straightoid attitude
- noun
- Offensive
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actitud heterosexista
- Many schools still promote a straightoid attitude through their sex education programs.
Examples
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She felt uncomfortable because the team's straightoid attitude dismissed any non-heterosexual identities.
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The movie received criticism for its straightoid attitude toward relationships.
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Many people still hold a straightoid attitude towards relationships.
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The straightoid attitude in society can be quite limiting.
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Many schools still promote a straightoid attitude through their sex education programs.
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She felt uncomfortable because the team's straightoid attitude dismissed any non-heterosexual identities.
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The movie received criticism for its straightoid attitude toward relationships.
Synonyms
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9.8
Belief that only people attracted to the opposite sex are normal, causing unfair treatment of others
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9.9
The idea that straight relationships and traditional gender roles are normal and preferred in society
A viewpoint that thinks only straight relationships are normal
A negative feeling or belief about gay and lesbian people
How Exclusionary
- NSFW
- Offensive
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9.9
- Offensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
straightoid + attitude
The noun phrase signals 'an attitude like/characteristic of being straight' — the head 'attitude' is transparent and the component 'straight' clearly points to heterosexual norms, so the overall meaning is inferable. However 'straightoid' is non-standard/rare and relies on the suffix -oid (meaning 'resembling') which many B1 learners may not recognize, so the connection is only partially predictable without prior exposure.
Etymology
Straightoid attitude comes from joining straight ('heterosexual') with the ending -oid, which means 'like' or 'similar to', creating the image of being 'like' straight. So it describes a way of thinking that favors heterosexual ideas and often ignores or leaves out other sexual orientations.