Has Bisexuality Become A Trend? Three Female Celebrities Have Come Out As Bisexual Just This Past Week
Recently, Madonna, Emily Ratajkowski, and Shay Mitchell have all come out as queer. Is it possible that “coming out” has become the newest trend?
It all started when a bisexual TikToker asked her audience: “If you identify as bisexual, do you own a green velvet couch?” Shay Mitchell responded with a video of her laying down on – you guessed it – a green velvet couch. Emily Ratajkowski decided to hop on the trend by showing off her similar couch in her newest TikTok. “W for the ladies,” one of the comments said. “So many celeb women are coming out and I just love it,” another replied.
Madonna raised even more questions when she posted a rather bizarre video on her TikTok. The 65-year-old’s video read, “If I miss, I’m gay!” The “Material Girl” singer then proceeds to throw a pair of pink underwear in the trash but misses. Some viewers were left surprised. “Did I just witness Madonna coming out, good for her,” one user said. “Did Madonna just come out? And I’m witnessing it in real time??” someone else added.
In recent years, young adults have increasingly identified as “bisexual” – but why? A survey in 2021 found that one in six adults and 72% of Gen Z identified as bisexual, with women being more likely than men to have a preference for both genders. Americans who have stayed conscious of the media’s influence on the younger population are probably not surprised to hear this. LGBTQ ideologies have spread throughout the platforms that Gen Z typically spends a good amount of time on – like TikTok and Twitter, for example.
The movement, which was initially created to raise awareness of the oppressed LGBTQ-identifying individuals, has now become a trend. It doesn't seem like it's about acceptance at all anymore. In fact, it seems the "gay" title has been utilized as a fashion statement for other people to fit in or to receive digital social praise. With all of this being said, I have to ask: When will both adults and teenagers realize the media greatly influences their identity?
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