Let me start this off by saying that I’m gay but I fucking hate this discourse. I get that it’s just a joke a lot of the times but also there will be hundreds of articles and movie essays about why practically any male friends in a movie are gay.

It’s so bizarre cause people will be like “men should be able to show emotions and be emotional” yet, anytime a man shows any kind of emotions to another man in a movie they just say “they’re gay for each other” so men should be able to show emotions to others… but if they do they’re automatically gay? it makes no sense.

And I don’t like to assume, and I might get in trouble for saying this. But I always wonder if some of these people have little experiences with having Street friends or something? Or a male best friend? I personally grew up with mainly straight male friends. And they are always able to be very open and cool with me. And I know it doesn’t make them gay in the slightest.

I genuinely wonder if sometimes people just don’t understand the dynamics of male friendships or something lol judging by the fact nearly every other movie has an article about why characters might be gay or a “queer reading” as it might be called.

TLDR: men in movies should be able to just be friends and show emotions without being called gay. Y’all call out “toxic masculinity” but anytime a guy shows healthy masculinity you label them as a homosexual. It makes no sense and is stupid ok cool bye.