Kellar21 t1_j5syzg4 wrote
Reply to comment by ravinglunatic in TIL Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt once during a White House event, commandeered an airplane, and went on a joyride to Baltimore. by No_Visit8945
Another case of bi-erasure I see, classic.
She was bi, she slept around with men too.
BisonBravey t1_j5tfkeu wrote
I think either label retroactively applied is problematic. She is not here to tell us how she identified. There would have been more than one reason she might have elected to sleep with men but still identified as a lesbian. She might have been bi. She might have felt she was straight, but had some distractions. We can't know without being able to explain how we use these terms contemporarily and hear her thoughts.
But she certainly seemed to have attractions and relationships that were at the very least queer.
pataconconqueso t1_j5tu0cz wrote
Yup this is why I say she was probably queer or at least sapphic
ravinglunatic t1_j5u0tii wrote
Bi-erasure? Jesus. She was married to a man that she was ok that he had mistresses. FDR died with his mistress. She had sex with FDR, complained that he wanted it more than her but that doesn’t necessarily mean she was bisexual so much as a wife in first half of the 20th century.
I’m not a historian. I don’t know her pronouns, specific preferences, etc. but whatever offense you took to this is absurd because it was unintentional and doesn’t really matter anyway.
They’re just words. She seemed to like girls. Give it a rest. I’m not your enemy.
angleonyourshoulder t1_j5uxlqg wrote
Username checks out
ravinglunatic t1_j5wt0k8 wrote
You’re definitely confused about your gender. It’s probably due to a lack of word comprehension. I don’t expect you to understand this reply because you clearly can’t read.
angleonyourshoulder t1_j5wwiei wrote
Baby how am I confused about my gender, where did that come from? All I was saying is that you’re ranting and no one cares okay babe? Have a good night.
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