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I don't give a fuck about your skin tone or sexual preference Just a friendly heads-up, the phrase "sexual preference" is like fingernails on a chalkboard to a
by MartinCron 14y ago
I don't give a fuck about your skin tone or sexual preference
Just a friendly heads-up, the phrase "sexual preference" is like fingernails on a chalkboard to a lot of people, as the word "preference" implies choice which isn't in line with our best understanding of how sexual orientation works.
I'm not offended, but I'm guessing you don't want to accidentally offend people. After all, you don't give a fuck.
- flyinglizard 14y agoI was not aware of these subtleties. I stand corrected.
- graue 14y agoI consider myself fairly progressive about these kinds of things, and this is the first I've heard about "sexual preference" being problematic. Is it really used to justify the belief that what gender(s) you're attracted to is a choice? What term should we use instead?
- MartinCron 14y agoI believe that "sexual orientation" is favored. The parallel I like to use is being right-handed or left-handed. It's not that lefties "prefer" to use their left hand for tasks requiring dexterity, they are oriented that way.