Slog - Comments on This Is Why ECB and I Get On So Well

Comment by James

James — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:47:53 -0800

Interesting. But, what's it all mean in regards to how the brains of gay men function? Dear Science podcast?

Comment by wf

wf — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:53:57 -0800

Is this biological determinism also why your politics seem to dovetail so often with a revised version of social darwinism?

Comment by Balt-O-Matt

Balt-O-Matt — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:57:49 -0800

Does this mean you watched the Tony awards together?

Comment by max solomon

max solomon — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:03:05 -0800

then why don't lesbians like straight guys as much as fags & hags? i mean, some do, but there's been some... general hostility out there.

Comment by elenchos

elenchos — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:03:22 -0800

Indeed. I have never understood what is so pleasing about research that supports biological determinism. When they find a data point that says you are free to live how you wish, it doesn't seem to generate banner headlines.

Comment by ellarosa

ellarosa — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:12:32 -0800

ok, so then what explains your soft spot for charles?

Comment by Hernandez

Hernandez — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:34:40 -0800

This may explain why I tend to get along well with lesbians, then? (middle-aged lesbians, anyway)

Comment by Julie

Julie — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:40:13 -0800

Where's Bellevue Ave to say this to Dan?

long quote, short commentary, typical ECB. Are you incapable of doing something that involves more action than checking your RSS feeds, copying and pasting? Posted by Bellevue Ave | June 13, 2008 11:20 AM

Comment by MonkeyNose

MonkeyNose — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:46:38 -0800

I'm a straight male, and I love ECB. Even when I disagree with her (fairly often, actually), I think it's great that she posts and takes no shit. I've yelled at the screen when reading some of her posts that pissed me off, but I would never post a comment like some of the rank, vile, putrid, puss of words that some assholes here squirt out.

Keep going ECB, some of us don't say so very often, but you have fans.

Comment by w7ngman

w7ngman — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:48:01 -0800

What a damning double standard you've discovered, Julie.

Comment by saxfanatic

saxfanatic — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:56:18 -0800

Finally! This explains why I so enjoy doing manly things with my rat and rhesus monkey buddies.

Comment by Bellevue Ave

Bellevue Ave — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:04:39 -0800

I didn't realize my commentaries had been elevated to the level where they were worthy of critique themselves.

anyway, I think the more interesting point of this isn't that dan was lazy, but that dan and erica are lazy in the SAME WAY! JUST LIKE HE STATED WHY THERE MIGHT BE AN AFFINITY BETWEEN THEM!

Comment by Bob

Bob — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:18:29 -0800

Whether brains are similar or not has absolutely nothing to do with getting along or having affinity for others with similar brain structures. Otherwise why would the vast vast majority of the relationships in the world be opposite sex heterosexual pairings?

Opposites attract has been proved over and over in a gazillion animal studies. Nice stab though.

Comment by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me

You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:35:39 -0800

I think that ECB's posting today and yesterday has been some of her best work ever! I hope she keeps it up!

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:38:10 -0800

I know I say it's the mind that attracts me ... but seriously, I'm sorry, but I'm only attracted to straight women, not gay men.

Comment by None

None — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:53:52 -0800

Who the hell is ECB?

Comment by Vince

Vince — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:41:29 -0800

Finally, an explanation for "fag hags" and women's softball!

Comment by michael strangeways

michael strangeways — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:01:14 -0800

I thought it was because you were on the same meds...

Comment by michael strangeways

michael strangeways — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:02:27 -0800

or,

she's the Ecce to your Homo...

Comment by Mr Fuzzy

Mr Fuzzy — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:11:12 -0800

On a related note, if gay males function on similar wavelengths, and straight/males/females have differing brains, isn't it far easier to get along with your partner if you're gay?

Comment by violet_dagrinder

violet_dagrinder — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:19:09 -0800

And what about the in-betweens? Were bisexuals carefully excluded from the study, or just presumed to be nonexistent? Assuming they were excluded, how were they defined? Kinsey number?

I wish sexuality were so black and white as to be easily studied this way.

It's still an interesting finding, though.

Comment by Greg

Greg — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:38:45 -0800

Well that's odd. I would have expected them to find that the left hemisphere is larger in straight men and gay women.

Comment by robot2501

robot2501 — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:07:21 -0800

Next, researchers find similarities in the brain size of gay men, straight women, and pedophiles. Stay tuned for more physiological bullshit data. Next week we find the gay DNA hidden in all of us.