#bc irl guys are afraid to show they care for their male friends bc they're afraid ppl will think they're gay

[timelessbibliophile]

i hate it when shows or movies have unapologetically wholesome male friendships and everyone online calls them gay. worst of all is that the same people advocating for a healthy male friendship in media are the ones that call two boys gay when it's actually portrayed as a healthy friendship.

i thought we were trying to break the stereotype that men can't have ohter male friends and hug, and come through for each other every time, while simultaneously being 100% straight.

you can have gay relationships AND good male friendships. Not every guy x guy friendship/interaction has to be gay.

#idek what to tag this #i've seen this phenomenon in so many of my fav shows and movies #dead poets society and boy meets world mainly #off the top of my head #sometimes the show makes jokes about their friendship BECAUSE everyone is secure in their masculinity #and it's funny to think they could be gay when they're just amazing friends #like that's the point susan #that they're straight #shipping characters is one thing #making a statement that they're 'so clearly fay for each other' is another #*gay #and it can be very harmful #bc irl guys are afraid to show they care for their male friends bc they're afraid ppl will think they're gay #and we're contributing to it smh