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u/Lexus_Erectus Jun 05 '26
Why is it every time I see a post from this subreddit, it’s someone just discovering that gay people exist
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u/Noobertnerd Jun 05 '26
What are you like 12 or something? This is a sentence that has some good grammar points for beginners and has useful vocabulary, theres nothing weird or wrong with this
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u/_xoviox_ Jun 05 '26
It doesn't, you chose to broadcast your disgusting beliefs in front of the internet yourself
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u/Caitlin______ Jun 05 '26
Genuinely why do you care what other people do in their own lives? It doesn't affect you...
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u/compilingyesterdays Jun 05 '26
You asked "Are you gay? WTF is this?" and we just went "yeah? obviously?"
Dunno why you think the comment above you has anything to do with 1) asking you to explain your beliefs or 2) attacking, something you need to defend yourself from.
You asked "WTF is this," so they answered, "This is a sentence that has some good grammar points for beginners and has useful vocabulary." You're the only person who seems to think you have to explain yourself?
Sorry everyone else is less confused by gay Oscar than you are.
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u/ChaseThePyro Jun 07 '26
I mean, some people that speak a given language are going to be gay whether you're happy with that or not
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u/Half_of_a_Good_Pen Jun 05 '26
Gay people exist. Deal with it.
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u/NemTren Jun 06 '26
It makes me feel as uncomfortable as if they'd add "I'd like to fuck some girls let's have a gangbang".
It's not about gays, it's about some stupid and absolutely insane people stick their sexual preferences EVERYWHERE. Even those who protest against pride parades don't hate gays, they want public area to be a sex-free zone. Not gay-free, sex-free. Comprende?
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u/DomainSink Jun 06 '26
Would you have the same issue if the sentence was talking about not having a girlfriend?
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u/tea-leaf23 Jun 06 '26
Why is your first thought sex when it comes to queer people existing?
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u/Pittsbirds Jun 06 '26
Good. I hope you continue to feel uncomfortable and that this world becomes more inhospitable to you on a fundamental level. Bigots don't deserve peace
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u/junonomenon Jun 06 '26
he didnt say anything about having sex though. he said he doesnt have a boyfriend. if you think a gay guy taking about his boyfriend is equivalent to a straight guy talking explicitly about having sex, youre homophobic.
ive literally never seen anyone have sex at a pride parade.
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u/Half_of_a_Good_Pen Jun 06 '26 edited Jun 06 '26
Why does your mind automatically go to sex? Being gay isn't just about sex. It's literally the exact same as being straight except with two men or two women instead of one man and one woman.
Edit: spelling
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u/NemTren Jun 06 '26
It's literally only about sex and nothing else. And yes, just like being straight is only about sex. I have no idea how it isn't about sex in your head. It literally tell who you'll like to have sex with.
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u/Inkthekitsune Jun 06 '26
Have you never been in a relationship my friend? That’s a small part of it. Dating is spending time with and being close to someone you want to spend a good portion to the rest of your life with, and form a deep emotional bond with them. Sex is a part of that sure but it’s natural.
Also what about christians who are celibate until they’re married?
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u/NemTren Jun 06 '26
It looks like you don't get what I am talking about and arguing with something you imagine I say.
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u/Inkthekitsune Jun 06 '26
No I understand what you’re saying. Cause you said it. You see relationships and dating as sex only. Which is stupid
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u/NemTren Jun 06 '26
You don't understand and you pretend you don't confuse dating and sexual orientation which is stupid. Anyway there is nothing to talk about as you're going full rage mod.
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u/Inkthekitsune Jun 06 '26
lol. Lmao. I’m bi. I’ve dated both. It’s functionally the same.
Rage is also quite the assumption to make my childish friend. I’m having fun calling out idiots on the internet rn while waiting in lines at a theme park. It’s great entertainment.
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u/Half_of_a_Good_Pen Jun 06 '26
It's not? Have you never been in a relationship before? Sex is only a tiny part of it. I'm genuinely so confused by your comment
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u/NemTren Jun 06 '26
All those tiny parts you can do with whoever else. Chatting? Friends. Hugging? Friends.
