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gerg

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Japanese didn't have the the same moral values as cultures with Abrahamic religions. Some where imported by the West. Like homophobia and not walking around naked.

Eh, I think that comparison is a bit simplistic. On the one hand, I think it fair to say that Japanese culture historically hasn't been as homophobic as Western cultures (and perhaps also that it still isn't), but Japanese culture also doesn't seem to place great importance on gay identity to begin with - for whatever reasons, being gay is something you do, not something you are. While this may mean that homophobic policy is kept to a minimum, it also means that the gay rights movement there is practically non-existent.
 

Masamuna

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I wanna say there was a skit on in living color that dealt with huge bulges. Before that it was he-man. And what kinda confirmed it was the ambiguously gay duo.

What really confirmed it was coming across my babysitters muscle fitness magazines. I found out years later he ended up coming out and moving to SF :O
 

Caladrius

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I can't outline a particular moment where I realized I was attracted to men. (There was a long period of doubt.) The big things I remember are looking at my father's fitness magazines and having a boner around some of my classmates.Also in retrospect my fixation on Ash Ketchum during pre-adolescence makes a lot more sense.
 

mantidor

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These are cartoons (well, anime. dubbed in Arabic) we watched on TV as children:


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I wanna say there was a skit on in living color that dealt with huge bulges. Before that it was he-man. And what kinda confirmed it was the ambiguously gay duo.

What really confirmed it was coming across my babysitters muscle fitness magazines. I found out years later he ended up coming out and moving to SF :O


Aren't you the grandpas hehe
Like if I needed to be reminded how old I am, people here saw the last airbender as freaking children... damn...

There was also this Bugs Bunny short with some crazy bearded guy he was trying to kick out of some house or something, I can't remember the story very well, because towards the end the guy rips his shirt off and is built like a tank, and is hairy, and well... did that made me feel more than funny down there... I had to be under 8 years old back then.
 

RM8

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Hmmm... I'm not sure I had a thing for cartoons. I mean, why would I? I played mostly fighting games when I was a kid :p
 

KmA

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Was anyone else initially attracted to girls but then ended up attracted to guys? I had crushes on girls in the fifth and sixth grade but randomly by 7th grade it was all about the guys for me and my attraction to girls just disappeared. It was very confusing. Show me tits in the fifth grade and I would freak out. Show me tits now and I barely feel a thing.

That's exactly how I was. I always read about how people were so sure there was something different about them when they were kids but for me I'm pretty sure I was exclusively into girls. Like I'm pretty sure I was attracted to girls, I looked at girls and felt a stirring in my loins. But eventually in like 6th grade I started looking at guys and girls, and eventually just transitioned over to guys fully. It was very confusing, and still once in a blue moon I get attracted to a lady and her parts. But that only ever lasts for a few moments.
 

Masamuna

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Aren't you the grandpas hehe
Like if I needed to be reminded how old I am, people here saw the last airbender as freaking children... damn...

There was also this Bugs Bunny short with some crazy bearded guy he was trying to kick out of some house or something, I can't remember the story very well, because towards the end the guy rips his shirt off and is built like a tank, and is hairy, and well... did that made me feel more than funny down there... I had to be under 8 years old back then.

Haha, technically he-man was before my time. I was a preschooler by the time Barney was huge. I guess Jason doing random, sweaty katas in every other episode of mmpr also turned my head :3
 

daripad

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I don't know when I started aknowledging my sexual preference but I noticed it because I was just looking for pictures of soccer players and I liked the ones with hairy legs/chest. Then I accepted I was gay around 13, when I was in secondary school and I couldn't stop looking at some of my classmates.
 

lenovox1

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Nobody else watched the softcore porn on Cinemax or other "premium" channels late at night and had little skits "recreating" some of the scenes? Just me then? And I remember that sometimes in my prepubescent sex dreams (largely innocent and set like a "classy" softcore skin flick), sometimes I would be the woman in the dream and sometimes I would be the man. That was weird to me at the time. I had no real concept of gay sex beyond oral sex until I was middle school aged.

