I was referring specifically to the announcement that bi's are more likely to "take advantage of you without your consent" a few posts ago, and while Jefe may have meant something else it sounds an awful lot like te is referring to rape or something similar. If not, Jefe, I'm sorry for having misinterpreted your words (maybe that makes me untrustworthy).
Okay. This is all possible to overcome in a relationship, if both partners are willing to talk about their fears and feelings and the depth of commitment they were willing to make. But if the root of biphobia is fear of being dumped, this shouldn't really apply to situations of casual contact. A lesbian for example could have a reputation for one night stands or sleeping around and still be welcomed in the lesbian community in the way that a bisexual person would often not. Bisexuals are often looked at with suspicion by people who are not going to be in a relationship with them anyway.
So I see two other possibilities, both already mentioned-- that bisexuals are suspicious characters because they represent a fluidity of sexual desire which may transgress the accepted categories of gay and straight and may thus make monosexuals question their own sexuality, which is uncomfortable, or that bisexuals are suspicious characters because there is a WAR going on, DAMMIT, and we can't let defectors from the other side into our ranks! Te might be a SPY! Te might leak critical information about the GAY AGENDA to the ENEMY!
Which seems sort of silly, now that I think about it. |
