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View Poll Results: The limp-wristed hand gesture | |||
is offensive and demeaning to gay people | 21 | 35.00% | |
is harmless | 9 | 15.00% | |
is funny | 1 | 1.67% | |
is something I have done, but no longer do | 9 | 15.00% | |
is something I have done and still do | 0 | 0% | |
is something I see often | 2 | 3.33% | |
is something I haven't seen in the last decade | 23 | 38.33% | |
is something I sometimes see | 13 | 21.67% | |
makes me feel bad | 5 | 8.33% | |
is worth speaking up against | 16 | 26.67% | |
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The Limp-Wristed Hand Gesture
Today at dinner, my mom was describing my grandfather to my partner. While talking about his love of cooking, she said, "because he's a little, you know..." and did the limp-wristed hand gesture suggesting he was gay/prissy.
My reaction was to say, "Mom, don't make that gesture! You're talking to two lesbians." She blew it off, my partner said she wasn't offended, and I pretty much forgot about it. Until my mom cornered me when we got home, brought it up again and acted hurt that I would suggest she was in some way anti-gay. So now she's sulking and I'm stressed that my mom's upset with me, and I'm also thinking about this gesture. I don't see people making this gesture much anymore. In high school, junior high, maybe elementary school - this was a gesture that I saw a lot and also performed my fair share of. It never occurred to me back then that it was offensive. Because I sucked. But now it seems pretty offensive to me. I'm making a poll for this thread. Basically I thought it might be something worth discussing. It's something I hadn't thought about in years until I saw my mom do it today.
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