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[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 37 points 6 days ago (3 children)

I think when you think all sorts of everyday experiences can "turn you gay", you might possibly be gay? And what do the scanners do to gay people? Turn them straight, or somehow more gay?

Like, I've tried all sorts of things in my life, including same-sex sex, and am still straight - like even if I were actively trying to change my sexuality it doesn't. Sometimes to my despair, as I get older, it would be easier to not have such a strong preference.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 days ago

Sometimes to my despair, as I get older, it would be easier to not have such a strong preference.

Being bi only doubles your likes, your odds stay roughly the same

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[–] hardcoreufo@lemmy.world 33 points 6 days ago (5 children)

He's using that as an excuse to have gay sex on when he travels. When you get scanned on the way home it turns you back straight. Or makes you gay^2 more research needs to be done.

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Going through a second time cancels out the gay polarity. Just make sure you always go through an even number of times and you'll always land back where you started.

That is most definitely not how to reverse the gay polarity.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 5 points 6 days ago

First time through the machine makes you gay, second time gives you the voice.

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[–] x00z@lemmy.world 29 points 6 days ago (1 children)

He doesn't want to go into the gay machine so he prefers to get patted down by other men.

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[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 27 points 6 days ago
[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 32 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yea! Always opt out of the scanner and get groped by a male TSA agent instead. That's definitely the less gay option!

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[–] IThinkSometimes@lemm.ee 19 points 6 days ago

It turned him gay after one scan! That is why, when his wife called the hotel room, a random guy answered the phone. He explained to her that her husband is now gay because of the airport scanner and he would be turned back once he scanned again. "They work like switches, he said to her, and then added, "and boy was your husband turned on!” He went in to explain it always makes her husband gay when travels.

[–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago

We need to encourage this belief that way we can keep those plague rats contained

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 23 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Wait, since the homophobes are in power, can we use this?

Turns out defunding science turns you gay, guys..

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Low taxes on rich people make them gay.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 7 points 6 days ago

Hating someone for the color of their skin is the gayest thing you could do.

[–] absentbird@lemm.ee 14 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 6 days ago

I'm unfamiliar with this particular issue... looked it up ahh, more government sanctioned abuse on our most vulnerable minorities in the false banner of protection.

[–] SpiceDealer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

"Refuse airport bodyscan searches!"

"Because they're a means of privacy invasion and demostrates the TSA's pointless existence yet dangerous power?"

"No, becuase they'll turn you into a sausage-loving twink!"

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 14 points 6 days ago

... and adds, "so if anyone catches me sucking dick in the airport bathroom, that would be why."

[–] Doctor_Satan@lemm.ee 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

In case anyone is wondering why they say stupid shit like this, it's because they need to be able to convince a whole lot of stupid people that being gay can be "cured", just as it can be caused. And the cure? Religion.

It's all a big scam.

[–] FanciestPants@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

I figured it was so that when it's discovered that they've been boning other dudes (or kids unfortunately) they can blame TSA scanners or some other shit. Surely it can't just be that they're monstrous assholes.

[–] mcv@lemm.ee 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

As stupid as this is, I see mostly positive consequences coming from this: either they'll oppose TSA, or they'll refuse to fly. Both sound like a win to me.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

But TSA is also big into molesting people and touching them inappropriately.

Which makes it a big win for conservatives.

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago

seems like they are running out of funny things to say

[–] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago

It happened to him & he felt the need to warn everyone. 🤣🤣🤣

[–] itisileclerk@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Stop it! Stop giving stupid people attention. Seriosly. They feed their stupidity with attention. Just ignore, dont't share and they will dissapear.

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[–] PowerfulTurtle@lemmy.ca 11 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Then why was I gay before I ever flew? Seriously when I was young and my peers were getting crushes on girls, I was getting crushes on boys. Seems I always liked boys and was never interested in girls.

[–] AllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.works 18 points 6 days ago

your mom probably walked through one while pregnant /s

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 1 points 4 days ago

The scanners even work backward in time.

Well, if you're a frog, it was the water.

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[–] MoreFPSmorebetter@lemmy.zip 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Hmmm... Every gay person I know has drank water. He should probably stop drinking water just to be safe.

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[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

They do? Great! Let's get rid of them.

[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

Dude, you were gay already and just hadn't admitted it to yourself.

[–] primemagnus@lemmy.ca 8 points 6 days ago

It’s pretty telling when you make up fantasies about things that become part of your core beliefs because you think about them that much.

Just sayin. It’s pretty obvious.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 9 points 6 days ago

Maybe they just got the full scope-and-grope experience and decided they liked it.

[–] PunkRockSportsFan@fanaticus.social 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Christianity is the silliest of all the religions.

And that’s saying something.

There are some really silly ones

Yet Christianity is the silliest.

Sexy ass blonde man in a loin cloth showing off his shredded abs… plastering this image everywhere.

Worshiping this sexy man.

And then being like “gay is bad mkay”

Silly.

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[–] FreeHat@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

So he’s been doing a lot of flying huh?

I do feel a little more flamboyant every time I take a flight.

[–] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 days ago (2 children)

So just HOW gay can an airport scanner make you? Merely fabulous? Or are we talking midriff-baring t-shirt and nut-hugger shorts Fire Island gay?

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It always amazes me what stupid excuses they search when they find themselves or someone close "not in compliance". Once they find out that they are e.g. gay, it is never "because God created them so". It's always "(something I don't like or understand) turned them so".

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 4 points 6 days ago

It is never something that even has the possibility to course personality changes. It's always something weird.

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

Let me guess, he was caught in the airport mens toilet on his knees and came up with this?

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