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Originally Posted by jonn3
It is true - you will see it for gay or for straight. I think it may get noticed more in the gay situation because of the growth of online hook up sites.
Now you see it in print and it makes it more dramatic.
I love the ads on CL "60 years old, 300 pounds, missing most of my teeth and have tuberculous looking for 20 year old gym fanatic with large cock" (OK - well maybe that is a slight exaggeration).
But it is funny how you will see guys whose ads basically exclude anyone who is like they are. Sure everyone would love to get the hot college guy - but unless you have something special to offer (money mostly) it is not going to happen when you are in your 50's.
When I watch porn do I want to see a bunch of middle age guys with a bit of a paunch? Hell no. But if I am looking to actually hookup I have no problem with someone who is showing he has been around the track a few times - because I know when I look in the mirror I am no longer 20 myself.
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The notion of exceptionalism has been gaining ground in many aspects of life. Sometimes, there is something good about it. And, at times, not so
Gay folks around here seem to be believe that much of their 'suffering' at later stages of their lives has to do with the fact that they are NOT straight. See, the gay guys are obsessed with youth, looks, and buffed bodies, etc.
Few of them will ever admit that a str8 50+y.o. who wishes to date a str8 20 y.o. needs to dig deep in his/her pockets and have his/her Ferrari waxed pretty often, too.
Youth is at a premium these days, and so are ripped bodies among men, and very svelte bodies among women.
Whatever your sexual orientation may be, if you go for the top and premium, there is always a top, premium price to be paid.
So, frankly, I see no discrimination here.
It is what it is, and it hits pretty much everyone in the same way.
KD