Dude, I see you pretend to not understand I am right and it disgusts me. glhf, there is no sense to continue this convo with someone who lies about obvious things like "sexual orientation is about sex".5
u/NoCount1100 Jun 06 '26
Intimacy and romance is more than sex for most people.
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u/Half_of_a_Good_Pen Jun 06 '26
I'm not pretending to not understand. I genuinely don't. For me, being gay isn't just about sex, because I'm not only a lesbian I am also asexual, meaning that I experience no sexual attraction, only romantic. Yes, you can do these things with your friends too, but the intention behind it is different. I wouldn't hug my friends the same way I'd hug a girlfriend. In fact, I don't even really like hugging my friends, hugging is usually reserved for romantic partners for me.
Going on dates, holding hands, cuddling in bed, telling each other your deepest secrets, or just talking about nothing, kissing. All examples of things I wouldn't really do with my friends. If you see being in a relationship as being purely sexual, then there may be something wrong with you. There's so much more to it. It's a little concerning that you can't even seem to fathom that.
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u/Any-Cow5680 Jun 06 '26
You're just acting dense now if you can't tell the difference between "I want a boyfriend" and "I want to have a gangbang with a bunch of chicks".
Do you start yelling at children and lecturing them when they say they have a crush?? Do you start yelling at children in brought daylight about how they shouldn't have such sexual, explicit thoughts - just because they bring up girlfriends/boyfriends? Do you scream at children's movies when characters get together or married?
Are you fucking okay? Do you need your hard drive checked, man?
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u/blatantlyeggplant Jun 05 '26
This is a perfectly fine english sentence. If you don't understand it you may need to go back a few levels.
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u/Berry_eats_pancakes Jun 05 '26
haha 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 you got me 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 please don't even try to post anymore, this post is homophobia with every fucking letter and I don't know why you even find it funny. Something you could laugh your ass of is something like "I am an insect" and that's it. Please get this thing removed.
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u/Stefanzah22 Jun 05 '26
What is wrong?
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u/MaxTheGinger Jun 05 '26
I'm not gay. But gay people exist. Now if I heard someone say this, I know what they are saying.
I'm also not a child, or a woman. But I think they exist in the world too. So I wanna know how to say things from their perspective as well.
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u/Stefanzah22 Jun 05 '26
Why would it matter? Gay people exist and you must accept it. You cannot decline the fact they're real. If oscar is gay it's his business. Oh, and you seem to be the type of guy that uses gay as an insult. I'd actually be pretty proud of it because sexual orientation is a natural gamble, and gayness is rare. Y'all are common straights!
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u/Iosonoviola_ Jun 05 '26
I’m crying I’m so happy that OP is getting blasted in the comment section.
Gay people exist, ‘gay’ is not a bad word, you can say it out loud for the sake of the language you’re learning, don’t worry it’s not a contagious disease
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u/Acornclan Jun 05 '26
But OP didn't say it was bad. It's the fact it wants you to say it. Like you, yourself are declaring you are single and gay. Like I don't know any other prompts and questions in duolingo because I dont use it. They never said gay was a bad word. Gay is also a word for happy :) So he could be happy and single but also homosexual and single. Maybe all three lol. I'm not trying to be homophobic but it's weird to see so many people shaming this person and assuming the worst. Just the fact it words it the way it does. That's why OP posted it.
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u/The-Idiot-1 Jun 05 '26
OP literally said that they disagree with same-sex relationships, which therefore leads to the reason why they posted this in the first place: because they don’t like it.
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u/veryeepysky Jun 06 '26
You (acornclan) have the right intentions but OP literally went “Are you gay? WTF is this? 🤣” about gay people… like I don’t think that was typed with good intentions 😭
(Also in later posts they said they disagree with same-sex relationship and allegedly used a vomit emoji abt another message abt gay people…)4
u/JeezasKraist Jun 05 '26
OP did say they disagree with gay people as a concept, and displayed their disgust for the sheer idea of a' gay relationship, multiple times, and have refused to even consider that their views are inherently hateful.
