Wahots@pawb.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 6 months agoMen, are you physically affectionate with other male friends? (eg, hugging, snuggling, playful wrestling, etc). If you aren't, do you wish it was more socially acceptable if it isn't in your culture?message-squaremessage-square146fedilinkarrow-up1206arrow-down116
arrow-up1190arrow-down1message-squareMen, are you physically affectionate with other male friends? (eg, hugging, snuggling, playful wrestling, etc). If you aren't, do you wish it was more socially acceptable if it isn't in your culture?Wahots@pawb.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 6 months agomessage-square146fedilink
minus-squareeldavi@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down3·edit-26 months ago I can’t seem to shake off the loud “It’s Gay” inside my head when something like that happens. a very small part of me is glad i’m gay when i encounter one of the many ways that straight men are so terrified of being perceived as gay. it’s a bit like watching the video of a child freaking out in shallow water because he couldn’t touch the ground only to be corrected by being pushed into standing; except that this casual homophobia has MASSIVE impacts on people’s psyches and how they treat others.
a very small part of me is glad i’m gay when i encounter one of the many ways that straight men are so terrified of being perceived as gay. it’s a bit like watching the video of a child freaking out in shallow water because he couldn’t touch the ground only to be corrected by being pushed into standing; except that this casual homophobia has MASSIVE impacts on people’s psyches and how they treat others.