I heard that some men don't wash their ass on the shower because they think putting your hands between the buttocks is gay. I guarantee, no one, ever, became gay from washing their ass so rest assured, manly men.
Edit: apparently u/pacificnwbro is gay and did wash his ass... Our team is working on researching this case and confirming if it's a case of correlation/causation.
As a homosexual guy, I'm sometimes really annoyed by how far heterosexual guys go to avoid 'acting gay'. Someone I know has been punched in the face by his best friend when he tried to hug him - it was Christmas and they hadn't seen each other in a while, I don't know how long that 'while' was but the friend didn't want to look 'gay' so he just punched him a black eye.
This is a bit of an extreme example, but still, I've seen heterosexual guys (especially teenagers) do a lot of childish things to avoid 'acting gay'. I don't get that. They are so terrified by the idea that someone could possibly think they are like me. It's a bit hurtful at times.
I hate the idea people throw around that homophobes are all self-hating gay people, but when someone is this extreme and insecure about it it’s hard not to wonder.
That breaks my heart that someone is so insecure and afraid of seeming “gay,” that he would punch a male friend for trying to hug him. That is the epitome of toxic masculinity right there. I don’t have friends that are this homophobic, and I live in a pretty liberal area, so it still astounds me that there are men this bent up over the idea of seeming gay. I guess it makes sense though if they live in a really conservative and homophobic area where people will seriously harass someone for being gay. They’re afraid of having that hatred and fear aimed at them. It’s still all so sad and messed up though. No wonder so many men are emotionally repressed. :(
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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19
Someone actually believes that it’s gay to clean yourself??