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are you biphobic??? you might be if you....; a thread
-you feel like bisexuals just “want to be oppressed”
-you exclude bi people from sapphic spaces, mlm spaces, and lgbt spaces in general
-avoid calling out biphobia, or dismiss bisexuals who call out biphobia, because you think it’s not a serious issue
-you blame biphobia on bisexuals; “how do bi people speak up about bi erasure when most of them use the term ‘gay’ as an umbrella term to describe themselves?”
-seeing as you believe bisexuals have a choice, you tend to blame bi women who end up getting hurt or abused by their male partners on choosing to be with them instead of women. victim-blaming is only acceptable when it’s bisexuals who chose to be victims
-you don’t believe being lgbt is a choice, but you believe that, somehow, bi people always have a choice
-you are a feminist but many of your values don’t apply to bi women specifically: like being against victim-blaming, empowering women’s choices, accepting women’s sexualities, understanding that being into men doesn’t make a woman any less of a feminist, etc
-you tend to speak over bi people concerning bi issues, and going as far as arguing with bi people about them
-you know bi people aren’t cheaters, and that it’s a harmful stereotype, but you don’t criticise any media in which a bi person is portrayed as a cheater before recommending it; whether it’s a music video by your favourite gay artist or a show that features “worse” things
-you tend to prioritise the voices and opinions of people who aren’t bisexual in discussions that revolve around bi people: why are you asking someone who’s gay/lesbian about bi history and bi struggles?
-you prefer not to date bi people. this preference is built on biphobic misconceptions, and if you’re straight, it burns down to homophobia, too, due to not wanting your partner to be associated with gayness at any costs
-you rant about hating bi people but you make sure to specify that you’re talking about cis or white bi people despite being cis or white, yourse
-you constantly dismiss bisexuality — especially in people who have just come out, and in women — as a trend or a phase. you dismiss bisexuality in men as a steppingstone towards “full” gayness
-you find bisexuals discussing bisexuality and biphobia potentially offensive to others who aren’t bi, or something that plays a role in their erasure. it isn’t. bi erasure is the topic of this discussion, don’t derail it for the sake of validating everyone and anyone else
-implying that bi people are lgbt because we experience same/similar-gender attraction and not because we are bi is biphobic, and it allows lgbt spaces to constantly keep bisexuals in relationships with someone of a different gender on thin ice
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and i want to add
-you are both lesbophobic and biphobic if you think bisexual lesbians exist
-you are both lesbophobic and biphobic if you think bisexual lesbians exist
