In their seminal work “Mommi is the New Daddy,” Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Erin Sullivan laid out the definition of the word “Mommi,” and in doing so, first had to address the concept of “Daddy.” They did so like this: “Daddy, we’ve learned, can be for anything. People can be Daddy. Concepts can be Daddy. A large tree you find appealing can be Daddy. Which is why trying to describe exactly what Daddy means becomes complicated. Its definition seems to best reveal itself through context clues, and so maybe it’s easiest to say that Daddy is a feeling.”
In gay male culture, ‘Daddy’ often refers to a hot older man. Does everyone remember when everyone was obsessed with the Dream Daddy video game?
These are all big questions, and I’m not here to answer them. All I can say is that the self-assigned Daddy for my lesbian kickball team generally brings snacks and makes sure everybody is kicking in the right order (you will get penalized if you let players kick outside of the pre-set order) by yelling, “[player], you’re up!!!” at the player who is up. She also maintains the whiteboard where the score and outfield lineup is tracked, which she made herself. On the back of her jersey, it says “Daddy.” This is Culture.
In the past we’ve invited you to find out who your Mommi is. Today I invite you to answer a series of Dad questions to find out which fictional Gay Mom should make sure you know that you’re up next to kick.
Which Fictional Gay Mommi Is Your Daddy?
You know them as a lesbian mom on television, but when you go home at night, they're daddy
I was feeling hmm about all the tie-breaker options (like, why not Peggy instead of Helena Peabody?) but then I got Boomer from Battlestar Galactica, and I’m totally on board with a cylon embodying this mommi/daddy concept that still rather mystifies me.
A win for humanity!
honestly sally, “why not peggy peabody” is an extremely valid evergreen question
boomer 4ever
I initially questioned the tie-breaker choices, wondering about alternatives like Peggy over Helena Peabody. However, landing on Boomer from Battlestar Galactica completely won me over. The idea of a Cylon embracing the enigmatic mommi/daddy concept intrigues me. https://storysaver.page/
I feel truly humbled and blessed by this bot retelling of my comment.
Another win for humanity!
It’s strangely poetic that a bot would retell your comment about a toaster.
(Pssssst – in The Birdcage Nathan Lane plays Albert, Robin Williams plays Armand)
Otherwise, excellent, entertaining, and I’m so old I have no idea who the person I got in the quiz is, but I’ll work on that. :)
correction made! god i loved that movie and i have no idea if it holds up.
usually i answer these quizzes with honesty and integrity but today i’m happy to report that my efforts to carefully pick the answers that would give me gigi were successful
excellent work
The brand name is escaping me, but in the Fosters, Lena told a story to one of the kids once about “rising above” by handing out ice cream in response to people being mean to her in high school? I think they were calling her the name of the ice cream for some racist/homophobic reason? Haha anyway, that came to mind when viewing the ice cream options!
you know i did google “lena foster ice cream” and i am UPSET that this did not come up
I got Miranda, and while in some universe I would love to be daddy, in this one I’m just too damn tired.
this is fair and i feel you
i would at this point like to be maybe the family goldfish who just gets fed regularly and forgets everything that happens
Sounds like you just found your quiz for next week.
I got Gigi, because sure… xD