JackbytheSea said:I'm not proud of the state my body is presently in, and I've definitely been in better shape. However, I'm far more ashamed to try slipping my undies off or on from beneath a towel. Jesus!
What are these guys afraid of - that I'm getting a .75 second glance at their nature, as I'm passing through? What've they got, the Holy Grail under there? There a treasure map tatooed down there? It's damned womanish, in my humble opinion, and if I saw any buddy of mine behaving that way, I'd be tempted to snatch their towel from them and beat them silly with it!
I think most guys find something emasculating about gay men checking them out, like the gay guy is seeing him as being feminine in some way. A gay buddy of mine told me it's actually quite the opposite - that gay dudes are more attracted to masculinity, than anything else. When I considered that, gay attention actually became sort of flattering - like a measuring stick for how hot I might be.
I almost miss it.
Anyway, you see somebody staring at your stuff in a gym and just being a real ass about it, you can always give them a good, hard, cold-blooded stare back. If your stare is anything like mine, I guaran-dam-tee you, the bastard won't bother you again.
I never thought I'd feel so strongly about this, but, we ought to bring back the gang shower (and shower, period), as part of the physical education programs in our schools. There's no better barometer for a healthy sense of fitness and development, than bathing/showering with a bunch of other naked human beings. Furthermore, it has been my experience that the more you're permitted to hide your body, the more likely it is that you will neglect and abuse it.
So, you feel a little less than Kryptonian naked - so what? So, we're a little uncomfortable without clothes? Maybe, we're unsure of exactly how well we're developed in comparison with others - again, so what? To indulge these things, especially in school, is just plain wrong - this idea that we can solve problems or deal with our fears by hiding ourselves from them.
We're breeding a nation of sissies here, and it's a little embarassing.
When I see guys doing this I feel like saying dude if your that uncomfortable changing around a bunch of guys maybe you should change out home instead of taking such pain staking measures to avoid being seen.I am waiting for one of these guys to loose their balance and fall right on their ass as the towel goes flying.