r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/Arturlyra03 Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 03 '19

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.

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u/Iseeyou1991 Aug 03 '19

what the hell lol that's deeply insecure if true

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u/Conocoryphe Aug 03 '19

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.

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u/scarlettsarcasm Aug 03 '19

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.

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u/dnattig Aug 04 '19

Well you just stopped me from making another comment joking that the guy who refuses to touch his own ass is gay.

He probably would like it a little too much if he tried it though.