A question for you straight guys
(I think I may’ve done this before, but what the hell.)
From the Jabootu recap of Gor:
The worst part of the costuming (although one the ladies may like, either directly or just as payback) is that the men also are basically wearing only butt-length tunics. As such, we will be regularly afforded looks at the asses of Cabot and the other menfolk. Yes, they’re wearing ‘leather’ underpants, but these are a bit too teeny for my taste.
What’s up with that? It’s a commonly encountered sentiment, a staple of banal comedies, but I just don’t get it. It’s not like when I see a topless woman I go, “Ewww, tits, yuck!” It’s just, y’know, there. So what’s up with straight men acting like their eyes have been violated when they see more manflesh than is strictly necessary?
March 4th, 2010 at 9:55 am
It’s an ingrained cultural response, lest anyone who happens to be around think the man in question might be, you know, gay.
March 4th, 2010 at 1:53 pm
wrong guy to ask, but it doesn’t bother me… i remember seeing “28 days later” in a movie theater, and (in the scene where you see the guy’s dick) hearing “aww, maaaan…” coming from a few diferent directions. i remember thinking “c’mon guys, it’s just a dick. you see one every day! (right?) i’m very much in the minority on that one, i know…
March 4th, 2010 at 3:16 pm
that’s how you catch teh gay ain’t it? looking at man-butt? gotta watch your intake, view just a little too much and, bam, you done caught it.
Seriously, I’m in the ‘it’s just there’ crowd unless it’s over the top or hairy. For some reason I really don’t like seeing hairy man butt. Probably because it’s just a terrible thing to see in general. But, you know, if that’s what you’re into … I guess … meh. I had some point about feminine forms or something that I forget.
March 8th, 2010 at 7:04 pm
I’m with Tyler. Don’t give those guys the benefit of the doubt. It’s just plain old homophobia. Most guys have an insecure need to conspicuously distance themselves from being gay. When I hear noises like the ones Tyler describes, I get mad. Not because homophobia is institutionalized but because I hate being reminded that I am surrounded by The Stupid. I try laugh derisively instead of scowl and/or console myself by remembering that being stupid is its own punishment, and that some percentage of such guys energize their protestations with self-loathing precisely because they are actually (at least a little bit) queer, and they are miserable, I hope.
March 8th, 2010 at 7:08 pm
I should clarify that institutionalized bigotry does anger me; it’s merely not the reason I am prone to get mad at those particular moments.
March 11th, 2010 at 9:53 pm
Excellent responses, everybody. Thanks for the insights.
March 12th, 2010 at 2:25 am
i get upset when i see one onscreen ,and it’s bigger than mine ;)