When Don,who is an openly gay man,meets Mehmet,Mehmet automatically assumes that Don Must also know Rick,Mehmet's gay residence-hall director. Mehmet's tendency to assume that Don and Rick would probably know each other can be described as
A)sexist.
B) polarization.
C) non-evaluative language.
D)heterosexist.

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Mehmet's assumption that Don must know Rick based solely on their shared sexual orientation reflects a heterosexist attitude. Heterosexism involves assuming that heterosexuality is the norm and that all people should conform to it. In this case, Mehmet is assuming that all gay men know each other, which is not necessarily true.

When Don,who Is an Openly Gay Man,meets Mehmet,Mehmet Automatically Assumes