We’re not… different. We have schools and parents and movies we aren’t supposed to see yet that tell us it does.
Exactly, humans are animals. They’re just really good with language.
I’m not disrespecting animals, I love animals. I’m just pointing out that a bear in the woods isn’t thinking "Since I am a heterosexual bear, I am not going to rub my penis on that other bears ass because I see it’s a boy bear and that would be gay. I am only interested in sex if it means babies will be made!’
Oh, for sure. I don’t imagine bears have the same cultural understanding of sex, however complex that may be, that people do.
bear in the woods isn’t thinking “Since I am a heterosexual bear, I am not going to rub my penis on that other bears ass because I see it’s a boy bear and that would be gay. […]”
I do think this might be overly simplistic, though. The tendency for a bear to “be gay” by our standards might manifest differently, but it would still be an observable behavior, no?
Exactly, humans are animals. They’re just really good with language.
I’m not disrespecting animals, I love animals. I’m just pointing out that a bear in the woods isn’t thinking "Since I am a heterosexual bear, I am not going to rub my penis on that other bears ass because I see it’s a boy bear and that would be gay. I am only interested in sex if it means babies will be made!’
Oh, for sure. I don’t imagine bears have the same cultural understanding of sex, however complex that may be, that people do.
I do think this might be overly simplistic, though. The tendency for a bear to “be gay” by our standards might manifest differently, but it would still be an observable behavior, no?