Recently, people have started appending things they say with ‘no homo’. It’s intended to mean that whatever they said is not meant in a homosexual context as with “Dude I like you, no homo.” It’s much like when people add ‘for real’ or ‘I promise’ to things.

Well to me when people say things like that, it means I should think they’re a liar. If you have to promise me you’ll do something, that means I shouldn’t believe you when you don’t say it. Which brings me back to saying ‘no homo.’ If you say that am I supposed to take everything you say without the ‘no homo’ modifier in a homosexual context? That’s the effect it has. It also means that on some level you feel unclear about your sexuality. If you have to say ‘no homo’ then chances are there’s something about you that says ‘I’m a homosexual’ that you’re trying to overcome. Working on that aspect of your persona would have a greater impact than saying ‘no homo’.

People should think about things they say before they say them. It’s why I don’t promise people I’ll do things. Either you believe me and it’ll happen or you don’t and it won’t. Take me at my word or get outta my face.