It’s a fun space for LGBTQ+ folks to shake their heads at heterosexuals who think that hating their spouse is the pinnacle of comedy and that any slight deviation from traditional gender roles will make them catch The Gay™, but they’re not the only ones contributing to the discussion.
This comic by Kasia Babis is this sub from r/AreTheStraightsOK Is someone holding these poor souls hostage and forcing them to be together?” Just to give you an idea, here are a few of the most upvoted posts of all time: a comic by Kasia Babis where a wedding guest is creeped out by those hackneyed handcuff/ball-and-chain decorations that imply the bride and groom don’t even want to be together a “Future Hooters Girl” child-size shirt that the restaurant actually sells a Snapchat story that implies liking sunsets is gay and a Tumblr post that calls out how “masculine” tasks like grilling, taking out the trash, and mowing the lawn are done far less often than “feminine” tasks like cooking, cleaning, and gardening. The sidebar states that the goal of the community is to “discuss and laugh at toxic heteronormativity and Boomer memes,” and describes the forum as “A subreddit for investigating whether the straights are OK. Let’s take a closer look!Įven though it’s only been around for about a year, r/AreTheStraightsOK has already amassed over 260,000 members and is constantly buzzing with posts and comments every single day. Today, we’ll be exploring one of our favorite subreddits, r/AreTheStraightsOK, which is a community where LGBTQ+ people and allies poke fun at the toxic heteronormativity that permeates straight culture like cigarette smoke in a bowling alley carpet. The content sharing website Reddit is known for many things: originating a bevy of popular internet memes, hosting massive Secret Santa exchanges, banding together to bankrupt hedge funds, and having a subreddit for just about every topic imaginable.