Boys about other boys

[teenboy96]

Is it weird or gay for a boy to say another guy has beautiful traits ? Some would say it is 'gayish', but naming someone's beauty/handsomeness shouldn't be so I think ?!

[Wyatt 13]

Agree dude but I cant say that in front my friends.

[nklarke]

Hmmmm well, in fact it's not, but according to the culture we live in, yes, it's considered gayish. If a woman says that a woman is beautiful is normal, but if a man says that another man is handsome he become automatically a gay according to the society.

[teenboy96]

Hmmmm well, in fact it's not, but according to the culture we live in, yes, it's considered gayish. If a woman says that a woman is beautiful is normal, but if a man says that another man is handsome he become automatically a gay according to the society.

so nklarke would you say that to a girl you're friend with?

[Telkanis]

I wouldn't do it. Just be too awkward.

[deregisterme]

There's nothing wrong in complementing someone.

[Stryker125]

I don't think it's weird at all. Sometimes my friends make fun of me for it, but whatever. A straight guy admiring the traits of another guy doesn't make him any less straight.

[nklarke]

so nklarke would you say that to a girl you're friend with?

To a girl I don't see any problem at all.

[scotty94]

I'm gay anyway so I have no problem and I have been saying that boys are beautiful for a while now, I don't think it is gayish to think another boy is beautiful or handsome.

[ksdnfkfr]

Why is it that we can talk about how beautiful etc
an animal is, but cannot say the same stuff about
a human being without it sounding weird?

[PinkFloyd]

In my group of friends, we don't call each other "beautiful" or anything like that, but we do say that one and other are good looking at times. Nothing weird about that when it's a friend.

[NeuroTiger]

Among close friends, it's possible to give those types of compliments.
Otherwise, in general, it's weird and not by the norm.

[Unsolvedmind]

I say it to my best friend all the time and he is totally fine with it

[Harley Quinn]

P101 :arrow: Teen Sexuality.

[Alex_3869]

I would say that it should be okay to give another dude a compliment if he looks good. But yeah I like dudes so thats obvious. Socially, not many people would accept it. Is there something wrong with that? Yeah. Is it likely going to cahnge soon? Probably not.

[Living For Love]

It's one of the many things that are really stupid in our society. A boy complementing another one by saying "he's beautiful" or "he's really good-looking" is something people in general consider gay, but it just doesn't make any sense. We all have two eyes on our face, we all can appreciate whoever we want, whether it is a boy or a girl.

[Laquifa]

It's one of the many things that are really stupid in our society. A boy complementing another one by saying "he's beautiful" or "he's really good-looking" is something people in general consider gay, but it just doesn't make any sense. We all have two eyes on our face, we all can appreciate whoever we want, whether it is a boy or a girl.

This. If only there was rep :P

[Verminicious Knid]

Definitely depends on how you do it. It has to said delicately as not to receive mocking XD

I'll sometimes say something about a guy's appearance but it'll usually be something like "He is good looking to be fair" or something like that.

I don't get how it's a big deal to be honest, girls do it all the time with each other (Though they don't always mean it)

[Elysium]

Considering being gay means having a sexual attraction to the same sex, complimenting them in that fashion might allude to it, yes, but that's only a possibility. It doesn't have to.

For whatever reason, it's odder to see that kind of platonic behavior between boys than between girls. I personally find the double standard to be ridiculous.

[oneDay]

I agree that society tends to stereotype men who compliment men but I feel it could only come from men who are insecure about themselves or jealous of the person the compliment is directed to.

[Derryck]

I can tell when another guy is attractive. That doesn't mean I'm attracted TO them.

[McAK101]

The only time that I say that when I'm with my group of friends is when we're all messing around joking with each other. I think it'd be to awkward to walk up to some random guy in school and say that.

[vLiinx]

do it all the time at our school, no big deal

[Allbutanillusion]

Yes, as some have mentioned, there is a double standard in societal attitudes/culture in regards to this. To expand on that statement a little...,again as a few have already mention, girls compliment each other on their appearance(a lot of the time insincerely) all the time and society is totally accepting of it.

But then again, females/girls, do a lot of things that if guys did the same thing, they(the guys) would be considered/stereotyped as gay. Again one of the many, many double standards that society has in favor of females/girls.

I am straight and I have no problem with guy/s giving compliments to another guy about their appearance. I actually kind of like Derryck's comment..."I can tell when another guy is attractive. That doesn't mean I'm attracted TO them."

[Connor.]

My group of friends would never be the ones to give compliments to other guys. They usually use the word 'gay' as an insult quite often. I personally get annoyed with this, since I have some really good friends who are actually gay.

[Zakky Boy]

I don't think there's anything inherently gay or wrong with admiring or complimenting another guy's looks.

[drew6]

Definitely depends on how you do it. It has to said delicately as not to receive mocking XD

I'll sometimes say something about a guy's appearance but it'll usually be something like "He is good looking to be fair" or something like that.

I don't get how it's a big deal to be honest, girls do it all the time with each other (Though they don't always mean it)

I agree that society tends to stereotype men who compliment men but I feel it could only come from men who are insecure about themselves or jealous of the person the compliment is directed to.

I can tell when another guy is attractive. That doesn't mean I'm attracted TO them.

I don't think there's anything inherently gay or wrong with admiring or complimenting another guy's looks.

I think it's what you say and how you sayit and to whom. If I'm with my friends working out or at a pool and someone says "wow, that dude is buff" or "I wish I looked like that" it's not a big deal. In the same situation if someone says that guy is beautiful, we'd probably crack up and say, "What?".

If we're talking about some guys lack of dating there'd be nothing wrong with me saying, "yeah, I don't get it, he's a good looking dude."

I'd never look at a guy and say he's cute, beautiful or sexy unless it was me totally playing around. I know a handsome guy when I see one. For girls, I know attractive, sexy, cute, stunning, hot or beautiful when I see them.

I really don't see cuteness in a guy. Ha ha. I can tell if they are attractive or handsome or good looking; which are all kind of the same thing.