Merriam-Webster defines “homoerotic” thus:
marked by, revealing, or portraying homosexual desire
But how do we — the verbose, the loquacious, the lexiconically and linguistically curious — differentiate images or stimuli that is merely “erotic” as opposed to, say, “homoerotic”?
Seeking answers, we trained our eye to the below video, posted by mysterious Facebook page “Powerlifting Motivation.”
Our queries are in bold and supplemented by screenshots.
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Is it homoerotic when one guy is doing squats in the snow, and then his friend grabs him from behind and rubs his groin against his buttocks?
Is it safe to assume it’s “homoerotic” when said friend leaps onto his friend’s back, once again tenaciously positioning his groin against his workout buddy’s buttocks, clad as they are in a pair of black tights?
When two men perform squats side to side, each pressing their buttocks against the other for moral support, are we to say to ourselves, “That is really quite homoerotic,” nuzzling our noses into a steaming cup of hot cocoa with mini-marshmallows?
Is it wild — is it insane — for us to watch one man burrow his crotch into the face of a friend benchpressing 40 pounds and say to ourselves, “Th-That is ero… That is homoerotic…”?
Does it make it doubly homoerotic when some guy runs up and burrows his face into the benchpress guy’s crotch; the benchpress guy whose face is still engulfed in some other guy’s crotch?
What are we to call it when two men tug at resistance cords while one squats snugly against the other’s crotch?
Homophobic? No, dear. This is quintessentially homoerotic.
Just… Jesus.
Watch the arguably homoerotic segment below:
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Posted by Powerlifting Motivation on Tuesday, December 26, 2017
h/t: Towleroad
dgsea06
Yes, all of the above. Remove clothing, please.
tennisteacher2
Ha Ha GOOD ONE…
Jaxton
These guys are yanking your chains. In a way, they’re showing that men can bond physically without wishing to make out.
Their behaviour dissolves your gay rules. Your gay rule – ie that men who touch must make out – is exposed as the fraud that it is.
By the way, being attracted to masculine scenarios like this does not make one sexually attracted to the scenario. It’s a fact that gay-identifying men have to learn one way or another.
JAWIWA
Uh…no. They are straight guys having a laugh by doing really gay things together. And they know that gay guys will make it go viral. Only a humorless closet case that lurks on gay websites couldn’t see that.
charlietex
I guess you didn’t really watch it. If you did you hear that they are saying things like come on my face and f- me. Obviously they’re having some good old-fashioned fun. Homoerotic or homophobic I don’t know but they look like they’re enjoying themselves.
Also you sound like an idiot trying to sound smart by spewing out a bunch of garbage
scotshot
Hi Brian! Same old shit.
re_horst
Gay or straight, three guys having fun. I enjoyed it.
timm h
Agreed, or maybe they’re trying to persecute or just mock us. (Yes, I’m a bit negative these days.)
sfcarlos65
I agree.
silveroracle
Agreed.
Herman75
Yup, funny stuff.
rwsandiego
I liked it and found it erotic.
At the same time, I wonder why a queer publication uses the word “homoerotic”instead of “erotic.”
scotshot
Erotic used without prefix could also include Bi and heterosexuals. Neither of which I personally find sexy or stimulating.
tennisteacher2
It is so beautiful how NICELY these boys play together……Ok pass the salt please….
Stephen
Mock erotica! Good himour extreme workouts with 50 lbs of ba4 and weights when you know the6 b3nch 250? Hysterically fun. All five times I viewed it.