Page 2 | Pink News misgenders Sam Smith

Eminybob · 2024-08-14T17:08:13+00:00

Calls SS they in the body of post, but look carefully at the byline 🤣🤣 Oh dear Pink News. Looks like you do know what a man is after all. https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/08/14/no-sam-smith-hasnt-come-out-as-semibisexual/

ErrolTheDragon · 15/08/2024 10:05

BraveFacesEveryone · 15/08/2024 09:52

I’d seen this and assumed it meant that semibisexuals were attracted to both sexes but only one gender eg attracted to biological men and women, but only men and trans men or women and trans women as it were in terms of gender presentation. It took a lot of mental gymnastics to get there, and I did immediately assume that it was a genuine article because in these modern times that level of detail, overthought and specificity seems the done thing.

It sounds like a theoretically real category which in practice (as the article I read said) doesn't actually have many people in it. Which male 'lesbians' should have a think about.

A term made up to label someone who is bisexual but homogenderal isn't helpful if it's not clear wtf it means though, as is the case with many neologisms (real or fake)

BraveFacesEveryone · 15/08/2024 09:52

I’d seen this and assumed it meant that semibisexuals were attracted to both sexes but only one gender eg attracted to biological men and women, but only men and trans men or women and trans women as it were in terms of gender presentation. It took a lot of mental gymnastics to get there, and I did immediately assume that it was a genuine article because in these modern times that level of detail, overthought and specificity seems the done thing.

MeAgainAndAgain · 15/08/2024 09:42

They’ve still not changed it.

AlisonDonut · 15/08/2024 09:31

Oh dear.

They need to cancel themselves.

EmpressaurusDeiGatti · 15/08/2024 08:53

So really anythingsexual should be unacceptable.

But with an apparently infinite number of genders, what do you do? If everyone ends up being ‘queer’ then is queer the new straight?

Chersfrozenface · 15/08/2024 08:35

Tooting33 · 15/08/2024 08:07

From that wiki definition, does it mean attracted to both sexes but only
either
stereotypically feminine women and cross dressing men
or
Butch women and butch men?

Or are they using gender as a synonym for sex, in which case they just mean straight or gay.

If only they would use words to clarify not confuse!

Their problem - one of many - is that 'bisexual' is the the B in LGBT+. But 'bisexual' was coined after 'heterosexual' and 'homosexual' when sexual attraction was universally understood to be based on biological sex

Now attraction is supposed to be based on gender not biological sex, but there's no such word as 'bigenderal' - or not yet

Lots of people use just 'bi'. Perhaps they need to dump 'semibisexual' and stick with 'semibi'.

(Which takes us back to Eric the Half a Bee.)

Tooting33 · 15/08/2024 08:07

From that wiki definition, does it mean attracted to both sexes but only
either
stereotypically feminine women and cross dressing men
or
Butch women and butch men?

Or are they using gender as a synonym for sex, in which case they just mean straight or gay.

If only they would use words to clarify not confuse!

NeverDropYourMooncup · 15/08/2024 07:57

Aroastdinnerisnotahumanright · 14/08/2024 22:59

According to Wikipedia:

"semibisexual is someone who is bisexual but is attracted to only one gender."

🤔🤔

I would have thought it was 'Fancies both sexes but can't get laid by either'.

popeydokey · 15/08/2024 07:30

Love it when this happens. Makes PN's dishonesty very clear.
This gave me a chuckle: "The post was shared to the UK-based Wakefield News page, which has 43 thousand followers and declares itself: “A news page for people who like a laugh. Nothing on this page is serious. Parody account.” "

At least Wakefield news admit it unlike PN

MagpiePi · 15/08/2024 07:29

Aroastdinnerisnotahumanright · 14/08/2024 22:59

According to Wikipedia:

"semibisexual is someone who is bisexual but is attracted to only one gender."

🤔🤔

Spicy straight then? Thems needs to dye thems hair blue to make it clear.

Jk987 · 15/08/2024 07:21

tuttuttutt · 15/08/2024 03:24

I wish this creature would vanish

No need to stoop so low.

WickedSerious · 15/08/2024 07:09

TERFtown · 15/08/2024 01:38

I hope Sam reports this hate crime to the police and IPSO.

I hope he sues them out of existence.

Frumpyfrau · 15/08/2024 04:42

Literal violence! 😱 But does that mean bisexual on Mondays and Wednesdays? Oh wait, there’s no such thing as bisexual, because that would mean only two sexes! 😱😱

Original poster

Eminybob · 15/08/2024 04:07

A 2019 Pink News article 🤔🤣

OP posts:

tuttuttutt · 15/08/2024 03:24

I wish this creature would vanish

FictionalCharacter · 15/08/2024 03:22

I hope they publish one of those self-flagellating apologies, where people say they're very sorry for the harm they've caused and promise to educate themselves to do better. The type of thing that looks as sincere as a hostage statement.
If they don't, how will Sam recover from such a hate-filled violent attack?

TERFtown · 15/08/2024 01:38

I hope Sam reports this hate crime to the police and IPSO.

LiterallyOnFire · 15/08/2024 01:37

Eminybob · 14/08/2024 18:10

I don't mean byline, I mean whatever you call the first paragraph which is in bold...

Stand first.

viques · 15/08/2024 01:07

Jimmyneutronsforehead · 15/08/2024 00:52

However will he sleep at night knowing he's the victim of such violence? 1 like = 1 prayer

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Well Sam won’t sleep a wink will Sam? Would you when someone has literally damaged you. I would be contacting my lawyers first thing and demanding reparation.

Jimmyneutronsforehead · 15/08/2024 00:52

RantyMcRanterton · 14/08/2024 23:29

That's discusting. I bet Sam Smith is fumming.

However will he sleep at night knowing he's the victim of such violence? 1 like = 1 prayer

RantyMcRanterton · 14/08/2024 23:29

That's discusting. I bet Sam Smith is fumming.

NeverMindTheBackProblems · 14/08/2024 23:27

The article about SS came from a parody account. The fact that it's been picked up by many as a serious post speaks volumes about the world we live in today!

Tut tut Pink News. I assume they are getting death threads on X-Formerly-Known-As-Twitter for their transphobia, bigotry and hate speech?

itsmylife7 · 14/08/2024 23:07

Just popped over to twitter..

replies are turned off on that article sooooo I felt it was my duty to rt the article.

I felt the need to point out that Pink news are Bigots.😉

CaptainBolt · 14/08/2024 23:06

Jesus Christ, they assume he's a he when they forget to use "they"?! Can't imagine why.

annejumps · 14/08/2024 23:01

Aroastdinnerisnotahumanright · 14/08/2024 22:59

According to Wikipedia:

"semibisexual is someone who is bisexual but is attracted to only one gender."

🤔🤔

I was about to say, even if this rumor wasn't real that's got to be a "real" "thing." Edit: lol nevermind I hadn't read the article. Of course they're claiming it was made up on Tumblr. Anyway, the "he" is still there.