US Girls Embrace Gay Passion Fashion (Barf Alert)

The Guardian Unlimited ^ | Sunday January 4, 2004 | Richard Luscombe

[EsclavoDeCristo]

Some see it as the latest cool trend among girls in America's high schools. Others claim it is just teenagers doing what they do best - being rebellious. Either way, a wave of 'bisexual chic' is sweeping the United States. Emboldened by such images as Madonna kissing Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera on a TV awards show, girls are proudly declaring their alternative sexualities at a younger age than ever before.

'It's a countrywide thing,' said Jessie Gilliam, a project manager for the Washington-based gay and lesbian support group Youth Resource.

Denise Pell, president of BiNet USA, a network for bisexuals, says it has become more acceptable for younger girls to experiment with their sexual identities well before their college years. 'I don't think it's possible statistically to say it's increasing, but it seems more girls are comfortable to identify themselves as bisexual,' she said.

'For some, it may be what they really feel; others may be questioning themselves and their sexualities; and it's possible that some are doing it because they think it's chic.

The 'chic chick on chick' phenomenon seems to be particularly prevalent at teenage and college parties, where it is common to find two or more girls kissing each other, often egged on by a rowdy, supportive group of males.

'Girls go for the whole mystery thing,' said David Sternberg, a senior high school student in Boca Raton, Florida. 'And guys usually think it's a turn-on. It's more of a teasing thing. At parties, girls randomly kiss and guys think, "Oh, that's awesome".'

A recent study by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel revealed that many girls think this way. 'I liked the attention,' declared one 17-year-old, who admitted 'experimenting' with another girl because she liked the way her boyfriend reacted. 'He thinks it's fun.'

The parties emulate scenes captured on commercially available videos, such as the best-selling Girls Gone Wild series, in which soft-porn actresses pose as college students and are paid to kiss, fondle and stroke each other and flash their breasts at gathered male students, who are often drinking heavily.

'It's a bisexuality that's focused on heterosexuality, in that it's still focused on pleasing a man, and in that sense it's not progressive,' Gilliam said.

Images of lesbian or bisexual females in the mainstream media have played a part, some experts say. The Madonna-Britney clinch at last year's MTV Music Awards was constantly replayed, and the music of openly gay artists such as kd lang and the Russian duo Tatu can help to influence young people's minds.

'Obviously if you are seeing pop icons or role models doing this, and they are OK with it, then you will feel more comfortable with it yourself. I don't think girls will emulate that behaviour if it makes them feel uncomfortable, but they see that it's OK to do so,' said Pell. 'It's important to take bisexuality as a serious identity. It's a myth that it is just a phase.'

One difficulty, others say, is that girls who declare themselves to be bisexual to be trendy or impress boys may harm the cause of those who genuinely are. Oregon student Toby Hill-Meyer, who is researching how people define their sexuality, said that, because of the so-called bisexual chic, genuine bisexuals are turning away from the word. 'They don't want to be associated with that trendiness,' he told the Sun-Sentinel. Many US schools have set up support groups for gay or bisexual students, supporting the theory this is more than a fad.

'Ten or 15 years ago, these sort of groups didn't exist, so that's progress,' said Pell. 'There have always been bisexuals in high schools, but many girls have been forced to identify as lesbians. People like to categorise so they can frame their own thinking about us.'

[EsclavoDeCristo]

The 'chic chick on chick' phenomenon seems to be particularly prevalent at teenage and college parties, where it is common to find two or more girls kissing each other, often egged on by a rowdy, supportive group of males. '

Wow, that sure is sexual freedom for a woman. Just do what the guys think is cool (sarcasm off). Its like a girl flashing her boobs and saying that it's 'sexual freedom' and being proud of her boob flashing 'talent.' In my opinion, it's just one more way for women to degrade themselves into objects instead of people. And we've got these gay advocates promoting this sort of crap. God Bless America!

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[sgtbono2002]

I thought people were born queer. it sure doesnt look that way.

[waterstraat]

I wonder if part of the reason is because there are fewer real men today.

Most young men today are whimps compared to those a generation ago. Most young men today are not in the military, are not in college(women far outnumber men in college), do not have higher paying jobs, do not know what chivalry or being a gentleman means, do not race cars nor handle guns, are not religous and political conservatives, and todays males spend more of their time and money on clothes than females used to. (I am not talking about males being crude, or dirty, lots of today's sissy males are still crude and dirty).

