EPTVideo: MC and PartinG in their natural setting - Page 6
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Foxyshazam
United States38 Posts
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ArTiFaKs
United States1229 Posts
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zimz
United States510 Posts
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Kevin_Sorbo
Canada3217 Posts
this thread reads like a 5th grader argument lol | ||
lichter
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mau5mat
Northern Ireland461 Posts
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mikedebo
Canada4341 Posts
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mikedebo
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Champi
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The Bastion
Netherlands12 Posts
I want to have Synd's back a little because I think you guys are targeting him pretty hard. If you grow up in a place where such actions aren't seen between to people it's going to catch you off guard. I too grow up in a culture that really frowns upon that kind of interaction. And no matter how open minded I am and could careless how Parting and MC acted, to me personally I still have to think through what I'm seeing and tell myself it's not wrong. This IS the product of being around culturally unaccepting adults and having their voices in the back of my head. No one can change how they are raised, but they can certainly change their views on right and wrong. I think the majority of the people were tripping over the word 'disturbed' which is rather strong and I definitely do not feel that way, however I fully agree with you that automatically calling that person a closeted homosexual is a pointless harmful statement fed by the political-correctness-gone-mad-virus that seems to dominate the "western" societies nowadays. Now, again, I am not saying I was disturbed, however the hand-fiddling did intrigue me. The behavior we display has an underlying meaning/explanation, and those meanings of certain behaviorisms might and probably do differ greatly in various cultures. The behavior of Parting and MC in this interview is an example of social behavior that I have not encountered too often and just makes me wonder whether "the meaning" that I subconsciously assign to that, reflect the reality. Since it is a different culture, it probably does not. It still leaves me interested and wanting to know. Now before the shit storm hits, trying to understand their social interaction/relation does not mean I am judging let alone condemning anything. The heavy response on the much discussed post was, as said, probably due to the rather harsh and inconsiderate formulation, but! I think that just asking any kind of questions about this situation would have incited the same kind of responses we have seen throughout this thread. If it would have been a girl and a guy and someone would have asked whether there was some romantic tension, no one would have batted an eyelid. On topic: I absolutely loved the interview. Unlike many other interviews where the programers tend to give standard (dull) answers to similar questions, this was actually very interesting and entertaining | ||
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JShark
Korea (South)15 Posts
It's common to see male friends holding hands and linking arms. It's also common to see male friends sitting on the laps of other males with the person behind hugging the person in front. This is not being homosexual, this is a show of close bonding. The meaning is nothing more than one of trust and closeness. Very commonly males will slap each other on their bums to show friendship. Additionally, in the workplace it is common for a boss to put his hand on the leg of an individual lower in the hierarchy to show that he's looking after him or that they're friends. Rubbing legs is common too. An additional example would be, in schools it is totally acceptable for a student to give a teacher a back or hand massage be they male or female. Leading from this, the majority of students have their teachers added on social networking such as LINK app or Kakao Talk. | ||
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The Bastion
Netherlands12 Posts
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bkrow
Australia8532 Posts
In regards to synd's comment - my problem with it was the conclusive nature of the statement. "In no Western country" - huge generalisation and ultimately entirely incorrect. | ||
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SCST
Mexico1609 Posts
On November 26 2013 10:23 The Bastion wrote: *snip* If it would have been a girl and a guy and someone would have asked whether there was some romantic tension, no one would have batted an eyelid. False equivalency. Community is criticizing those individuals who are stating that they are "disturbed" by behavior wrongly interpreted as homosexual in nature. These posters are: a) stupid, as the behavior is clearly platonic and not gay b) homophobic, as they are insinuating that there is a basis for affectionate male-male behavior being "disturbing" c) possibly not confident in their own sexuality, as it's not uncommon to see closeted gay people lash out like this No one in the thread is questioning whether or not there is romantic tension. Just a couple people pushing their homophobic agenda on the TL forums. Nothing new really. Heh. | ||
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nFo
Canada56 Posts
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lichter
1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
"Distracting" just means to draw attention unnecessarily and doesn't have a strong emotional connotation | ||
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Musicus
Germany23570 Posts
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NovemberstOrm
Canada16217 Posts
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GoldforGolden
China102 Posts
honestly it's just parting messing around with MC. I am surprised MC and Parting are actually getting along quite well, I always though Parting personality would get into trouble with other pros (especially those who have a strong personality like MC) since he is quite cocky lol | ||
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LockeTazeline
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