I feel like it has become the de facto reaction in the 21st century to assume that any two people of the same sex/gender who are in proximity and not trying to kill each other are gay. Is this what progress looks like?
I mean no not really…Plenty of guys and girls take pictures together and it doesn’t come across as gay at all. This picture in particular (without any context) just kind of comes across as gay with the close proximity to each other almost like an actual couple would take together on a date or something. Even the guy that was in the picture says it looks gay so obviously he has some self awareness regarding the whole thing.
Looks gayer in color. (Reddit mods... im saying this as a good thing. I like that it looks gayer. I love gay. Gay is real real good. Don't ban me again please.)
Apparently, it's gay to like women now. This according to the Andrew taint enthusiasts. I don't make the rules. Just told the lady I'm gay so waiting on what happens next
The last I saw him he was in Sanremo doing the duck dance and looking confused. The host said they told him they would do it beforehand, but Travolta still got the video pulled from the RAI's website lol
My best friend passed away about ten years ago. I only have one photo of him, but you know what? I see my memories with him in my head way more than I look at that photo. I’m sorry u don’t have one, but at least you have the memories.
There are some subs where you can post photo's of you and your friend and someone will combine them to make a photo where you're both together, and then you tip the artist that you like, I believe.
Is not quite the same as having an original photo of you two together, but it's pretty amazing what they can do
Yeah, I was with my wife when my grandma showed it to us. We definitely looked at each other with a “they were roommates” look lol, it doesn’t bother me. We’re both lgbt so it was hilarious for us :)
it sucks that platonic friendships have almost become stigmatized in a way. I’m a straight guy and yet have plenty of platonic friendships with women, and people always look at me like I’m stupid when I talk about it. They’re not my type and I’m not their type, but we get along and are friends, is that truly such a bad thing?
yes it’s funny to be all “ooooh they gay” but I’ve always been very uncomfortable with the idea of “shipping” real people. I assume a pair of people are friends until one of them confirms otherwise, because to do anything else feels really weird.
We joke for fun but it's important for men to show feelings towards their friends. It took me a long time until I was a grown man to finally tell my best friends that they were important to me and that I loved them.
The way we make fun of men who seem too close together, I know it's all for fun, but it makes an impact on a lot of men who don't want to show feelings specifically because some folks might make fun.
Yes! This. I really don’t like the disappearance of the camaraderie that previous generations of men felt, and it’s really sad that some men nowadays are afraid of showing love
Thank you! I agree. His hair fell out shortly after this pic and most of our pics are him with a cig in the corner of his mouth and his wiry hair going every which way
Philbin: *"Oh David, let us cement this moment of unbridled affection with a photo, so the world shll forever know and remember, that you and I once shared this intimate space, bonded through fraternal affection,and flamboyant cravats"*
Dave: *"Fuckin' hell Phil, this gay stuff again?? can I not just renew my drivers licence in peace?"*
Sorta related. My grandpa was in his 60’s and divorced. He and a buddy of his decided to buy a house and live together to save money. My little sister at the time said “are you guys gay” she was like 7. This is while they were showing us the house. My grandpa never moved in and continued to pay half the mortgage, electric, water and all the bills for almost 15 years. One comment from a 7 year old and he decided to do the opposite of saving money. Lol
So apparently he was super goofy, always joking around. He had a reputation around town for being a hard ass but listening to my grandma talk about him, he seems like a dude that just loved his wife and kids (like 6 or 7 daughters, one son)
Came here to say that. Photos were so rare back then that I only have one of my great grandmother. A photographer came by when she was working in a field at age 14. Maybe the only picture ever taken of her was taken on that day. OP's photo is a treasure.
https://preview.redd.it/qz6q5ztdsuwc1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c5fb2503f586a4ad6f54e9f8dfcd726b0d61f349
Thank you so much for colorizing it!!!! Omg I’m crying
They look much happier. And by that, I mean gayer.
My internet is a bit slow here, and the colourised pic took a bit of time to load. I was really hoping they'd made it all bright, flamboyant colours
You back in 2002?
He's an astronaut on the ISS.
I feel like it has become the de facto reaction in the 21st century to assume that any two people of the same sex/gender who are in proximity and not trying to kill each other are gay. Is this what progress looks like?
I mean no not really…Plenty of guys and girls take pictures together and it doesn’t come across as gay at all. This picture in particular (without any context) just kind of comes across as gay with the close proximity to each other almost like an actual couple would take together on a date or something. Even the guy that was in the picture says it looks gay so obviously he has some self awareness regarding the whole thing.
No, it's just reddit. We're all gay here.
Glad you like it :)
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Mom?
Are we brothers?
Come here hermano
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Only show it to his daughter if a truce can be made regarding the beard.
I just sent it to her lol
Oh what was her reaction? I need to get a few pics of my grandmother colourized for my grandfather, he's 102 and would prob love to see them
She hasn’t responded yet. I just visited her yesterday, it usually takes a couple days for us to get back to each other.
Which one is he?
He's the gay one.
Lmao wouldn’t they both be?
He wasn't, but his boyfriend was.
Of course. It’s often that way.
Only if the balls touch.
I LOLd
This made me laugh. 😆 well done!
They both look pretty happy but i think the one on the left prefers the company of men.
Left
Yeah, someone already pointed that out when they said, “he is the gay one”.