[LoudRepublicangirl]

We can thank the feminazi's and the sexual revolution for this. Men have been put down so much in our society for just being men that they can't win. I personally find a man who knows how to use a gun much more attactive than a man who knows how to use a blow dryer.

[Vaduz]

They are called stoners.

[JOHANNES801]

You sound ike my wife.[thats a good thing]

[JOHANNES801]

I have over 30 guns but not 1 blow dryer.

[glorgau]

'It's a bisexuality that's focused on heterosexuality, in that it's still focused on pleasing a man, and in that sense it's not progressive,' Gilliam said.

< sarcasm>FemiNazis are not satisfied until the object of any action is to deliberately exclude men.</ sarcasm>

[waterstraat]

Men have been put down so much in our society for just being men that they can't win.

I dont think many of them today are even trying to win. Not only are they more whimpy, but young men today are less gentlemanly and less respectfull of women. There has been no "trade-off" at all, young men are not nicer than the men of yesterday.

Lots of similarlities can be made with todays republicans who try to "out democrat" the Democrats, but yet they are even more "uncaring" than the real repubicans of the old days. Not only was Reagan more conservative than bush, but I think he truely cared more about the personal well being of the average american worker than bush does.

[scan58]

Oregon student Toby Hill-Meyer, who is researching how people define their sexuality, said that, because of the so-called bisexual chic, genuine bisexuals are turning away from the word.

What is a "genuine bisexual"?

[FITZ]

I wonder if part of the reason is because there are fewer real men today.

Yes --- what would be the real difference between a metrosexual and another girl?

[FITZ]

Really it looks more that this is another example of girls being so hard up to catch a boyfriend they'll kiss other girls if they think it makes a guy notice them --- that's not really gay, that's being desperate for a man.

[34512a]

Can you totally blame men for the current situation? That women outnumber men in college is hardly men's fault. And college isn't exactly guy friendly. Male professors prefer female students. And female professors prefer female students.

Workforce is the same thing. Not our fault. For at least 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week, men are asked not to see women as women. But women can still wear their war paint and short skirts for those 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week.

Chivalry doesn't exist mainly because women are nothing to be chivalrous over anymore. The virtuous women vanished before the chivalrous man.

[CatoRenasci]

Well, well. It seems the queers want to have it both ways: "homosexuals are born that way" but straights should "experiment with alternative sexuality". Eventually, if straights are the least bit clever, the homosexuals' propaganda will go so far towards ecouraging experimentation as a way of recruiting, we'll be able to establish scientifically that it's not inborn (perhaps save for very few). Then, as mores shift back, we can blow through the scientific psychological BS they've used as a shield and put them back in the closet: forbidding homosexual contact with children in any form and punishing seduction of same sex youth with castration and incarceration.

[FITZ]

'It's a bisexuality that's focused on heterosexuality, in that it's still focused on pleasing a man, and in that sense it's not progressive,' Gilliam said.

Yes --- it looks like they actually are trying to push more people into becoming gay. Progressive???

[LucyJo]

We can thank the feminazi's and the sexual revolution for this.

We each have freewill and freedom to choose. Sin isn't a new thing. When parents "know not God" or fail to teach their children His precepts, this and worse will be the result. Sad thing is that when that day comes, when "every knee shall bow", ignorance will not be an acceptable excuse. Our children will learn something as they grow. Remember Britney said her mom thought kissing Madonna was a cool thing...evidently some other moms and kiddos felt the same.

[TalBlack]

Eirst of all, as someone once said: A "bisexual" is a gay without a press agent.

In my experience, I would put the number of woman who are, to some degree, sexually attracted to other woman at about 10%, easily!

I would guess that this whole thing is fueled mostly by girls who ARE interested in other girls sexually. Add in a few who aren't relating what they are doing(at the moment, check in with them the morning after!) to their self image. In other words: they are just "kidding" around.

The bottom line is that humans will pretty much do what feels good and if there WEREN'T some internal bar to homo behavior it wouldn't be stigmatized. How often in recorded human history has there been a society that viewed sex as a General thing genarally indulged in?

[ditto h]

This tatoo will be with them a long time. I only regret bell bottoms.

[BudgieRamone]

---but young men today are less gentlemanly and less respectfull of women.


You are right, however most of todays "womyn" (I just like the way that looks in print) are deserving of nothing but contempt.