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Post by Sumbody Gon' Get Dey Kneelift on Jan 17, 2014 1:19:54 GMT -5
Quick Question...
Something I've wondered about on this board, and about wrestling in general, is the strange sexual-normatives involved in "sports entertainment." People have said it's "soap opera for men," but as a female viewer, I always just compare it to comic books. Apparently the female viewership is actually pretty big; didn't they say it was something like 30 or 40 percent? That's nuts.
One of the things that's always struck me as interesting about wrestling is how ultimately un-sexualized it is. I mean, even when I was 15 watching Trish crawl and bark like a dog in lingerie, it felt more silly than sexy. And all the men grabbing onto each other and face-crotching for powerbombs and piledrivers somehow never came off to me as particularly "gay," which seems crazy, but I think all of us would agree; for something conceptually so gay (muscleman-drama-ballet), wrestling is somehow...not.
Due to not liking big muscles, I'm not really attracted to any of the wrestlers (with slight exception for "out of character CM Punk," Kofi Kingston and a larger exception for young Jeff Hardy), so that "hunky men" aspect of it has never really been sexualized to me either.
But how do you view your sexuality? Lots of guys on here joke about "making exceptions" for Brad Maddox, etc, but really, where you place yourself on the kinsey scale, and how does it, if at all, effect your viewing?
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Post by Tony Schiavontay on Jan 17, 2014 1:27:28 GMT -5
I'm not sure I can call myself a serious gay poster. Yes, I'm a gay male but I don't think I've ever made a serious post.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2014 1:27:54 GMT -5
I'm pretty much asexual honestly. That being said, relationship stuff (regardless of what sexuality's on display) can be pretty entertaining to me. Apparently the female viewership is actually pretty big; didn't they say it was something like 30 or 40 percent? That's nuts. No, that's vagina. |
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Post by Sumbody Gon' Get Dey Kneelift on Jan 17, 2014 1:32:51 GMT -5
I'm pretty much asexual honestly. That being said, relationship stuff (regardless of what sexuality's on display) can be pretty entertaining to me. Apparently the female viewership is actually pretty big; didn't they say it was something like 30 or 40 percent? That's nuts. No, that's vagina. A...vagina...ship? This sounds infected. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2014 1:36:36 GMT -5
Heterosexual. But wrestling has this weird effect on you that you rather see Kofi Kingston in trunks then those f***ing ugly long tights.
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Post by slappy on Jan 17, 2014 1:37:59 GMT -5
I'm one of those homosexuals your parents warned you about.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2014 1:40:43 GMT -5
Heterosexual male. Wrestling has a weird effect that desensitizes you to the fact that Taker gets into a standing 69 once a match at least.
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Post by Sumbody Gon' Get Dey Kneelift on Jan 17, 2014 1:47:34 GMT -5
Is it that the act of pro-wrestling is too stagey? What is it about it that makes it feel so sanitized, sexually?
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jan 17, 2014 1:49:10 GMT -5
I like to ogle SOME of the wrestlers' bodies, but I've never found the actual act of pro wrestling to be all that homoerotic. Heterosexual. But wrestling has this weird effect that on you that you rather see Kofi Kingston in trunks then those f***ing ugly long tights. Ikind of like Kofi's tights. A lot of people like to complain that "everyone is just a generic guy in trunks." Imo if someone has to wear tights, it might as well be the guys who don't seem to draw a lot of homoerotic thoughts. Like guys like Daniel Bryan or Cody Rhodes were made to wear trunks and be gay bait. But not so much guys like Ryback or Kofi, or even the "ridiculously good looking" Tyler Breeze. |
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Jan 17, 2014 1:52:26 GMT -5
I'm heterosexual until John Morrison comes out and makes me feel things I've never felt before. Luckily for me, that hasn't been a problem for several years now.
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Post by Snowman on Jan 17, 2014 3:54:16 GMT -5
I'm heterosexual until John Morrison comes out and makes me feel things I've never felt before. Luckily for me, that hasn't been a problem for several years now. It's not gay if it's Morrison  |
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Post by "Gentleman" AJ Powell on Jan 17, 2014 4:15:46 GMT -5
I thought you were giving us a gimmick change, was gonna say, I can't pull off serious straight, I'd have no chance being a Serious gay poster!
But yeah, hetero here. Only recently in the past 3-4 years did I get past the stage of watching Divas matches closely just in case a boob popped out.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Jan 17, 2014 4:16:45 GMT -5
Bisexual is the closest option but my sexuality - and honestly, everyone's sexuality - is more complex than that.
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Post by Slammy Award-Winning Cannibal on Jan 17, 2014 4:35:26 GMT -5
Bo Dallas?
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Post by BigJerichool222 on Jan 17, 2014 4:51:24 GMT -5
WHAT? Heterosexual Male is the most common user here? I'm shocked.
This is why wrestling fans don't have their own niche dating site. OH THE MONEY I COULD MAKE creating one of those if more wimminz watched wrestling.
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Post by Bad Moon on Jan 17, 2014 5:02:49 GMT -5
Cisgendered straight white male here. I am the patriarchy and don't you ever forget who's in charge.  |
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Post by Abdullah on Jan 17, 2014 5:40:40 GMT -5
I'm gay. I write slash fic. But, I get quickly creeped out by people who watch wrestling for the hot bodies or just for someone's trunks to fall off. They have nothing to say about the quality of a performance but will make a thousand screencaps of that time where Ambrose looked like he was kissing Ziggler.
I know there's no 'wrong' way to be a fan. But damn.
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Post by Heartbreaker on Jan 17, 2014 5:53:10 GMT -5
I'm a straight female. Been watching wrestling since I was really little, about four years old. I didn't really start finding guys attractive until I hit 12 years old so yeah, puberty and some of my first crushes were wrestlers. Although I do find some of the superstars attractive, I'm not the kind who watches wrestling only for that reason. I mean CM Punk, Cody Rhodes and Dean Ambrose are like some of my favourites and I do find them attractive but I am a fan of them because I think they're awesome, talented and have great characters.
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Post by The Ichi on Jan 17, 2014 6:52:59 GMT -5
Heterosexual, and unless Aksana is on my screen, I can control myself.
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Post by Jessica Cadavre on Jan 17, 2014 7:14:07 GMT -5
4 on the kinsey scale. I'm attracted to very few men. Of the wrestlers, I'd most want to have sex with Dean Ambrose, CM Punk, and Brad Maddox. Most of the others are meh... in terms of looks alone, that is. In real life it's only a few guys I know I'd say I find attractive (and I do have a lot of male friends I hang out with, since most of the women I know are busy with their kids...)
As for the divas, there's only like one or two I'd say no to. I love women. In real life, too. I've dated both genders, but my least hated exes happen to be the two girls I dated, lol.
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