• Jankatarch@lemmy.world
    1·
    4 days ago

    Remember when guys were allowed to rest their heads on each others’ balls, and it was just part of playing or horsing around?

    Old painting of a Buck Buck game, people make kind of a train with their heads betweem each others' thighs and then rest jump on the train to try bring it down.
    (“Children’s games” by Pieter Bruegel, 1560)

    Well you don’t have to, that’s literally how it still is in most other countries.

    Turkish people playing that exact game
    (Also being called gay is not a bad thing.)

    Hug your homie and kiss their cheeks today, coward.

  • LurkingLuddite@piefed.socialEnglish
    141·
    2 months ago

    I mean, unless one or both of them is rock hard out of frame, to say there’s no straight explanation is some really weird levels of homophobia/toxic masculinity… It’s OK for guys to hug without saying, “no homo”.

  • zikzak025@lemmy.world
    101·
    2 months ago

    Man, I hate it when we apply modern standards to older depictions of intimacy. Used to be as a dude you could kiss your bro, be naked around him, and let him bust a nut inside you without anyone calling it gay.