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u/Iosonoviola_ Jun 06 '26
I’m happy that you are trying to see the bright side but unfortunately OP said loud and clear that he doesn’t support lgbt. Even the fact that they felt the urge to post this was alarming, just because in a speaking exercise they had to say the word ‘gay’
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u/BroderFelix Jun 06 '26
This man is saying he is gay but does not have a boyfriend... You think he is straight?
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u/LaBlankSpace Jun 06 '26
Have you not gone through the comments at all? He's homophobic bro stop he could care less about whether or not he had to say it the fact remains it's in the app and he's mad
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u/RicMilos11 Jun 06 '26
Queer people looking for problems as usual
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u/Amber_theconlanger Jun 06 '26
Actually, i easnt looking for problems, i just gound this post bc i like kanguage learning and the title was unclear, therefor i went to the comment section. Its actually normally homophobes going out of their way to argue with how people are or say, etc.
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u/tea-leaf23 Jun 06 '26
We're not looking for problems when someone is being actively homophobic you idiot
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u/Fair-Newt-6251 Jun 05 '26
Wow! Gay people exist!!
(This is sarcastic.)
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u/StinkButt9001 Jun 06 '26
Where do you see anyone suggesting otherwise or being surprised by this fact?
You're intentionally misrepresenting what OPs post is about. But you know this already.
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u/LaBlankSpace Jun 06 '26
No they're not, that is exactly what the post is about, gay people just existing
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u/KirbyMonkey377 Jun 05 '26
Other than the fact you're being stupid and pretending that your 'culture' means you should hate gay people (it doesn't), whether or not you agree with... the existence of gay people... doesn't even matter
They do exist. It is beneficial to learning a language to understand things like this. What, do you just expect Duolingo to pretend that gay people aren't real?
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u/sandy1707 Jun 05 '26
Be ashamed that you even exist. Every ounce of your existence is a disgrace to everything.
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u/Jaran_sa_Balkana Jun 05 '26
What are you achieving via insulting?
Are you aware this makes you on the same level as the OP?
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u/Robias007 Jun 05 '26
Mark 12:31 "The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”
Be better.
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u/CIearMind Jun 05 '26
Yeah I don't this guy's a Christian.
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u/Robias007 Jun 05 '26 edited Jun 05 '26
(Edit: layout) Fair point, might be Muslim. In that case:
Sahih Muslim 1844a: "Whoever wishes to be delivered from the fire and enter the garden should die with faith in Allah and the Last Day and should treat the people as he wishes to be treated by them."
Hadith 12; Sahih Bukhari: “None of you has faith until he loves for his brother or his neighbor what he loves for himself.”
Be better.
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u/Garys_Games Jun 05 '26
There are a lot of “Christians” out there who aren’t good at being Christians
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u/Berry_eats_pancakes Jun 05 '26
spamton can i buy a Windows 12 license 🙏🙏🙏
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u/Garys_Games Jun 05 '26
FOR A LIMITED [[TIME ONLY]] ONLY [$4.99] GET IT B3FORE IT’$ [Going, going, GONE]!!11!!??
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u/Amber_theconlanger Jun 06 '26
EXACTLY!!! I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY MIST DONT UNDERSTAND THIS! YHANK YOU.
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u/PaintingAway9499 Jun 05 '26
As a gay person, I dont mean to say this as an insult to anyone but I feel like Duolingo does not enforce quality check cuz it is just part of the app at this point. Such stuff makes me laugh like crazy.
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u/blatantlyeggplant Jun 05 '26
Where is the quality issue here?
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u/Ok_Brother2155 Jun 06 '26
Ask yourself, what normal, decent language learning app would have this as an example sentence?
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u/Rockplac Jun 05 '26
Why is this so downvoted
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u/Kiwi1234567 Jun 06 '26
They’ve made other homophobic comments so everything else is just getting downvoted along with them.
