what part of this is unclear?

i know i have a boyfriend and everything, but i still like to frequent okcupid just to see what kind of flotsam i'm attracting... you know, charting trends, analyzing data, it's purely scientific.

MY profile reads (at one point) when i am administering the standard disclaimer about being post-pubescent:

"i wouldn't describe myself as a yeti or anything (or liken myself to animals in general, ie bear, pup, cub, etc... so strange... what's that even about?)."

because the BEAR COMMUNITY IS FUCKING CREEPY TO ME. i'm not trying to be mean, but it just seems like a really ridiculous set of values to unite a group- an arbitrary genetic trait like a tendency toward being fat and/or hairy? that is fucking dumb. this is the UNITED STATES, throw a goddamn phonebook, and you'll hit at least ten fat hairy men, with at least one of them statistically likely to be gay.

anyway, i think that my statement about not self-identifying in bear community lingo (because it's RETARDED) is pretty clear. so when i looked at the profile of this australian dude (username Teddybeard- red flag number one) that messaged me i was at a bit of a loss. the first sentence in his profile is as follows:

"I am a young guy heavily involved in the Bear and Cub scene, my vocation is in Radio Broadcasting and I'm currently at university."

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i hope this doesn't come off as hateful or anything, i just don't GET it. John Waters has some insight on this.


ON SECOND THOUGHT - UPDATE (5/23/09):

You know what, though? I'm pretty much sexually retarded, so i concede the possibility that my discomfort is my own problem. Also, i think it's pretty cool when people are comfortable in their own skin. I myself am NOT that comfortable in my own skin, and i never have been, so who knows? maybe i'm JEALOUS?! MAYBE I HAVE BEAR ENVY?!