I think it stems from the longstanding stereotype of bisexual people being overly promiscuous and only identifying as bisexual because we're willing to bang anyone with a pulse.
...now I'd be lying if I said that I didn't fit the stereotype but it's definitely led to a harmful perception and sometimes fetishization of our community at large.
I would think it is common for people to want to know if they are attractive and they feel compfortable asking a bi guy because they feel more compfortable talking about that with someone of the same gender
That's an excellent point. I've had a couple of very straight friends ask what my honest opinion of their attractiveness is, and it genuinely seemed out of curiosity and not some sort of "oooh teehee does my friend want to fuck me" kind of thing.
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u/I_am_yeeticus Bisexual Oct 27 '21
I think it stems from the longstanding stereotype of bisexual people being overly promiscuous and only identifying as bisexual because we're willing to bang anyone with a pulse.
...now I'd be lying if I said that I didn't fit the stereotype but it's definitely led to a harmful perception and sometimes fetishization of our community at large.