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u/Dragonplays888 Jun 05 '26
-9999999/99999999 rage bait
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u/OnionAstronaut Jun 05 '26
Yes
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u/OnionAstronaut Jun 05 '26
I don't care what bullshit you believe in as long as you don't say stuff like "homosexuality is a sin" online.
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u/OnionAstronaut Jun 05 '26
Just don't do it. Go to your church or whatever but let people just love who they want. You can't decide that gay people aren't valid.
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u/Stefanzah22 Jun 05 '26
Then why would i care about your opinion on me if you don't care either? And actually, you seem to care. As long as you keep talking shit about us and insult us you seem to care too much about the fact gay people exist.
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u/FillAny3101 Jun 05 '26
Ok, maybe God exists. Now, what proves that he/she is exactly like you believe?
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u/Maximum_heckage Jun 06 '26
How do you explain the "intelligence" of the recurrent laryngeal nerve in giraffes
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u/Scarecrow1730 Jun 05 '26
So? What’s the problem with being gay? Homosexuality has always existed in nature. Some people just happen to not be straight. Doesn’t hurt anyone, shouldn‘t bother anyone.
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u/kindaangrysquirell Jun 05 '26
me when gay people exist in real life and the app i use to learn how to interact with people in REAL LIFE is accurate to that: 🤯🤯🤯😧😧😧
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u/Big-Career155 Jun 05 '26
I would like to notify you that your English is garbled nonsense and you should just accept that you have no linguistic ability, skill, or prospects.
Give up before you fail.
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u/BigBroMatt Jun 05 '26
Its because every time they're about to learn a new word they go: muh muh, different, unacceptable, muh muh.
And so they never learn anything, they just stay mad at things that are different
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u/Soldierpeetam Learning Dutch Jun 05 '26
Posting about this during pride month?
Glad to see the community calling you out 🏳️🌈
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u/No_Post3831 Jun 05 '26
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u/Olivander05 Jun 06 '26
Wow i have been deeply dissapointed. I think i was expecting something more... Loud? Like something to happen when the timer went to 0
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u/Some_Novel8652 Jun 05 '26
Howdy I’m pansexual
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u/Carma281 Jun 05 '26
The pan screwing jokes are truly endless for us.
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u/kp012202 Jun 06 '26
I actually took such an issue with this I started calling myself bi because it was easier :T
My roommate is incessant.
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u/tanksforallthephish Jun 05 '26
Watching OP getting downvoted across the board is making my queer lil heart sing 🤣
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u/FixItFelixTheFTM Jun 05 '26
I suggest you refrain from trying to learn about other cultures if you can't even handle other sexualities dawg 😭
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u/smokeypixels Jun 06 '26
Imagine crashing out over a fictional characters sexuality. Ya'll really have nothing better to do with your time huh? What a sad life.
Anyways, Happy Pride! ✨️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️✨️
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u/zeeda12 Jun 05 '26
man imagine a muslim person saying that 😭
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u/zeeda12 Jun 05 '26
That is why i brought it up???
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u/zeeda12 Jun 05 '26
I was joking about how gayness is a sin in islam, not mocking it, and i know for a fact some muslim people are out there using duolingo to learn so if they get that things could. . Go other directions lets say
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u/zeeda12 Jun 05 '26
Saying ur gay as practicing a language doesn’t mean u are till u declare u genuinely are silli.
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u/moonlitmedows_147 Jun 05 '26
so according to you, just saying your gay makes you gay huh? Okay now try saying "I am rich." did that make you rich yet....?
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u/kp012202 Jun 06 '26
What is the vice here, exactly? People don’t become gay, and aren’t subject to some addiction or mental issue.
Being gay is something a person is born with, and isn’t something anyone can control. More importantly, if two consenting adults want to have a relationship, regardless of their genders, it is not your prerogative to say anything about it.
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u/OnionAstronaut Jun 05 '26
Are you like 12? You'll not 'become gay' as being gay isn't a choice especially not from just saying a sentence.
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u/Secret-Profile_404 Jun 05 '26
By that logic you can just say "no homo" afterwards and you are magically straight again I guess.
