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Me: There's no way that's true
Me, after web searching: Huh...
Context: They have a betting game called "Jogo do bicho" (Animal game, direct translation). Number 24 corresponds to deer, which is "veado" in portuguese - which is very similar to"viado", which is a slur for gay people persons.
I still doubt these candles are popular though.
They're popular enough for them to have been mass-produced, as opposed to, say, just writing the text on the cake with frosting.
Kind of funny someone is so self conscious about looking "weak" or whatever has a birthday cake with candles
That's not the reason though. 24 (vinte e quatro) is the gay number because it sounds like "vim de quatro" which means something like "I came on all 4s"
Straight men have a 23+1 hr schedule every day. The extra hour is for secret gay time.
Just going to say that looks way more gay than the number 24....
The more you try to avoid looking gay, the more gay you look. It's funny coming from a place as gay as Brazil.
If you’re not gay, you must prove it by wearing a birthday tiara and listening to nothing but Judy Garland the whole day.
Can confirm, I was gay that year.
Aside from the homophobia, they still get birthday cakes with candles that say their age when they are 24?
Only if you are gay.
/s in case someone misses the "homophobic-phobic" joke.
What else should they get? Birthday cakes with candles that say someone else's age? That wouldn't make any sense.
are you kidding? gran was a party animal. if she got them why wouldn't I?
Don't put the word anus after it then!
I was going to say, if Portuguese is like Spanish, it's "anus" without the tilde over the n, right?
Can someone share some lore what is the connection between being gay and 24 in Brazil?
There's an illegal gambling game that has been extremely popular for decades called the animal game (jogo do bicho), in which each number represents an animal. 24 is the deer (veado). There's also a derogatory word for gay men, viado. The two words sound the same. So 24 is "the deer's number" but it sounds like "the fag's number".
Viado comes from desviado, which means someone who was driven off the proper path. It's just a matter of homophony (and homophobia).
Wow it's like a homophobic lasagna. My heart goes out to you, gay Brazilians
homophonophobia?!
If they are worried about seeming gay, why are they decorating their cake with 23+1 sparkly magic Spanish anuses? Seems preeeetty gay....
For those confused, in Portuguese (which they speak in Brazil), "ano" is year. But in Spanish "año" is year, and "ano" is anus. Also the blue seems speckled or glittery (unclear in the picture) and it says in the corner that it has a magic wick.
Having candles on your birthday cakes at all is pretty gay at that age
You don't have candles on your birthday cake just because you're grown up? What a sad life.
No homo, but I love to blow a big candle on my b-day.
TIL my birthday is gay
Every birthday can be gay if you're gay enough
So if you want to look extra gay, your candle says 24+/-x to get your age.
I am ashamed to be a member of a race that cannot have a floor 13 in a building in some countries, or a floor 4 (or floor with the number 4) in others just because of an outdated superstition.
But this somehow feels even dumber.
I don’t know if it’s the same in Portuguese, but in Spanish, “anos” (without the ñ) means anuses. So… 23 + 1 anuses. Sounds pretty gay.
23 + 1 assholes, totally not gay /s
That's a lot of candle for something that's going to burn for less than a minute.
That's what she said?
Is it because of Jeff Gordon? Is that why 24 is gay?
I looked it up, and allegedly it comes from a well known gambling game about animals, in which 24 is a deer, and "deer" sounds similar to a slur.
“No homo but happy birthday! Anyway which one of you fellas is up for some hotdogs and whipped cream?”
Funny, because straight men worry about whether they might be or might be perceived as being gay all the time.
Oh yes, my sexuality is protected 🫦
til "years" in Portuguese is spelled like "anus" in Spanish
I dunno. That one looks a little phallic, could still be a little gay. Why not do 22+2 just to be completely safe? This isn't something you want to mess around with.