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intermundia · 1 year
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Are the g0ys and Man2Man Alliance Really Homophobic?
As an alternative to the “gay” sex model, this blog has endorsed the g0ys and the Man2Man Alliance. Though their philosophies differ in some aspects, they agree on the fundamentals. Both oppose the predominance of anal play in same-sex activity. Both criticize the link made between “gay” culture and general same-sex activity. Both say that our current sexual labelling system is woefully inadequate, and should be abandoned as soon as possible.
Because of all these points, these movements have earned the wrath of the “gay” movement. It doesn’t matter that that they advocate for homoeroticism too. As such, the “gay” leadership frequently labels these groups homophobic. They say that these groups contain men in deep denial, who don’t want to fully embrace the homoeroticism inside them.
The g0ys have been a favorite target. Perhaps in response to their increased publicity, Queerty published a extremely mocking article about them in August 2017. Attaching a picture of enthusiastic masculine guys at the top, Queerty characterizes their opposition to anal as “their biggest hangup”. After two block quotes of the front page, the article ends with a GIF file of a woman reacting in shock.
Interestingly, the article never takes on any claims the g0ys make. But I digress.
The point is, when the “gay” leadership insists that both groups are homophobic, we must see if that accusation is true. Indeed, are the g0y movement and the Man2Man Alliance homophobia. The answer will determine which groups have merit, and which ones do not.
What is Homophobia?
Like the contradictory word “gay”, homophobia carries two contradictory meanings in the “gay” community. In fact, the contradictory definitions of “gay” actually lead to those of homophobia.
One is the conventional definition also used in the “straight” world - dislike or prejudice against same-sex activity and attraction, and against people who engage in such. So under this definition, slamming frot or mutual masturbation counts as homophobia. Making nasty comments about same-sex attraction counts as homophobia, along with ostracizing or ridiculing someone who perceives such. This is the definition most people know when they hear the word.
A more specific definition exists within the “gay” community - criticism or opposition to any key aspect of “gay” culture. Under this definition, it doesn’t matter if you oppose all same-sex activity or not. This definition holds all “gay” culture as sacrosanct and above criticism. So if you question the association between drag and homoeroticism, you’re homophobic under this definition. If you want to act masculine while being openly into men (aka “acting straight”), you’re homophobic. If you don’t want to bottom during anal sex, you’re homophobic. If you don’t want anything to do with anal, you’re one of the most homophobic people on Earth.
Interestingly, the second meaning is never openly defined, but it’s used just as much as the first one. Thus, the word is used as a weapon to silence any valid criticism of “gay” culture, whether it comes from “gays” or “straights”.
You must keep these definitions in mind whenever you hear the “gay” leadership label anything as homophobic. They use both freely, without ever admitting that they use more than one definition. Since most “straights” (and even some “gays”) don’t know this, they might become confused about what the LGBT movement labels as homophobic.
You must also remember these definitions whenever the “gay” leadership discusses the g0y movement and the Man2Man Alliance. This leads to the question posed in the next subheading.
Why Are These Movements Considered Homophobic?
It’s very interesting that the “gay” movement openly labels those groups as homophobic. Under the conventional definition, there’s no way that they can be labelled as such.
Even through a cursory look at their websites, their stance on same-sex activity becomes perfectly clear. Everything about these pages radiates homoeroticism. For example, nearly each post of the Alliance ends with a picture of two men kissing, fully nude and with their penises firmly pressed against each other. Many pages of the g0y website exhibit men who are fully or half naked. Some Alliance pages show men masturbating each other, while others show them ejaculating. Each story in the g0y collection describes male-male sex in graphic and titillating detail.
Their openness doesn’t stop there. Both of them openly, repeatedly, and insistently advocate for the safe and responsible practice of same-sex activity. They say that it’s not just for “gays”, and that our current labeling system should be abandoned. They don’t condemn any kind of frot or mutual masturbation. They don’t even oppose oral, though they do put out advisories about it.
The only activities that they staunchly condemn are anal ones, because of their physical and psychological dangers. Furthermore, they both shout that masculinity and same-sex activity are not opposed to each other. They proclaim that “gay” culture shouldn’t be intrinsically linked to anal, and actually criticize much of “gay” culture.
This should clue you into why they are labelled homophobic. The “gay” establishment is using their more specific definition to do it. As such, it doesn’t come from an objective standpoint. It’s done to prejudice people against these movements, and keep them from digging deeper and seeing what they’re really about.
To drive the point home, consider this - as a side argument, “gay” media says that these movements consist of guys in denial. They say that these men don’t want to fully accept that they’re into men.
My question is, what are they denying? They’re openly and explicitly saying that they’re into men, and that they support and endorse same-sex love. They include myriads of intensely homoerotic content on their websites, whether in photos or text. In the face of that, it’s very hard to say that these men are denying being attracted to men.
