It’s day two of Pride — how many gay shenanigans have you gotten into so far? It’s our month to be loud and proud, and pride is famously one of the seven deadly sins. I think the gays should claim all seven sins! Some people think we’re sinners already, so why not lean in? Plus, the seven deadly sins are pretty damn fun. So you’ve got pride down; which of the other six should you embrace this month during your gay revelry? Take the quiz to find out!
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Sloth! It’s true, I need that nap already!
Envy? That wasn’t one of the ones I was expecting.
Then again, I answered based on what I would realistically choose, given only the choices presented, as my actual choices mostly weren’t listed. “Realistically” was also constrained by my disability and life circumstances, not what I would do if I had total freedom to choose – though for some of these, I’m not entirely certain what I would choose without those constraints, anyway. I’d need some actual experience with a lot of those things to know if it’s my idea of fun or not.
Though after thinking it through, envy might be sort of appropriate after all. Longing for experiences which I will probably never have could be considered an oblique form of envy.
oop Sloth
Despite answering in a combo of lust and gluttony answers, I got sloth. Then I went back and tried again with second choices – and got sloth again. I feel judged. Or seen. Not sure which
Sloth
Greed… 👀 But I liked the explanation for it. Cheers.