Well this explains a lot. Apparently we're all Bi whether we know our or not....

This isn't really a new idea is it? The idea that most people fall to one end of a spectrum but occasionally might have sexual attraction to someone of the non-prefered sex is pretty old, I remember seeing some kind of line from 1 to 10 in an old psych book in the 80s and it wasn't new then. IIRC it's also been shown that women are more likely than men to fall closer to the middle.

That's a little theoretical of course but I know a lot of women at least who seem to feel it is true. And we do know, because we can see it, that in setting where people's normal preferred sex is absent (prisons, single sex schools, etc) or in cultures with very different expectations, people behave differently.

So I am not really surprised to hear someone say something like this tweet, it's a twisted version of what is likely true, which is that sexual behaviour and feelings are to some extent affected by the environment and people's experiences. It's been adopted without really thinking about it though, there is no evidence that most people are truly innately bi-sexual and it wouldn't make a lot of sense in terms of procreation, and there seems to be quite a bit of evidence that they aren't naturally polyamorous, given that almost all societies (we are social animals) have ways of controlling sexual activity.

I find it odd that people who think the world revolves around how stunning and brave they are find it so difficult to find partners that they need to resort to coercion and rewriting the dictionary.

It couldn't be that self-absorbed me me me types aren't appealing to others as romantic and sexual partners?

Why aren't all the stunning and brave lesbians who want female penis in the bedroom happily in lesbian relationships with other female penis havers? After all biology doesn't matter.

The issue is kind of two fold.

The one is the whole 'words are meanie old boundaries that stop people embracing their cosplay/avatar inner self, and anyone should be able to embrace any chosen labels to create their ideal inner identity regardless of material reality. And this inner identity should be accepted over and above reality. And this absolutely doesn't damage the original group whose labels you're appropriating to validate your authentic self/best life/other wankery'

#fuckthatshit

On this grounds I was called homophobic (as a lesbian) for insisting that people who sexually prefer sex with men shouldn't use the word 'lesbian' as it's plain inaccurate.

The other is that while if you insist on calling yourself a vegan, publicly social mediaeing everywhere that you're a vegan, making it a huge thing in people's faces, but equally publicly knocking back steak and lamb chops, well people are going to think you're a bit odd and tell you so if you push it in their faces. Equally, no law against embracing any labels you wish around your sexuality regardless of actual fact if you don't mind that many will find you a bit strange. All live and let live.

But when you start trying to enforce women to believe they should give men sex against their will, not expect to enjoy it or want it but dutifully learn to cope with doing it as some kind of bizarre pseudo religious belief that this sacrifice in some way makes you a better person (no other reward specified) which is based around a belief in men's entitlement to enjoy sex and have choices and in women's duty to not expect enjoyment or choice but to exist to meet men's needs- you have a very major problem between your ears. And you're someone that anyone emotionally healthy will get the fuck away from as fast as possible.

Lesbian erasure.

Convenient personal narrative there. That especially enables men who wish to shag lesbians.