As mentioned before, these movements also say that same-sex activity isn’t “gay” and shouldn’t be labelled as such. In expressing this, they’re not trying to say that such activity isn’t sexual or that it’s “straight” behavior. They’re denying being part of a group whose interests and activities don’t represent their own. Remember that “gay” is a sexual identity, and not a sexuality. Identities can be assumed or denied at will. So given that, is such a stance that unreasonable?
Most of all, they’re denying the sovereignty of the “gay” leadership (and their culture) over them. To me, that’s what really irritates the “gay” movement. Remember that in the “Straight”-”Gay” dichotomy, “gays” have exclusive authority over same-sex activity. That gives them a lot of power, because under that idea, anything they say about same-sex activity becomes law.
By saying that same-sex activity isn’t “gay”, they’re saying by extension that the “gays” don’t have a monopoly on same-sex activity. As a result, they are calling that power into question, and are saying that other voices are just as valid. The “gay” leadership doesn’t appreciate the idea that they don’t have the final say on homoeroticism.
As a side note, they are also denying the thrust of modern sexual philosophy - that homoeroticism is inherently abnormal. This leads us to the question posed in the next subheading.
Who’s Really Homophobic?
As has been shown, the Man2Man Alliance and the g0y movement are not homophobic, at least by the conventional definition. While they may be homophobic according to the “gay” specific definition, that meaning was created to silence dissent. Thus, that definition is completely invalid.
Instead, if any group is homophobic, it’s the “gay” movement itself. There are many reasons why I say this.
First of all, they truly believe that homoeroticism is inherently abnormal, and should be treated that way. They fully support modern sexual philosophy, with all its rules and regulations that suppress and distort expressions of homoeroticism. They could only support that philosophy if they believed it to be true.
However, they don’t just stop at believing it. They use its central thought - that homoeroticism is abnormal - to guide how they conceptualize same-sex activity. That’s partially why they support the practice of anal, because it vainly mimics “normal” heteroerotic activity. That’s also why they support drag and a plethora of dangerous anal practices. Since those activities are considered abnormal by most, they seem to be a perfect match.
To drive the point home, let’s see that homophobia in action, as shown through two examples.
Firstly, let’s look at the article “How It Feels to Get F---ed In The Ass”, written by columnist Ryan O’Connell. To be clear, this piece fully supports the practice of anal sex between men. We won’t focus on that support, as much as why he supports anal sex. Notice this quote: “[anal sex] just literally feels unnatural because you’re using an exit as an entrance. Funnily enough though, that’s how you derive a lot of enjoyment from it. The unnatural feeling enhances the pleasure.” In other words, even he admits that anal sex feels unnatural and abnormal. Yet, instead of repelling him, he gets pleasure from it because it’s unnatural. How can he feel comfortable saying that in one second, and yet advocate for same-sex love in the other, unless he internally hates his attraction to men?
The other concerns reaction to the ITV show “Bromans”, which aired in the UK during 2017. For context, “Bromans” is a reality show which throws modern British men into a replica of Ancient Rome, and explores how well they could survive in that society. In keeping with the standards of Greco-Roman society, the men are naked or nearly naked around each other for substantial periods of time. As this blog has covered in the past, this kind of contact helps foster homoeroticism, which is displayed clearly in the show.
This time, the article states how in a new episode, two contestants are talking with each other while eating. While dressed only in brief-like material, they are discussing each other’s penis size, and start feeding each other on camera. To me, that’s pretty hot, and I would have loved to see more. Note however how the writer describes the moment in the article’s first line: “This show gets even more ridiculous by the week.” After describing the events therein, he then says “Let’s just say we needed a cold shower after watching this scene…”
I can’t remember reading anything like that anywhere in the g0y or Alliance websites. I think they would have reacted the same way I did - that it was hot to watch. Yet, this writer feels compelled to describe these events in very negative terms. He’s not denying that he wasn’t turned on, but it certainly doesn’t sound like he enjoyed being turned on by this show.
Granted, it might be out of frustration that they feel free to do that while not identifying as “gay”. Yet, that thought in itself reinforces the supposed abnormality of this behavior. Under that thinking, no “normal” man should express affection for another man. So how could this writer feel comfortable saying that unless, on some level, he thinks that he shouldn’t be turned on by this content? Why else would he say that he needed a cold shower? Personally, all I wanted to do was see more of the show, and without any kind of guilt.
Thus, not only are the “gay” movement being malicious, they’re also being hypocrites. They routinely say very homophobic thoughts about their own attractions, yet that’s not considered homophobic. When the Alliance and the g0ys advocate open and free practice of same-sex activity, they’re labelled homophobic because they oppose how the “gays” do it. And most amazingly of all, this makes sense in the cluttered logic of modern sexual philosophy.
However, there are wider implications of this discussion.
