input which dave was exposed to, but then again “bro” was a same yet different individual who presumably grew up~

In a pretty homophobic era in a homophobic neighborhood… (assuming that the striders are from tx in the 90s)
Maybe im just reading into it too much, but the dynamic in this context is so complex and real i cant even

its also quite heartbreaking to consider how bro might have~

issue dealing with homophobia in his time, and therefore gave up on embracing his sexuality (and therefore a part of himself) instead to became hyper agressive about the subject (being gay) and also aggressive in general bc of oppressing self…
basing on the assumption that~

Bro shares a lot of traits of dirk especially in terms of mind/heart, giving up an aspect on himself and having to live with a “problem” he cant fix but knows it has and always will be there kinda just breaks my heart??

Especially for a heart player who is in constant search of~

self in need of understanding self, i feel like it would have been extra difficult for him to accept that detested part of him bc maybe at the time being a homosexual didnt make logical sense, even to himself (which means dirk can’t justify being gay for/find comfort in being~

himself)
Anyways the bottomline is i think that bro (dirk) had a lot of shit to put up with his sexuality, decided he can’t deal with it as well as he thought he could, may be tried to not be gay (

), failed, and just ditched society to live in the middle of nowhere surrounded~

by water where no one can judge, but dirk was probably the person who was the most judgy and harsh on himself for being unacceptable and illogically “flawed,” with an issue he just cant seem to fix…

So he turned to toxic masculinity where you dismiss femininity as a more~

inferior attribute while associating such trait with homosexuality which he wanted out of his system

Aaaaand i went full serket/vantas on this havent i ffs im sorry if this thread clogs up ur tl~.~ much love xx

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