Men touching other men has become highly sensitive
issue amongst men. This is due to the fact that society has placed an
association between physical touch and it being a highly sexualized activity. Back
then in the 18th and early 19th centuries, physical touch
between men was the norm. Many men would get together and share activities such
as cuddling and intimate behaviors without there being an acknowledgment of a
homosexual act. Physical and emotional ties between male friends were considered
beneficial to the growth and development of friendship. Intimacy between males
has become a cause for concern in today’s society because it has drawn a
boundary in which ways they can express affectionate behaviors towards one
another. The article was written by a gay man that states he feels that “society
gives me a free pass to be more emotional and physically demonstrative”. Although
his statement is contradicting because he also mentions that he has to be very
careful about how he expresses affection towards his close straight male
friends. Once the label of “Homosexual” was created, society had started to
place everything else into a category of its own, just as sexuality is
categorized today. I agree with the author that the expression of emotion and
intimacy in today’s society between two men should be more relaxed. Expression
of emotion should be a healthy and innocent activity that men should think of
as consensual and non-sexual in nature.
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