And I remember that my first real crush was on my 4th grade homeroom teacher. He was an adorable little guy that kept telling me how smart I was. I didn't get crushes on kids in my class like most people normally do. I pretty much viewed those guys like family--totally off limits.
 

RatskyWatsky

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Nobody else watched the softcore porn on Cinemax or other "premium" channels late at night and had little skits "recreating" some of the scenes? Just me then?

Nah, I did that too. I'd try to recreate pretty much any nude/sex scene that I'd seen on TV or in a movie. lol
 
Never heard of an adult, let alone an adult woman, being nude in any kid-oriented anime, though. Usually it's the same kind of formula that determines whether or not you can show an uncovered butt on western kids' cartoons: "yes" if it's a young male character who is also drawn in a non-realistic style (Avatar for example would never get away with it, something like Phineas and Ferb would and does), "no" under any other circumstance.

It's Sarutobi Sasuke, I tried to find the clip by scanning through a few episodes but couldnt' find it. The whole show is on youtube in arabic.

lol! What anime is that in the first two images?

It's apparently called Kum-Kum in English, better known as طم طم to us.
 
Never heard of it. Was it any good?

I hardly remember anything from it (except the nudity, lol)... when I was a kid I used to watch any cartoon that would be on TV (since they only showed for a couple/few hours every day. We didn't have 24/7 cartoon channels back then), but this one wasn't one of my favorites.
 

daripad

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My sister just shared a pro gay link on Facebook. I'm very tempted to come out to her tonight.

Last time I tried I just couldn't get the words out of my mouth and didn't tell her anything, but now I know she wouldn't be conflicted about me being gay/bi/whatever I am
 

RatskyWatsky

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I hardly remember anything from it (except the nudity, lol)... when I was a kid I used to watch any cartoon that would be on TV (since they only showed for a couple/few hours every day. We didn't have 24/7 cartoon channels back then), but this one wasn't one of my favorites.

I see. Well, what one was your favorite?
Future Boy Conan? :)
 
I see. Well, what one was your favorite?
Future Boy Conan? :)

I had different favorites at different times while growing up. That Sarotubi Sasuke one was a favorite at some point, and various others, including educational scientific ones (I'm still a big science nerd to this day), but my memory of my childhood has always been terrible... it's hard for me to recall specifics and details. My friends don't seem to have that issue, they can still recall theme songs, all character names, and plot details of childhood cartoons.

I did really like Future Boy Conan as a kid, but it wasn't a favorite of mine and I only watched it once back then (in contrast to many people here who watched it many times during reruns, it's a cult favorite in the middle east)... HOWEVER, I watched it all as an adult 10 years ago or so, in my "anime renaissance" phase, I watched it in Japanese with English subtitles this time, and it blew my fucking mind. I didn't remember much of the plot anyway and it was like watching it for the first time. I literally cried through it and at the time declared it to be my favorite TV series ever. The fact is made sweeter knowing that it was the first thing Hayao Miyazaki directed, and it was released the year I was born (1978).

Why did you ask about it specifically? Did you see me talk about it in another thread? :)

Beware_the_toes_by_carglue.jpg


OMNOMNOM
 

RatskyWatsky

Hunky Nostradamus
I did really like Future Boy Conan as a kid, but it wasn't a favorite of mine and I only watched it once back then (in contrast to many people here who watched it many times during reruns, it's a cult favorite in the middle east)... HOWEVER, I watched it all as an adult 10 years ago or so, in my "anime renaissance" phase, I watched it in Japanese with English subtitles this time, and it blew my fucking mind. I didn't remember much of the plot anyway and it was like watching it for the first time. I literally cried through it and at the time declared it to be my favorite TV series ever. The fact is made sweeter knowing that it was the first thing Hayao Miyazaki directed, and it was released the year I was born (1978).

hehe, aww. I watched the show a year or so ago and totally fell in love with it. Just a great great series.

