I just watched a guy walk off the bus. He has on those baggy jeans that hang so low on his hips that you wonder were exactly his crotch is and if that is really comfortable. Having watched a Family Guy dvd last night where Peter sues his Doctor for sexual molestation because of a prostate exam … I was thinking that those jeans might have something to do with hetrosexual american men’s fear of being fucked.
Think of it. If something is really bad a guy says “You are fucked” As if that is a bad thing. And if it is really horrible “Man not only were you fuck but you got fucked up the ass – hard.” Once again as a gay man – we think that is not a bad thing –but the latent homosexuality – the ultimate fear is being violated. Go back to Family Guy and the prostate exam – Peter freaks out because his doctor touched his ass. All the other men in down cringe like rape victims when then talk about it. It was funny and offensive at the same time. The key is the fear of violation and how out of touch with their bodies all the characters were. Even though this was cartoon and comedy I think it represent that American male and his fear of gay men.
So we get back to the baggy jeans – they are baggy because they hide my ass – protecting my inner fears.
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