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return2ozma@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days ago

'Gay walking speed' may have unexpected health benefits, experts say

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'Gay walking speed' may have unexpected health benefits, experts say

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It's a long held stereotype that gay men walk faster than straight men – whether or not it's true, experts say it has some health benefits.
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    It’s a long held belief or stereotype that gay men walk faster than straight men

    It is? Is this some commonly known stereotype that I just missed hearing about?

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      Source: some middle school kid

    • Talentless Sculptor@lemmy.world
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      Guurl, we have got places to be! Hello?!

    • bluesheep@sh.itjust.works
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      TIL I might be gay, couldn’t possibly be adhd or anxiety. Kind of a weird way to find out but alright

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      Yeah I think this is an AI hallucination. I’ve heard or seen this. And I’ve been a very fast walker, I blame mine on ADHD or autism.

    • 𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙼𝚎𝚘𝚠@programming.dev
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      I’ve never heard about this either. It’s probably much more regional or something?

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    It’s a long held stereotype that gay men walk faster than straight men

    Is it though? This is the first I’ve heard of it

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      I’ve heard it before. We now have a n=2 of data!

    • return2ozma@lemmy.worldOP
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      Why Do Gay Men Walk So Fast?

      https://www.gq.com/story/move-im-gay

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    The faster walking speed is so that I can be a bottom sooner and for a longer time.

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    USians really can’t stop thinking about (homo) sexuality, episode n+1

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    That’s not true, I’ve always been told I walk too fast and I’m straight, Ish.

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      Buddy, I got news for ya

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      If you’re over 6’ , it could be your stride. If not, or if you hear this from other skyscrapers…

      sis, maybe your ish is more swish than you wish🫂

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    If u walk fast u gay

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      Aww thanks

    • imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      the best tl;dr ever

    • Talentless Sculptor@lemmy.world
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      English or Spanish, walking speed?

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    It’s unexpected that exercising with higher cardiovascular output is associated with health benefits?

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    Can confirm, am bisexual. Regularly stuck behind slow walkers but not fast enough to overtake fast walkers.

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      Got to commit to being gay instead so you can have the extra speed for the overtakes.

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        Go Go! Gay Gay! >>>>>>>>BOOST!>>>>>>>>

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    I guess I’m gay when I’m angry?

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      “Make me angry. You would like me very much when I’m angry!” -pink hulk

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      But only when angry. Would that make you straight or ace when you’re not angry?

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    Maybe I am a gay

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    Is it really unexpected that getting more exercise makes you healthier

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    It’s gay to walk quickly. It’s gay to take your own bags to the shops. It’s gay to have empathy.

    Holy shit there are a lot of people out there who are very insecure with themselves.

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      things people have took me I’m gay for:

      reading
      cooking
      cleaning
      being decently dressed (not even well-dressed)
      having skin care products
      using conditioner on my hair
      driving a sedan/compact car
      playing nintendo or jrpg games
      enjoying classic music/opera/theater/ art & foreign films owning a cat
      drinking cocktails/lattes/milkshakes
      riding/racing bicycles
      not playing team ballsports

      the definition of straight man is very very narrow for some folks, basically drive a giant truck, be unable to take care of yourself, and be into sports and action pop cuture, rock and roll/rap, and only ever do ‘basic’ things.

      if you do anything outside of the box, you’re gay. because ‘normal straight men’ don’t do those things, and if they do, they only do it to impress women or something. like I can go to the opera with my girlfriend and hate it, but if i go myself and enjoy it I’m gay.

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        I’m an old man who looks like a Sheppard, I love when other old guys think I’m one of them and say stupid shit.

        “Girl, please” as a response kinda breaks them.

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        Funnily enough, people who have such narrow definition of manliness usually refuse to acknowledge gender identity as a concept. It honestly baffles me sometimes.

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        I mean it works since that keeps them from hurting you while you’re banging their wife.

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      According to this I’m Gay… can’t wait to tell my wife.

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        she knows.

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          You sound like my brother 😂

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      I can see how right-wing idiots might call empathy gay, but bags or walking quickly? I really don’t get that.

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        Your own bags = reusable = eco-sustainability = weak.

        I hae neer heard associating reusing bags to gay, but I can see how it may work “logically”.

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        plenty of left-wing people think it’s also gay.

        being a homophobe isn’t exclusive to the right-wing.

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          Fuck it isn’t even exclusive to heterosexuals, I’ve met some gay men who can’t stand “butch” lesbians and lots of queer people who hate bisexuality.

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            nope. some of the most heinous shit i’ve seen comes from queer folks. some of them have supremacy complexes about their flavor or gay or queer or whatever being the only ‘real’ one.

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          I guess that’s fair, but thinking that empathy is weakness (or something bad in general) is a predominantly right-wing idea. In fact, that’s one of the main problems. The right has a severe lack of empathy.

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            right, tell that to all the progressives in my state who are ‘the left’ who basically think if you weren’t born rich you should fuck off and die. SUCH EMPATHY they have.

            but sure, they pretend to love the gays and trans and they love their pride flags on their porches… as long as they don’t have to see any non-white gays or trans people…

            just like they love BLM, but they systematically freak out and oppose any development of public or low income housing…

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              https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_Out (2017, the name of a film related to this!)

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              The people you describe are not progressives…

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                oh weird, you should let them know that. they seem to be convinced they are very progressive.

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    lol what? I’ve never heard this stereotype.

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      It’s been a stereotype for a while. There are a few articles/memes out there about it, at least since the late 2010’s:

      https://www.gq.com/story/move-im-gay

      https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/06/stereotype-lgbtq-walk-faster-straights-unexpected-benefit/

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      Nor have I, but I guess this definitely rules out being gay based on my walking speed lol.

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        Apparently I’m fascistly gay.

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          Goosestepping at a brisk pace?

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      If we’re going by stereotypes, the straights should be striding purposefully, laser focused on getting to the building site or gun range.

      The gays should be sauntering slowly in painfully tight Italian loafers.

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        Tip: Swinging your hips reduces movement speed by 10%, but provides a plus 1 bonus to CHA

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          You complete bitch!

          https://youtu.be/W2jgrGtiYHE

          [i kid]

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        That doesn’t sound pleasant for the feet.

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      I first heard it maybe 10 years ago, and it’s become a lot more prevalent, once you start to notice it (obviously not all gay guys but a lot do) then you kind of take up the joke too. I’ve always been told I walk too fast, now I know why.

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      I must be the gayest mf alive, TIL

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    Pythagoras claim that walking in a straight line is the fastest way has been debunked. Walking in a gay line is faster.

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      Walking in a gay conga line reaches warp speed and emits sparkles.

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      underrated comment

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