Why did you ask about it specifically? Did you see me talk about it in another thread? :)

I seem to recall seeing you post about it once or twice before elsewhere, but I wasn't sure if it was you or someone else. :3

I want you to dress up as Conan (complete with the spear) and post pics :3
 
I'm assuming it's nothing that could get you Midnightscott-ed, right? :p

That's the thing, I'm not familiar with what happened with him, and not sure how "my story" would be received in that regard.

Anyway, it was just an account of the amazing sex I had with a guy I met this week.

I've been enjoying a part of my sexuality that has been largely "undiscovered" up to this point, which is being on the receiving end of anal sex. I chose not to use the word "bottom" because people tend to associate it with being "submissive", which I'm not (although there's nothing necessarily wrong with being submissive). I'm usually very clear, direct, and assertive in communicating what I want in sex... and recently I've decided to explore this "role" that I've always considered to not be my preference. And boy am I enjoying it. I now really think that "top" guys are missing out big time, and I think there's a cultural bias that inhibits many guys' sexuality and prevents them from truly enjoying "bottoming", and if only they unlearn their inhibitions they'd have a much richer sex life :)

There was a picture I saw on tumblr a while back that had a quote saying something to the meaning of that being submissive is not a weakness, and that it actually involves strength and confidence from the individual to be comfortable with themselves in that role. And I agree. I can't seem to find that image now...
 

Delio

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I dunno if i told you guys. But I invited Carter, the guy ive been talking to for three months, to Thanksgiving dinner. At this point I feel like we are making strides to being together.
 
That's the thing, I'm not familiar with what happened with him, and not sure how "my story" would be received in that regard.

Anyway, it was just an account of the amazing sex I had with a guy I met this week.

I've been enjoying a part of my sexuality that has been largely "undiscovered" up to this point, which is being on the receiving end of anal sex. I chose not to use the word "bottom" because people tend to associate it with being "submissive", which I'm not (although there's nothing necessarily wrong with being submissive). I'm usually very clear, direct, and assertive in communicating what I want in sex... and recently I've decided to explore this "role" that I've always considered to not be my preference. And boy am I enjoying it. I now really think that "top" guys are missing out big time, and I think there's a cultural bias that inhibits many guys' sexuality and prevents them from truly enjoying "bottoming", and if only they unlearn their inhibitions they'd have a much richer sex life :)

There was a picture I saw on tumblr a while back that had a quote saying something to the meaning of that being submissive is not a weakness, and that it actually involves strength and confidence from the individual to be comfortable with themselves in that role. And I agree. I can't seem to find that image now...
PREACH IT MAN!!!!!

I think I've topped about 90% of the times I had sex, mostly because my ex really enjoyed bottoming and I didn't really have any previous experience. But I really enjoyed bottoming every once in a while!

Sometimes I just couldn't get pass the initial "pain" phase no matter how much lube we used or how relaxed I was (also his dick was slightly thicker and longer than mine) but when I did, most of the times I would cum without even touching myself (though after I came I needed him to stop).

Which also reminds me I haven't had sex (penetration) for almost a year and a half :(
 
PREACH IT MAN!!!!!

I think I've topped about 90% of the times I had sex, mostly because my ex really enjoyed bottoming and I didn't really have any previous experience. But I really enjoyed bottoming every once in a while!

Sometimes I just couldn't get pass the initial "pain" phase no matter how much lube we used or how relaxed I was (also his dick was slightly thicker and longer than mine) but when I did, most of the times I would cum without even touching myself (though after I came I needed him to stop).

Which also reminds me I haven't had sex (penetration) for almost a year and a half :(

Yeah I'm afraid with bottoming there's definitely a sweet spot with dick size. Too small and it's not much fun, too large and it hurts too much. But with the "right" size (and I guess shape), it can be pure pleasure.