Wider Implications
Because of these definitions, and how the “gay” leadership uses them, we must reanalyze what is labelled homophobic in other areas of life.
Firstly, we must look into how “straight” people (particularly men) react to same-sex activity. To the “gays”, the dislike or disgust of some “straights” toward same-sex activity stems from homophobia. As such, the solution partially depends on providing better education about homoeroticism. It also depends on “straights” to stop being prudes, and just embrace the sexual practices of most “gay” men.
In reality, most “straight” men aren’t completely opposed to same-sex activity. Instead, they’re reacting to the link made between same-sex attraction and anal play. These men are justifiably disgusted by the optics and disease of anal play, and fear the physical injury caused by it. However, in the “Straight”-”Gay” dichotomy, “gays” have exclusive domain over same-sex love. Furthermore, the “gays” insist that the highest fulfillment of homoeroticism is anal sex. Thus, the literal and figurative stench of anal play spreads to all same-sex activity, which creates that strong reaction.
Believe me, when you say that anal play need not play a part in same-sex love, a lot of “straight” men begin to change their tune on same-sex activity. Of course, the “gay” movement will never broach the subject. If they did, it would mean that some criticisms of “gay” sex practices are valid.
Secondly, we must look at the implications on the definition of “homosexuality”, as the “gay” movement sees it. Within the United States, most “straight” people see any same-sex activity as “homosexuality”. Meanwhile, to the “gays”, “homosexuality” is mainly defined by anal play. This is why any opposition to anal is labelled homophobic, and I doubt they would be so insistent with other activities. We must acknowledge that this inconsistency affects what is labelled homophobic by whom.
Thirdly, we must acknowledge that “homophobia” is being used as a slur by the “gay” leadership. By labelling the g0ys and the Man2Man Alliance as homophobic, the “gay” leadership is trying to keep people from reading their content. In this case, they are being labelled “homophobic” purely because of political and social rivalry. It has very little to do with sex. As such, this demands that future claims of “homophobia” from the “gay” leadership must undergo deeper scrutiny.
Conclusion
As an alternative to the “gay” sex model, this blog has endorsed the g0ys and the Man2Man Alliance. Though their philosophies differ in some aspects, they agree on the fundamentals: they oppose anal, current sexual labels, and the link between “gay” culture and same-sex activity.
Because of this, the “gay” movement has accused them of being homophobic. They have also accused them of being in denial, and not wanting to embrace their own homoeroticism. Because the accusation were so serious, this post focused on whether they were true.
As you just saw, the issue is much more complex. What counts as homophobic depends on who you talk to. In the case of the “gay” leadership, anything that criticizes their culture is homophobic. In that case, it doesn’t matter where you stand on general same-sex activity. As such, it is used as a weapon to silence dissent inside and outside the “gay” community, even if said dissent is valid.
This is why the g0ys and the Man2Man Alliance are labelled as such. If you look at their websites, you quickly find that they are anything but homophobic. They simply advocate a different model of homoeroticism, and deny the authority of the “gay” leadership over same-sex activity. That’s why they’re labelled homophobic.
Meanwhile, the “gay” movement routinely displays homophobia in their actions. A “gay” writer openly said that he loves anal sex because it feels abnormal and unnatural. Another one blurted out a very homophobic reaction to a rather homoerotic reality show in Britain. Why aren’t these reactions considered homophobic? Apparently because they have the right opinion on anal sex.
Thus, given that they show homophobia so loosely, I personally label the “gay” leadership as homophobic. After all, they themselves believe that homoeroticism is inherently abnormal and should be treated that way. You can’t do that unless you really believe that homoeroticism is nothing to be proud of.
So I advise you to take their output with a grain of salt. Take another look at the g0ys and the Man2Man Alliance. Focus on the points they’re making. You might walk away with a different viewpoint.
Also, please read further on this site, to further your necessary education. I urge you to read “The ‘Straight’-’Gay’ Dichotomy: How It Works”, to fully understand how that system functions. I also urge any who read this to go to “For Straight People (though not exclusively)”, which will point to philosophies and forms of same-sex behavior that don’t hinge on demonstratively false concepts. Also read the page “History of the Concept of Homosexuality”, to see how this concept evolved into its modern day meaning. Don’t be afraid of talking about what you learn to others.
Most of all, don’t take an accusation of homophobia at face value. You’ve just seen that it can be used as a weapon. Whenever you see it being used, take a close look at it and use your own judgement.
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intermundia · 2 years
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it’s so funny to me, my fic where obi-wan and anakin spar and the sexual tension turns into sex was one of the earliest stories i wrote after joining the fandom, and i know that now i’ll probably be writing something like it again, but even better and even more based in canon bc we’ve had the luxury of literally watching the first half build-up of tension lmao it just didn’t end the fun way on the show. thank god for fanfic haha i may have to remedy that, anakin does want so very much to prove himself lol
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