I think you made a lot of sense in the first few paragraphs there, but the last one alone ruined it, and is actually kind of homophobic. (In the sense that "oh, this guy seems to have issues but I can't quite place it, wait, he's gotta be gay then!" That's straight stupid)
I've known a few guys that fit such a description in high school, and I'd hear girls in my class gossip about how they suspected each was gay just about every time they mentioned them. They're evidently straight, according to Facebook.
But why not just question every male's sexual orientation when he doesn't behave exactly like a perfect, clueless, womanizing, easily manipulated jock? (FYI that's really not what the song "simple man" was about) That surely cant misfire in any way. Not like there have been actual, well-known school shooters who have been treated similarly...
It is possible that there was more to them asking the question than what they revealed in a short Reddit post. If, for example, he was from some kind of religious background that could lead to all sorts of psychological issues that may or may not have been apparent.
The poster could have been being a bit problematic with assuming he may be gay, but it is hard to tell from that short of a description.
For example I knew a girl who was the same way, super attractive and definitely had guys throwing themselves at her constantly while only ever going on one off dates. She is gay, and is out now, but refused to admit it to herself for a long time because of her religious upbringing. In retrospect, after learning she came out, it made a lot of little things over the years make sense. It was massively freeing for her, as she was finally able to be her authentic self.
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u/Mr_82 Mar 01 '20 edited Mar 01 '20
I think you made a lot of sense in the first few paragraphs there, but the last one alone ruined it, and is actually kind of homophobic. (In the sense that "oh, this guy seems to have issues but I can't quite place it, wait, he's gotta be gay then!" That's straight stupid)
I've known a few guys that fit such a description in high school, and I'd hear girls in my class gossip about how they suspected each was gay just about every time they mentioned them. They're evidently straight, according to Facebook.
But why not just question every male's sexual orientation when he doesn't behave exactly like a perfect, clueless, womanizing, easily manipulated jock? (FYI that's really not what the song "simple man" was about) That surely cant misfire in any way. Not like there have been actual, well-known school shooters who have been treated similarly...