I've also learned recently I really, REALLY enjoy giving head. I knew I liked it for a while, but again there's a certain psychological factor that once you "get over", it becomes so much better. And of course it depends on the guy, how much I'm attracted to him, and based on my last time I'd say dick size and shape can have a lot to do with it... I could never deepthroat without immediately gagging in the past, but with this guy it was effortless, and paradoxically he had the largest dick I ever sucked :/
 
eeeww...nomnom to Future Boy Conan? don't be creepy snake...

Haha, I never actually fancied him... I just like his foot in that fanart drawing, looks like an adult foot to me and my brain objectified it :p

As for absolutely depressing, traumatizing cartoons:

The_Adventures_of_Hutch_the_Honeybee.jpg

Oh yeah, I know that one from childhood as well. There were plenty of depressing and tragic cartoons actually :/
 

mantidor

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Oh yeah, I know that one from childhood as well. There were plenty of depressing and tragic cartoons actually :/

Yeah... I'm surprised the middle east and latinamerica have so many of these old cartoons in common, you never hear about them from people on the States.

I dunno if i told you guys. But I invited Carter, the guy ive been talking to for three months, to Thanksgiving dinner. At this point I feel like we are making strides to being together.

And this got lost among the cartoons, congrats! hope everything goes well.
 

RatskyWatsky

Hunky Nostradamus
So, to get back on topic a little bit, what do you guys think of the comments that the president of pasta maker Barilla made about gays the other day?

For us, the ‘sacral family’ remains one of the company’s core values. Our family is a traditional family. If gays like our pasta and our advertisings, they will eat our pasta; if they don’t like that, they will eat someone else’s pasta. You can’t always please everyone not to displease anyone. I would not do a commercial with a homosexual family, not for lack of respect toward homosexuals – who have the right to do whatever they want without disturbing others – but because I don’t agree with them, and I think we want to talk to traditional families. The women are crucial in this.

I respect same-sex marriage because that concerns people who want to contract marriage, but I absolutely don’t respect adoptions in gay families, because that concerns a person who is not the people who decide.”

If you've purchased Barilla pasta in the past, will you continue to do so or will you boycott?

Personally, I'm fine with him thinking/believing whatever he wants just as long as he's not, like, donating to anti gay organizations like the president of Chick-fil-A did. As long as his views don't adversely affect anyone, I'm fine with his comments. They represent a sort of backwards way of thinking, to be sure, but they ultimately didn't offend me much.

Thoughts?
 

Sai-kun

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There was a picture I saw on tumblr a while back that had a quote saying something to the meaning of that being submissive is not a weakness, and that it actually involves strength and confidence from the individual to be comfortable with themselves in that role. And I agree. I can't seem to find that image now...

I agree with this pretty much completely :)
 

Caladrius

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What is even going on anymore I'm lost

Don't ask questions, you'll be glad you didn't know.

So, to get back on topic a little bit, what do you guys think of the comments that the president of pasta maker Barilla made about gays the other day?



If you've purchased Barilla pasta in the past, will you continue to do so or will you boycott?

Personally, I'm fine with him thinking/believing whatever he wants just as long as he's not, like, donating to anti gay organizations like the president of Chick-fil-A did. As long as his views don't adversely affect anyone, I'm fine with his comments. They represent a sort of backwards way of thinking, to be sure, but they ultimately didn't offend me much.

Thoughts?

I wouldn't put it past him until he's a known quantity. If somebody's got enough money and a vision they're able and likely do something.


Top of page for the first time. Hooray.
 

Crayons

Banned
So, to get back on topic a little bit, what do you guys think of the comments that the president of pasta maker Barilla made about gays the other day?



If you've purchased Barilla pasta in the past, will you continue to do so or will you boycott?

Personally, I'm fine with him thinking/believing whatever he wants just as long as he's not, like, donating to anti gay organizations like the president of Chick-fil-A did. As long as his views don't adversely affect anyone, I'm fine with his comments. They represent a sort of backwards way of thinking, to be sure, but they ultimately didn't offend me much.

Thoughts?

There is not enough time in the day to care about the political views of someone who makes pasta.
 
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