Why is it called "coming out of the closet"? I get the "coming out," part, but I really don't get why they had to throw the closet in there...why not some other kind of enclosed space?
2006-08-17 12:09:48 · 22 answers · asked by :) 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
In case you were wondering, I'm not gay. I was just wondering about the phrase...
2006-08-17 12:15:11 · update #1
Nothing's wrong with the closet phrase, lol. It sounds fine. I was seriously just wondering.
2006-08-17 12:25:56 · update #2
maybe because when people hide stuff its usually in a closet? im not really sure, kinda like the term 'skeletons in the closet'..i guess its cause they were hiding the fact they were gay from the world..but who knows thats just my opinion.
2006-08-17 12:13:39 · answer #1 · answered by batman 2 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Well let's see: Do any of these phrases sound better?
1. Coming out of the toilet.
2. Coming out of the garbage can.
3. Coming out of the septic tank.
4. Coming out of the ash tray.
I think not... What's wrong with the closet?
2006-08-17 19:21:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The idea is that two people can go off into a closet and
do something unmentionable and not get caught.
I suppose ONE person could even do unmentionable things
in the closet, probably even more comfortably.
I'm sure the reference is to some homosexual couple
trying to hide their activities in the closet and the terminology
just caught on.
2006-08-17 19:15:23 · answer #3 · answered by Elana 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm going to just have to go ahead and agree with most of the answers here that it's because everyone has "skeletons" in their closet..for a gay person their sexuality is that "skeleton" until they come to terms with themselves and are comfortable to begin telling the ones around them hence the term coming out of the closet
2006-08-17 21:52:43 · answer #4 · answered by JR 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok. the closet has cloth, right?but people will rarely look into your closet, instead they will see what you wear after you've been there. So that's an analogy: the difference between what you have and what you show. So like the cloth you keep in the closet, you wear it, and you come out, showing who you really are.
2006-08-18 02:45:27 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Katies is rigth. People hide things they don't want anyone else to see in the closet. Hence the term, coming out.
2006-08-17 19:14:57 · answer #6 · answered by WEIRDRELATIVES 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"hi, i just came out of the cupboard!"
i think that closet was chosen because gay people are forced to hide themselves and who they are in order to protect themselves. the closet has always been a common hiding place when anyone physically needs to hide themselves.
2006-08-17 19:20:25 · answer #7 · answered by curious1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it just means that when you say you are a closet something...for example im a closet pervert lol...no seriously i am! its refering to the fact that you dont wish to share your personal preferences with anyone else. so coming out the closet means you are ready to share it with the world.
2006-08-17 19:18:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you put things in the top or back of the closet that you are hiding. your not hiding you sexuality any more, so you come out of the closet
2006-08-17 19:16:46 · answer #9 · answered by Becky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's loosly based on "negative" secrets being called a skeleton in the closet
2006-08-17 19:24:31 · answer #10 · answered by IndyT- For Da Ben Dan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