We’ve all seen those couples who bear more than a passing resemblance to one another. The twinsie relationship is very real within the gay community.
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One explanation for this is we perhaps tend to style ourselves – or strive to become – the type of person we find most attractive. We all want to look appealing, but what constitutes “appealing” is subjective: Twink? Gym bunny? Bear? Fashionista? The boy next door?
Perhaps like simply attracts like? Or perhaps there’s a little bit of narcissism at work?
YouTube comic Michael Henry addresses the issue in his latest video, simply entitled ‘Twin F**ks’.
In it, Michael catches up with a friend who tells him about his new boyfriend, someone who is “nothing like” his usual, “generic WeHo [West Hollywood] type.”
When said boyfriend turns up, it turns out that not only could he be regarded as the “generic WeHo type”, but he looks very similar to Michael’s friend.
“Y’all are twin f**ks!” exclaims Michael to the couple.
The men try to explain their many differences (“I wear hats!”, ‘He’s exotic!”, “He’s fat!”), but Michael’s not having it.
The video has racked up over 100,000 views in a couple of days. Oh, and in case you didn’t realize, the boyfriends are played by the same actor (Michael Fariss), which is why you don’t see them in the same frame together!
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Modernliving3
I’ve always called them parent trap queens.
Godabed
yeah and it’s gross
G-Man
Yeah I see it all the time.
nunya
Are gay men narcissistic? What a silly question.
Heywood Jablowme
This phenomenon seems to be WAY more frequent in some cities than in others, & I wonder why that is!
Liquid Silver
Michael gets judgmental on other people again. Shocker.
One tends to have a type. One tends to also work toward looking toward what one considers optimal, or one’s “type.” Or does if one isn’t sitting on one’s butt and whining about one’s eating disorder without doing jack crap about it, anyway.
BoomerMyles
Michael’s earlier videos were much funnier.
He’s gotten so preachy.
Liquid Silver
Yep. He’s now unwatchable. But I’m sure if you turn that lens on him, he’d spit in your face and yell at you for getting preachy at him. 🙂
Troyfight
True about Michael..uggh.
Fahd
The heart wants what the heart wants. i notice lots of straight couples who look like twins especially after they’ve been together for awhile. And then there’s all those people who are dead ringers for their dogs.
Is Michael the only youtuber? I’d love to see some sample of other “social critic” gay youtubers; maybe Michael is a friend of this site.
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gjg64
I’m sorry, was that supposed to be funny? Insightful? Or just high school?
BLAKENOW
Exactly, all of this guys (Michael Henry) are badly written and acted, Never laughed once. I am not trolling it’s just bad. I find the gay LA bitchy clone cliques nauseating.
ShiningSex
IF YOU LOOK LIKE YOUR BOYFRIEND OR HUSBAND, YOU PROBABLY ARE VAIN AND PROBABLY HAVE NO SENSE OF STYLE. YOU ARE BOTH BLAH.
SADLY A LOT OF QUEENS IN OUR COMMUNITY DRESS AWFUL.
IF YOU HAVE THREE SHIRTS THAT LOOK OR ARE THE SAME, YOU’RE A BORE.
amanwithanedge
hi ivanka.
C_Alan
There’s a popular gay style choice called “the clone look”.
No it’s not the exact same thing but work with me.
p.s. I’ve adopted the clone look the minute I became aware of it.
CityguyUSA
I’d guess that they didn’t initially look alike and that came later. But if they did then it could be an affirmation that they’re attractive. But the 2 guys you use in your photos you think look alike? I’ve seen a lot better.
Jon in Canada
“Are gay men who date their lookalikes being narcissistic?” Maybe, maybe not.
Better question: Are gay men fixated on what other gay men do and/or who they choose to date? More to the point, do they have the ethical right to be that way?
Seriously, who cares if two guys look alike or have similar fashion sense, eye colour, etc. It’s not your life, it’s theirs. Leave them the f**k alone.