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For whatever reason, a lot of people get confused between Lebanese and Lesbian.

Sure, the words have some of the same letters ... they both start with L ... but other than that?

Nonetheless, from real life conversation to Twitter, to popular Western TV shows and even Fox News, the mix-up keeps on happening.

1. Some people just can't tell the difference

Every time the word Lebanese comes on screen I read Lesbian #Lesbian #Lebanese
— Baujii (@Baujii) September 7, 2017

2. It's 2017 people ...

It's 2017 why do people still mix up between lesbian and lebanese pic.twitter.com/i7yIJNqSY9
— jawdat (@changinmycoIors) September 11, 2017

3. Is this explanation SERIOUSLY necessary?

Lebanese= Sexual Preference
Lesbian= Nationality. #GetItRightSweaty
— ♣️ Hannah ♣️ (@gimmeakitten) September 9, 2017

;)

4. Americans seem to be particularly confused

Me: I'm Lebanese
Americans all summer: ...you mean lesbian??
— Noraa (@noramariesfeir) September 15, 2017

5. A Lebanese festival isn't a Gay Pride event ...

there's a Lebanese festival goin on by my house and my auntie just called to ask me if I was going to the Lesbian Fest
— ⚭kiera⚭ (@fetchkiera) September 8, 2017

Although that might be a cool combination ...

6. Umm ... nope

Lily just asked if being Lebanese meant you were a Japanese lesbian.
— De Frenchiest o' Fry (@retrocurlyfries) September 14, 2017

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

7. Pink was confused AF by this hater ...

For the record, Pink isn't Lebanese ... nor a Lesbian. But, whatever.

8. It might have all started with this Golden Girls episode ...

Back in1986, season 2 episode 5 of Golden Girls featured a brief discussion of female sexuality. The dialogue goes like this:

Sophia: For starters, Jean is a Lesbian.

Blanche: What's funny about that?

Sophia: You aren't surprised?

Blanche: Of course not. I mean, I've never known any personally, but isn't Danny Thomas one?

Dorothy: Not Lebanese, Blanche! Lesbian!

Blanche: Lesbian... Lesbian... Lesbian! But isn't that when one woman and another...

9. Or maybe some people are just dumb

She literally paused the show and replayed it for me so I could her the girl say "I'm Lebanese" and said hahaha she's a lesbian
— Jess Kiff (@JessKiff_2) September 4, 2017

*face palm*

10. Even Fox News got confused

During the 2006 war between Israel and Lebanon, a Fox News anchor said Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah condemned Israel's "bomb attacks on Lesbians."

But hey, it's Fox News ... what do you expect?

11. Salma Hayek had to correct a TV host once

Hayek: I'm half Lebanese

TV host: You're Lesbian?

Hayek: LEBANESE

12. Then there was this episode of Glee

In the episode, Brittany gives Santana a t-shirt that's supposed to say Lesbian ... instead it says Lebanese.

Oops.

13. There's also this interesting Mean Girls theory ...

u know at the end of mean girls janice says shes lebanese wht if she told regina she was lebanese but she thought she said she was a lesbian
— grace (@graceszszs) September 1, 2017

Janis was plagued by Lesbian rumors in middle school ... and some fans think this is because she told classmates she was Lebanese.

14. And this stupid question ...

If a girl is Lebanese and she's a Lesbian, should we call her "Lesbianese"? ????
— Chris H. (@TheDudeChrisH) August 31, 2017

Really bro?

15. But seriously ... why does this Lebanese/Lesbian mix up happen ALL the time?

As somebody who is actually Lebanese, it's actually pretty amazing how often people get Lebanese and lesbian mixed up.
— Red Productions (@Go_Cackletta) August 22, 2017

Whatever.

15 times people said Lebanese ... but meant Lesbian

"Not Lebanese, Blanche! Lesbian!"