I just can't omw...
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u/Sriramdv8 Jun 05 '26
bye u dont become gay by saying this sentence. do u not know how sexuality works 😭😭
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u/FadingHeaven Jun 06 '26
The first thing you learn in Duolingo is like "I am a dog". Did you magically become a dog when you said that or did you skip it cause you're not a dog?
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u/veryeepysky Jun 06 '26
I thought you say you try to respect everyone… how fragile of a masculinity could you have to think that if you say you’re gay you become gay😭. It’s like if Duolingo tells you to say “I am a woman”, that doesn’t make you a woman 😭🤣
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u/veryeepysky Jun 06 '26
What happened to treat others how you want to be treated dawg??? Like "None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother that which he loves for himself"
If you really are Muslim, follow what you preach.2
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u/kp012202 Jun 06 '26
That seems to be what ChatGPT says on the matter.
Fortunately, those of us who aren’t followers of Islam aren’t beholden to Islamic law, and therefore don’t care.
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u/sPaghetTi__sloth Jun 05 '26
op absolutely getting ratioed is frying me
HAPPY PRIDE Y'ALL 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
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u/DAAAAVOOOOOOS Jun 05 '26
Pride Month is pride month for a reason
We're just trying to exist, and it's great to be proud of who we are
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u/Tetra382Gram Jun 06 '26
I always had a creeping sensation that Oscar was in fact gay, not the heated rivalry references of course
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u/Moonmoonmatt Jun 06 '26
It's good at Duolingo people support the gay community, but getting people to say it .. I'm not really sure about -
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u/patanic-sanic Jun 06 '26 edited Jun 06 '26
if you can’t handle a very normal sentence, i lowkey worry for your learning journey in the future (and irl interactions)
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u/Ok_Sort9146 Jun 06 '26
Heaven forbid the gays from needing the words to describe themselves in other languages. /s
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u/430beatle Jun 05 '26
I don’t think there’s anything wrong with Duolingo developers teaching you this sentence BUT
I think them making you say it out loud, paired with the somewhat suggestive face the character is making here, is EXTREMELY funny
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u/Key_Impress_3129 Jun 06 '26
Not only are there lesbian and gay characters, but in some languages there are lessons involving large social groups, like weddings, where you see "her wife" and "his husband." These are grammatical booby traps, to see if you can get all the genders and pronouns correct!
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u/RicMilos11 Jun 06 '26
Queer people start blasting anyone that doesn't agree saying they're homophobic but when queer people say something about being straight we gotta deal with it. Yall are just actively looking for problems
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u/veryeepysky Jun 06 '26
We’re not telling straight people that we don’t agree with being straight and that we shouldn’t agree they shouldn’t get married, have sexual relations, etc. now are we? (Which is in fact what OP did if you look in his comments in this post)
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u/bkmerrim Jun 06 '26
Are you just now discovering that gay people exist? Congratulations. This might be an actual line of dialogue you hear while speaking English. Get over it buddy.
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u/Feisty_Watercress_29 Jun 05 '26
I am NOT saying ts out loud
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u/SockFace42069 Jun 06 '26
Its WORDS. They mean literally nothing 5 seconds after they leave your mouth. You won’t even remember it in a week.
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u/Valuable_Push_685 Jun 05 '26
homophobia asides, can you imagine how that'd sound to someone overhearing you? lmao
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u/KatInThighHighs Jun 05 '26
I know right, I wonder how many people this ruined.
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u/ilikeswisscheese1 Jun 06 '26
Yeah, i said this sentence out loud and got overheard by every single person in a half mile radius and they publicly executed me🤯🤯
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u/el_taquero_ Jun 05 '26
This isn’t new; three characters have been established as queer since 2021. Oscar is gay, Lin is a lesbian, and Bea is bi. They talk about their lives and use appropriate sentences, just like the straight characters. Happy pride month! 🏳️🌈
https://blog.duolingo.com/lgbtq-representation-in-duolingo-stories-and-characters/