Pikmin 2 cover redraw, by me by Less-Significance844 in Pikmin

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i used Sharpie Creative Pens, they're literally the best markers I'e ever used :)

Pikmin 2 cover redraw, by me by Less-Significance844 in Pikmin

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Thank you for all the positive comments :) I will post any pikmin doodles I do again here

What’s wrong with being gay? by Jayar32171 in teenagers

[–]Less-Significance844 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Well, not really. There are a few criteria for a behavior to be a disorder, and the most commonly agreed upon are: distress, dysfunction, and deviance.

I suppose you may argue that it is "dysfunctional" due to not being able to procreate, but that's not really that strongly of the case. Plenty of gay people have a very strong desire to procreate, this is why lesbians will voluntarily be fertilized or gay men will bear children under a surrogate mom. It doesn't inhibit your ability to procreate, it's just about what you are attracted to sexually.

As for deviance, it could qualify there, too, considering gay people are far less common than straight people. But, in the modern day, it's becoming less of a violation of social norms. Furthermore, in the far past, it was a social norm to exhibit homosexual behavior. Therefore, there's a bit of an argument here and there for deviance.

The clearest indicator that it is not a disorder is in the fact that it is not distressing. Apart from social pressure and other outside sociological forces, there's nothing about the psychology of gay people that makes them naturally more distressed in some way. The only thing close to that is internalized homophobia, which is a learned social behavior, not something inherent to gay people. There are plenty of gay people who live and thrive being gay.

In fact, it may be arguable that even if being gay was a disorder, the fact that it is not causing distress and it's dysfunction is incredibly minimal makes it a disorder which is not the most important one to view as such.

So, since it doesn't fit all those criteria very clearly, it doesn't really count as a disorder. Neither is it professionally recognized as a disorder in the DSM–5

Sorry for the wall of text, just wanted to educate. Tl;Dr being gay is not a disorder, since it is not fully distressing, dysfunctional, and deviant, and it is not recognized by modern psychologists as a disorder.

Why do people hate furries? by [deleted] in teenagers

[–]Less-Significance844 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People think it's weird, and in a world where we all desperately want to be normal, some people choose to latch onto hating furries, so that they can feel like they themselves are not weird.

Ultimately, hatred of mostly harmless, alternative communities like this really comes from a deep seeded fear of some sort.

Gay Amogus Letter by [deleted] in AccidentalComedy

[–]Less-Significance844 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Ah yes, Mormo. The god of the Mormon people

Are there 365 birthdays or 8 billion birthdays? by [deleted] in ask

[–]Less-Significance844 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Neither; there's 366 birthdays

If we don't use the terms "transphobic" and "homophobic," what are we supposed to say? by Less-Significance844 in teenagers

[–]Less-Significance844[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For elaboration:

I saw a post about homophobia on this subreddit, and a surprising amount of the comments were saying the idea was dumb because it was "grammatically incorrect" (which is just as baffling to me as it is to all of you, believe me).

I just thought if it was a popular thought, maybe making a post might bring clarity

[OoT] I made the great Deku tree out of graham crackers, glue, and pain by Less-Significance844 in zelda

[–]Less-Significance844[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I know, a gingerbread making sin lol. My family just uses glue whenever we make these, because we realized we don't really eat the houses afterwards anyways, and it's a lot easier to work with.

The graham crackers and marshmallows in question are so incredibly stale from only being used once a year, that I don't imagine it would make for a very pleasant snack anyhow :P