Am I Alone?
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Printed Date: 15 December 2025 at 2:53pm
Topic: Am I Alone?
Posted By: Friend
Subject: Am I Alone?
Date Posted: 14 August 2011 at 3:47pm
| I was wondering if any other PJ members are a part of the GLBT community. Not like it really matters or anything, I'm just curious |
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Posted By: ekobor
Date Posted: 14 August 2011 at 4:00pm
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They do say 1 in 10.
You're not alone. You got me~ And I know a few GLBT in real life who dabble in pixel art, but I'm the one who does it the most. -shrug- Nice to meetcha~ |
Posted By: Friend
Date Posted: 14 August 2011 at 5:00pm
| Cool :) 1 in 10 doesn't seem accurate to me, more like 1 in 50 lol. Well im glad to discover someone else who is gay on PJ!! |
Posted By: ellie-is
Date Posted: 14 August 2011 at 5:07pm
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Oh hi. I'm bi.
Never shared that before here, because, well, it doesn't really seem relevant. Art site, after all. But, yeah. |
Posted By: CELS
Date Posted: 14 August 2011 at 5:46pm
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I'm not a member of the GLBT community. But I do love the flag. |
Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 14 August 2011 at 7:15pm
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It doesn't matter here at all as any art community/scene is likely to have many GLBT members. I know many that have publicly stated it with no problem from anyone. We judge only on technique (pixel techniques not sexy techniques). As to who is the loudest and proudest and constantly reminding us all of it... that would be ../p/4683.htm - Elk >.< ----- "I'm not a member of the GLBT community. But I do love the flag." - CELS  ----- @all, PJ has a ------------- |
Posted By: ellie-is
Date Posted: 14 August 2011 at 7:20pm
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Hahaha. True. Elk is a pretty gay man! Also an incredible artist.
@Frostbutt: Well, it might seem like 1 in 50 or maybe less, but its just that most people are too afraid to come out. Truth is, everyone is bi to an extent - but society constantly reminding us that boys shouldn't be playing together the same way they do with girls, that sort of creates a block on everyone's mind that will cause them to think of something else when they could be thinking of a person from the same gender. |
Posted By: ekobor
Date Posted: 14 August 2011 at 7:20pm
| It ends up having more to do with distribution than pure numbers, unfortunately. (And if you only have nine friends... =P ) |
Posted By: Friend
Date Posted: 14 August 2011 at 8:18pm
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Originally posted by jalonso It doesn't matter here at all as any art community/scene is likely to have many GLBT members. I know many that have publicly stated it with no problem from anyone. We judge only on technique (pixel techniques not sexy techniques). As to who is the loudest and proudest and constantly reminding us all of it... that would be ../p/4683.htm - Elk >.< ----- "I'm not a member of the GLBT community. But I do love the flag." - CELS ----- @all, PJ has a hahahaha if only I could be judged on sexy techniques  It's very assuring "hanging"or "growing" as a person by taking a crack at a new form of expression where I'm accepted. I really wish I would've gotten into art earlier I'm actually amazed at how amazing of artists ALL of y'all are. I feel really out of place  |
Posted By: Friend
Date Posted: 14 August 2011 at 8:32pm
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Originally posted by lucas_irineu Hahaha. True. Elk is a pretty gay man! Also an incredible artist. @Frostbutt: Well, it might seem like 1 in 50 or maybe less, but its just that most people are too afraid to come out. Truth is, everyone is bi to an extent - but society constantly reminding us that boys shouldn't be playing together the same way they do with girls, that sort of creates a block on everyone's mind that will cause them to think of something else when they could be thinking of a person from the same gender. Yes, Elk is quite inspirational, but then again, so is everyone on here to me. Whether it be the sheer technicality of a piece or the colors, or the creativity. I kind of disagree that everyone is bi to an extent. I understand what you mean, but I've never been attracted to one girl in my entire life. They're just so... ummmm....  yes that's the word I'm looking for |
Posted By: ellie-is
Date Posted: 14 August 2011 at 9:26pm
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Maybe it would be more accurate to say that the number of real straight people is close to the number of people who are actually gay, and that most other people are bi, they knowing it or not. :P
Well, and there's those weird asexual people too. =P |
Posted By: ekobor
Date Posted: 15 August 2011 at 10:08am
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The idea being that everone is on the scale, and very few people are pure 1's, 3's or 5's. Most people are 2's and 4's.
