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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What does your brother-in-law being gay have to do with this?[/quote] The implication is that a real man wouldn’t cry at the dinner table. [/quote] And frankly that is correct. BIL was obviously putting on a show for the family in hopes that someone would again bail him out financially. I wouldn’t want my young kids to see that either. [/quote] Why not say "act like an adult" instead, then? Context counts, and "not acting like a man" has long been a common slur against gay men. You know this, I know this, everyone knows this -- even if that isn't what you meant, it is freighted with that weight, because we are in that culture. Besides, the real problem isn't that he wasn't manly, but that he wasn't shouldering his own responsibilities like an adult does. That's the message you want for your kids, not that this behavior would have been okay from a woman.[/quote]
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