(continued from Part 1)

I must be one of those critics, when Bering says that “Critics have argues that participants’ memories may be distorted to fit with societal expectations and stereotypes… Evidence from childhood home videos validated this retrospective method.” That’s clever, I must apologise, and once more as Bering writes, “Not all little boys who like to wear dresses grow up to be gay, nor do all little girls who despise dresses become lesbians. Many will be straight, and some, let’s not forget, will be transsexuals.” Oh no, let’s not forget about those transsexuals! Because we know how everyone does, thank you so much Mr Bering for including us, and in such a tasteful way. My apology still stands.

My feelings towards Bering have indeed changed, and ever more as he writes about a personal experience of his. What a lovely little gem to add. Egoistic imbecile. I’m not sure why he bothered to write about his childhood experience of being the androgynous kid: “I wasn’t an overly effeminate child, was never bullied as a “sissy” and, by the time I was 10, was indistinguishably as annoying, uncouth and wired as my close male peers. In fact, by age 13, I was deeply socialised into masculine norms.” I’m so pleased that you were able to finally attach yourself to heterosexual male stereotype. Probably used that word ‘sissy’ a lot huh. “I took to middle school wrestling…and in so doing, ironically became all too conscious of my homosexual orientation.” Oh, I wonder why that was. Was it the rough-and-tumble play that all the lesbo kids were jealous of? The close contact of sweaty prepubescent male bodies struggling to come out on top. But I’m sure you’re a bottom.

Did the fact that Bering is gay come as a shock to you too? Let’s do a little research on this author, Jesse Bering, who often writes for Scientific American. Wikipedia informs me that he is “notable for his frank and humorous handling of controversial issues…especially…human sexuality”. He has actually done an article on his personal views on homosexuality, with the pleasant title of “Why I’m Not Proud of Being Gay”. Make of that what you want.

Stay tuned for Part 3, I’m getting your parents involved.