A lot of people kiss their pets or non-human animals in general. I find that very weird. I understand that it is a sign of affection but it seems so off. One reason is that I doubt whether animals really understand this. Also it seems to be on a level of intimacy to me that I find weird sharing with a pet. Not necessarily romantically or sexually (that would be even more weird and wrong and probably illegal). But it is still “more”. I am not sure whether I can really explain why exactly I find that weird.

Anyway, what is something that is weird to you but not to most other people?

  • breezeblock@lemmy.ca
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    Team sports is an expression of latent tribalism in many of us. Might be why you don’t see it.

    And most fans of a sport have played it in their youth, so there’s unexpressed longing for lost youth.

    It starts as something socialized with your male role models, spreads to your peers at school — and eventually is just another ritual that you can find comfort in via its seasonal predictability — there’s always another game to be played.

    Grid iron football is indeed rather homoerotic, but … let’s say ice hockey?

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      Plenty of gay men playing these big, manly, homoerotic sports, and having a grand time!

      Most of em are just a little quiet about it, for obvious gay panic reasons. That’s less of a problem as time goes on, but still.

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      Those ice hockey girlies in the pwhl be kissing on each other and getting married there’s no way you can convince me it isn’t homoerotic.