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Men Kissing In Film : Hot or Not ? (sarah michelle gellar mention)

RD Ross

Sunday 23 October 2005, by Webmaster

As a whole, society has seen woman on woman action as hot. The stereotypical male fantasy is a hot girl kissing another hot girl, with maybe a little groping going on. Evidence, Cruel Intentions (1998), when Sarah Michelle Gellar kisses Selma Blair, won "Best Kiss" at the MTV Movie Awards.

When you think about it, though, the hottest same-sex kisses have been between men. This occured to me as I watched a preview for Brokeback Mountain, where Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaall play secret lover-cowboys. But is society ready for women to think guys kissing is hot?

Personally, the thought of Ledger and Gyllenhaall, two beautiful specimens, kissing passionately, gives me tingles. It’s the same sensation I got in 9th grade when I went to see In & Out. Unlike other girls who swooned after Justin Timberlake, I was going through a big Kevin Kline phase. Odd, yes, but when he kissed Tom Selleck, the scene caused a stir, and not just in the media.

In film, women kissing is often portrayed as college girls experimenting with their sexuality. This is seldom true with men, except maybe in Y Tu Mama Tambien. Perhaps the appeal of men kissing is that Hollywood sees it as something deeper, more passionate, not just an experiment. It’s the uncovering of the men’s true selves. And as Keats wrote, "‘Beauty is truth, truth beauty,’ - that is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know." (Ode on a Grecian Urn)

So, to answer the question, “is society ready to accept male homosexuality as attractive?” I’d say half of us are. The other half is just in denial.


6 Forum messages

  • > Men Kissing In Film : Hot or Not ? (sarah michelle gellar mention)

    24 October 2005 01:18, by Anonymous
    Definitely hot. "Crash" (1996), Elias Koteas and James Spader anyone??! Positively sizzling, and Spader was incredibly handsome then (still is ;o).

  • > Men Kissing In Film : Hot or Not ? (sarah michelle gellar mention)

    24 October 2005 02:43, by Noni
    Two guys kissing is totally hot. Im definitely going to be seeing this brokeback movie you speak of.

  • > Men Kissing In Film : Hot or Not ? (sarah michelle gellar mention)

    24 October 2005 08:55, by Anonymous
    It’s freaken majorly hot! I love the pictures floating out there of Nicholas Brendon and James Marsters sharing a small kiss with Alyson Hannigan in the background, that one gave me tingles lol The article is right though, I’ve mentioned it to friends i know that i think it’s somewhat of a turn on and they look at me like i’m an alien!

  • > Men Kissing In Film : Hot or Not ? (sarah michelle gellar mention)

    24 October 2005 12:33, by Anonymous
    Where is this picture that you speak of? I want to see Nick and James getting it on!

  • > Men Kissing In Film : Hot or Not ? (sarah michelle gellar mention)

    25 October 2005 06:01, by jacque

    Mmmm...I have always thought that 2 hot guys kissing is so sexy! My college roomate thought the same, although a lot of girls I know would be icked by the idea.

    When I got my BA in theater,we studied the idea of gender roles as "construced" by society. Not only do I like the visual of 2 guys kissing, I also like examining the dynamic of power exchange. The difference in power dynamic between 2 men, vs the power dymanic between a man and a woman ARE different, like it or not - which translates in to a different, interesting sexual charge.

    ps the person who thinks that there are no girls who like guy/guy action obviously doesn’t read much fanfiction. The masses might not be ready for boy on boy, but some of us have been for years now!!

  • > Men Kissing In Film : Hot or Not ? (sarah michelle gellar mention)

    25 October 2005 20:02, by Isabell

    Unfortunately, in our society the visual of two guys kissing is still frowned upon or even commented on with disgusting and hateful verbal diarrhea. While it’s widely considered that girl on girl action is ’hot’ and a ’turn-on’ for men, it’s seldomly heard of women stating something like that about guy on guy action. Well, I can honestly say it is for me! And I tell my men that. I don’t expect or even want them to share these feelings but a least they gotta except them. I’m swooning over gay fanfiction/slash like ’Spangel’ and found another f***ing fantastic fandom in ’Queer as Folk’. Men shouldn’t start to ’freak out’ when a girlfriend likes two guys together - she probably won’t expect him to put on a show for her with his best bud. And you should avoid making any kind of ’yuck’ or ’choking’ sounds, they only show how immature and insecure you feel about your own sexuality ;-[]

    So yes - definitely HOT!!!