in thread "The Gay Question (Asylum Mag): homosociality vs sodomy": So I don't know how many of you have been in mannerbund-esque institutions like firefighting, the police, or the military but I've consistently observed that homoeroticism is widespread as a source of comic relief, explanatory models for hierarchy and domi... 3mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 7.2 7.2 So I don't know how (view hidden) log in to judge received 7.2 7.2 The homoerotic element of masculine spaces today is definitely a degradation of some kind but its geneology seems like a puzzle. Even if it wasn't the case for your friend group or my friend group, I think anyone who's seen a decent amount of life has enco... 3mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 6.4 6.4 The homoerotic eleme (view hidden) log in to judge received 6.4 6.4 Strong agree. The story of man becoming modern is also the story of his everyday and interior life becoming rationalized, creating the flattened emotional affects we know today. I will note that one of the signs of this flattened affect is fake-exaggerated... 3mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 3.3 3.3 Strong agree. The st (view hidden) log in to judge received 3.3 3.3 Continuation of above. 3mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 3.3 3.3 Continuation of abov (view hidden) log in to judge received 3.3 3.3 Please forgive me for posting multiple times in a row, but it just occurred to me that the disappearance of the "high style" from modern speech is what limits people from expressing higher emotions in an outward way. We have intellectual or bureaucratic re... 3mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 7.7 7.7 0.0 0.0 Please forgive me fo (view hidden) log in to judge received 7.7 7.7 0.0 0.0