But I know what you mean Frost, I can't think of a single guy I found attractive. Interesting, yes, but not attractive.
And those asexual people are fun to hang with fo'sure. -nodnod-
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Posted By: Friend
Date Posted: 15 August 2011 at 11:32am
| I've never met an asexual person. They must be pretty dead inside right? I mean, isn't love like the greatest thing in life? How can you not be attracted to anyone and still be happy? |
Posted By: CELS
Date Posted: 15 August 2011 at 12:14pm
It's unacceptable to hassle GLBT members, but perfectly acceptable to say that women are repulsive and asexual people are dead inside. Gotcha.  (j/k) |
Posted By: Friend
Date Posted: 15 August 2011 at 12:21pm
 well I didn't hassle anyone directly Girls aren't repulsive, just not beautiful  and I'm dead inside too.. I have no soul  |
Posted By: ekobor
Date Posted: 15 August 2011 at 1:51pm
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In my experience they are some of the most loving people around. They can direct all that use of feeling to everyone equally, rather than wasting time focusing only on those that there is an opening for sex.
(As an extreme way of putting it) Another way being, they still love people, they just don't find them (or sometimes just the prospect of sex) attractive. Humans are repulsive, on an equal scale. -nodnod- Sometimes it's beneficial to look past it though. |
Posted By: ellie-is
Date Posted: 15 August 2011 at 3:19pm
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Hey, girls are beautiful.
I'm honestly not attracted to guys nearly as much as I am attracted to girls. But one day I thought, "Hey, you know, most of the girls I've been with were pretty ugly. From that to a guy, hey, not such a change". But even though I'll do stuff with guys, I still find girls to be much more attractive. The female body is beautiful, all sizes, weights and shapes. The male body... Well, sometimes it's nice. :P |
Posted By: Friend
Date Posted: 15 August 2011 at 4:39pm
  to me, the female form definitely looks fair, but it's so unshapely and lacking power. The male form can still have the bountifulness, and softness of a female, but with the power, definition and complexity that a women's figure lacks. That's how my brain interprets the two anyway |
Posted By: ellie-is
Date Posted: 15 August 2011 at 5:47pm
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Paintings by ancient (and probably gay) painters who rarely saw women naked means nothing! :P
Especially in an age when men had to be drawn by showing all their might, while women had to be weak and helpless. |
Posted By: Friend
Date Posted: 15 August 2011 at 6:22pm
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Posted By: r1k
Date Posted: 15 August 2011 at 6:52pm
| hmmm, Im starting to think I might be somewhat asexual. Im attracted to girls but lack interest in sex or relationships. Based on the 1 minute reading I did on asexuality on wikipedia, Im not sure if I fit the definition or not, seems like theres a bit of variance among different people for what it means. |
Posted By: ellie-is
Date Posted: 15 August 2011 at 8:03pm
| And here I am, attracted to everyone, wanting to be in a relationship or at least having sex, and yet nothing happens! What an unfair world. =P |
Posted By: Friend
Date Posted: 15 August 2011 at 8:38pm
hang in there Lucas  Just make your next crush swoon over your pixel art. I recommend your recent dragon with the bucket on his head for extra cuteness points
If it's any consolation, I'm 18 and I've never been in a relationship, never been asked out, or even complimented on my countenance |
Posted By: ekobor
Date Posted: 16 August 2011 at 3:08pm
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Originally posted by Frost Butt
If it's any consolation, I'm 18 and I've never been in a relationship, never been asked out, or even complimented on my countenance Pretty well the same. 19, never been in a relationship. I've been asked out by out person. Gets boring, ne? r1k: Generally anything to do with sexuality has a lot of variance for what it means. I think the most clinical definition is being someone who has no interest in sex or sexual relations. Don't quote me on that though. -shrug- |