Originally Posted by JustADuck
Your point was well made. I'm just saying that, it matters because biphobia and monosexism run so horribly rampant in our world. I disagree that anybody could be bi as a means of coping with being gay in a homophobic world. How is that person bisexual? If the individual is sleeping with women because it is expected of him, and he is not attracted to them, then he is a homosexual. Period. That is the definition of what a homosexual person is. Attracted to one sex. The same one that they are. I know I am really neurotic about this but I suppose I like my mental lines very very clean. Call it OCD of the intellect.
Why would a homosexual, as defined, look at Lureen the way that Jack did? Why would a homosexual be so sweet and gentle with Alma (at first) the way Ennis was? He might be nice to them, but not romantically.
In the context of the trememdous ignorance and vitriol directed at bisexual and pansexual people, I think it certainly does matter that the concept of "bi" doesn't even reach people's heads when they consider this story. The immediate reaction is "[i]Bi???[]/i] Why, that's impossible!" Why is that?
But, I'm not saying anyone has to agree with me. We're mostly bi here and we're all on the same side (or non-side, as the case may be). I'm just saying, please consider my argument.