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Solle Since: Feb, 2010
#1: Feb 9th 2015 at 6:23:44 AM

There has been some talk about this trope in the discussion page. The word "straight" is used in this trope name as a synonym for "normal" or, at best, for "not camp".

Not only is it pretty uncool to call gay people "straight" depending on how camp they are or aren't, the trope name is also just confusing.

I'm in favour of renaming the trope to "Gay And Not Camp", which it what it's used for already anyway. I also like the name "The Gay Next Door", which came up on the discussion page. Thoughts?

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#2: Feb 9th 2015 at 7:47:50 AM

Sorry, but with 1656 wicks and 3924 inbounds we'll need much more evidence that the name is a problem than that. Say a Wick Check indicating that more than 10% of all wicks are bad.

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