Three Wise Men in a Bed: Bedsharing and Sexuality in Medieval Europe (2014)

Re:Three Wise Men in a Bed: Bedsharing and Sexuality in Medi... by Retric on Sunday August 02, 2015 @04:50PM (#9992425)

I think US Men have a lot more acceptable codified physical contact than non sexual/familial M/F contact. Greetings can involve hand shakes, fist bumbs, 1/2 hugs, or bumping shoulders etc. Two Male friends walking side by side it's OK for a third friend to be in extended contact with both. Hand holding might seem off, but when a guy is really drunk the steadying hand on a forearm or solder is considered OK. Even the 'extended' hug is considered ok if someone is dealing with significant trauma.

PS: WW_ aka 'Professional' wrestling is often called gay because it's a male version of soap opera mixed with theater. Actual wrestling has long held 'sexual' overtones likely due to what it looks like to observers. where boxing/judo/karate sparing can also have a lot of physical contact, but rarely comes off as gay.

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Re:Three Wise Men in a Bed: Bedsharing and Sexuality in Medi... by girvo on Sunday August 02, 2015 @07:55PM (#9993018)

> Actual wrestling has long held 'sexual' overtones likely due to what it looks like to observers

That's a tautology. dilap's point was that our views in society have changed, and acceptable physical contact between males has narrowed in modern history.

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Re:Three Wise Men in a Bed: Bedsharing and Sexuality in Medi... by Retric on Sunday August 02, 2015 @08:09PM (#9993056)

I will put it this way, while clothed there is a mild resemblance to sex both physically and the noises involved. Historically, people did this either partially or fully naked.

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Re:Three Wise Men in a Bed: Bedsharing and Sexuality in Medi... by dilap on Sunday August 02, 2015 @10:26PM (#9993392)

yeah, i was thinking of the sport, not the ridiculous (but awesome in its own way) entertainment. :)

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