would you let your gay friend come to your baby shower? - Page 3

Bodhisattva · 04-03-08, 02:48 AM

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Originally Posted by quatrotritikali

Okay, I see that you have issues of your own to deal with.

Since I'm a gay male, I don't really attend many baby showers of my straight female friends. However, if I were a straight female, I would invite my gay friends over....the key word here being "friends".

If I weren't invited, no sweat off my nuts. I really don't like small children or babies (or anything to do with them), so I seriously doubt I would be interested in attending anyone's baby shower.

Of course, my straight female friends would know this about me already, and probably not invite me. Which is fine.

So you won't be able to watch my kids this Friday Night then?

Bodhisattva · 04-03-08, 02:50 AM

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Originally Posted by rivrrat

Baby showers are generally thrown by women for women.

If for some insane reason I actually had a baby shower if I got pregnant, I don't think inviting any men would ever cross my mind. Unless they were just begging to be invited, in which case I would certainly allow them to come and experience the torture along with me.

I have been to about 15 Baby Showers.
It seems as if most are now for both sexes.
Women, Men. Friends. Spouses Friends. Lesbians. Gays. Bi-sexuals. Transexuals. People dressed in drag.

Maybe I just ran around in a strange crowd?

Sharon den Adel · 04-03-08, 02:54 AM

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Originally Posted by new coup for you

or would you be a bitch of a ****?

I can't work out whether you are serious or not. I hope you are joking.
There is no reason whatsoever not to invite a gay person to your baby shower - unless you are paranoid and think your precious bub will catch AIDS. In that case, your gay friends don't deserve to know you. They deserve more respect.

independent_thinker2002 · 04-03-08, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Sharon den Adel

I can't work out whether you are serious or not. I hope you are joking.
There is no reason whatsoever not to invite a gay person to your baby shower - unless you are paranoid and think your precious bub will catch AIDS. In that case, your gay friends don't deserve to know you. They deserve more respect.

Maybe there is a resentment held by the friend because he calls hetero's "breeders". That's all I can come up with.

americanwoman · 04-03-08, 10:07 AM

Yes I would invite my gay friend to my baby shower.

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Originally Posted by Bodi

I have been to about 15 Baby Showers.
It seems as if most are now for both sexes.
Women, Men. Friends. Spouses Friends. Lesbians. Gays. Bi-sexuals. Transexuals. People dressed in drag.

Maybe I just ran around in a strange crowd?

I don't think so. Most of the showers I go to are like that and are more like parties- celebrations- and everyone is invited.

Generally the father's mother will make tons of food, the mother's mother will host it and lot's of family and friends are invited (of both sexes)to come to eat and drink and dance.

But I have attended a few baby showers of friends that have been boring affairs just like 1069 described. I think it may be a cultural thing because most of the showers I go to are thrown by hispanics.

new coup for you · 04-03-08, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex

I have been invited to many baby showers and never attended any of them. I usually show up after they are over to eat the great food. lol

I once complained to my closest friend about not being invited to any of her "all girls" nights. She invited me to the next one and I did not like it. They sat around and gossiped, trashed men, referred to female things that I can live without knowing about, and watched Pretty Woman all night. They did these things around me usually, but this "girl's night" was much more intense. I basically felt a little uncomfortable all night.

I never complained again or went to another one.

I'm always at "girls night", that's why I'm offended by being excluded. All my friends are going to a party and I'm not allowed to come.

I feel slightly better about it now because I was told there's not going to be liquor.

rivrrat · 04-03-08, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Bodhisattva

I have been to about 15 Baby Showers.
It seems as if most are now for both sexes.
Women, Men. Friends. Spouses Friends. Lesbians. Gays. Bi-sexuals. Transexuals. People dressed in drag.

Maybe I just ran around in a strange crowd?

Perhaps. I've not been to a single baby shower myself - nor have I any desire to. None of my friends have been the baby shower "type" (thank god), and even if they were, they'd know better than to invite me.

Gipper · 04-03-08, 02:30 PM

The only way I'd go is to reproduce Wedding Crashers, but for showers.

"Did you do the motorboat? *pffffffffft*"

Alex · 04-03-08, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by new coup for you

I'm always at "girls night", that's why I'm offended by being excluded. All my friends are going to a party and I'm not allowed to come.

I feel slightly better about it now because I was told there's not going to be liquor.

Provide good liquor, the gays will come. lol

Reminds me of a club I went to a few years ago. They had a bunch of different DJs spinning and my friends liked the first few (I can live without the whole "DJ" thing). But then one came on that was terrible so we went outside. The manager of the club said, "We have to get this DJ off the tables, we're losing the gays!"

Provide good DJs, the gays will come. lol

new coup for you · 04-03-08, 02:57 PM

DJ is a cute term for "unemployed"