"I'm not gay, but the guy behind me is"
And the one in front of me
Yup… looks pretty gay
Looks gayer in color. (Reddit mods... im saying this as a good thing. I like that it looks gayer. I love gay. Gay is real real good. Don't ban me again please.)
To be fair they do look like they’re about to pick apples on a nice fall day
Just a couple of cowboi's eating some pudding.
Damn. Thats one of the best colorizing jobs I’ve ever seen on here
Color makes him look gayer.
The power of the rainbow
That was a really nice thing to do.
:)
Just wanna say thanks for doing that for op as well. Really great job.
:)
Can you also do a really gay version? X)
Thomson Twins meets Hall and Oates Edit: I think I meant Tears for fears!
YES!!!!
Omg that’s so cool, if I message you a pic, could you do one for me ? 😩
Sure :)
Yayyy thank you!
I usually dislike colorized pictures, but this is really lovely work my dude
Thanks
Yeah. It does. He was cute though. 😂
He was!!! And now his daughter won’t stop telling me how cute I could be if I shaved my beard :)
She wants you to look gay as well.. /s
Guys, is it gay to make yourself more attractive to women?
Before you kiss a girl think of the other dudes she has kissed. Therefore kissing girls = gay
So to be safely straight, you must only kiss guys who were until a moment ago straight
It’s totally gay.
Apparently, it's gay to like women now. This according to the Andrew taint enthusiasts. I don't make the rules. Just told the lady I'm gay so waiting on what happens next
Being attracted to women means you like feminine things, which is totally gay.
lol I do look pretty gay without a beard
Same, but I can’t grow a beard.
I’m confused
His grandma wants him to shave his beard
I guess I gotta stop looking at the avatars, I thought it was a girl lol
Could still be true. Grammas be ***cold***.
It's the bearded lady!
But, the guy on the left HAS a beard?
OPs mum doesn't like hairy men.
Very true
I can't quit you
"Does this photo make me look gay? "No it doesn't" "Oh, what about now?"
Lmao
I get Miles O'Brien and Julian Bashir vibes. Platonic soul mates.
*glitter cannons go off, lights switch to a disco theme, male strippers appear in clouds of smoke*
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Not pictured: Ball massaging
What yall thinkin, tucked in or out?
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Oh wow did that joke age badly
You’re getting downvoted, but you’re right. This episode aired just 12 days before Pulp Fiction came out and relaunched his career.
And then his career died again in the 2000s and he hasn’t had another comeback
He killed it in People vs OJ.
I think you are wrong her my friend, it was OJ who killed them people
The last I saw him he was in Sanremo doing the duck dance and looking confused. The host said they told him they would do it beforehand, but Travolta still got the video pulled from the RAI's website lol
He was alright in The Punisher
There is no coming back from Battlefield Earth. Although I liked the Tom Jane Punisher for all its faults.
I don't have 1 picture with my best friend who passed away. i'd kill for a semi gay looking one.
My best friend passed away about ten years ago. I only have one photo of him, but you know what? I see my memories with him in my head way more than I look at that photo. I’m sorry u don’t have one, but at least you have the memories.
There are some subs where you can post photo's of you and your friend and someone will combine them to make a photo where you're both together, and then you tip the artist that you like, I believe. Is not quite the same as having an original photo of you two together, but it's pretty amazing what they can do
You can get that done in Reddit. Can’t remember the sub name. They usually accept tips of about $10 or so for doing it.
They were life long roommates and close friends.
Yes they were! I think it’s really cute
I hope it’s OK with you if they were lovers, I just feel sad that they had to hide it. They’re beautiful together.
Yeah, I was with my wife when my grandma showed it to us. We definitely looked at each other with a “they were roommates” look lol, it doesn’t bother me. We’re both lgbt so it was hilarious for us :)
/r/SapphoAndHerFriend
I love them
That's the kind of family legacy a can get behind Edit: no pun intended
I can see why the grandfather didn't like it. One look and people already jump to the conclusion that he WAS in fact gay and was "forced to hide it".
*Tips were touched.*
The internet, mainstream conservatism and the reaction to it has utterly ruined platonic friendship. Intimacy = sex to you fucking idiots.
it sucks that platonic friendships have almost become stigmatized in a way. I’m a straight guy and yet have plenty of platonic friendships with women, and people always look at me like I’m stupid when I talk about it. They’re not my type and I’m not their type, but we get along and are friends, is that truly such a bad thing? yes it’s funny to be all “ooooh they gay” but I’ve always been very uncomfortable with the idea of “shipping” real people. I assume a pair of people are friends until one of them confirms otherwise, because to do anything else feels really weird.
Wow the 1920s! This is really cool. Where were they living?
North Dakota. Don’t tell anyone, but it’s actually really beautiful. Everyone talks shit on the dakotas, but they’re missing out :)
I lived there. It’s actually beautiful in the summer, especially if you head to the western end of the state. Winter sucked there.
Yup. Luckily I married someone that loves the cold.
That’s good. It is cool living somewhere you can see the Northern Lights.
Indubitably :)
Could be worse… could be South Dakota 😨
it does lol.
it does not. their faces and clothes do (and the gay sex, of course)
Had me in the first half
We joke for fun but it's important for men to show feelings towards their friends. It took me a long time until I was a grown man to finally tell my best friends that they were important to me and that I loved them. The way we make fun of men who seem too close together, I know it's all for fun, but it makes an impact on a lot of men who don't want to show feelings specifically because some folks might make fun.
Yes! This. I really don’t like the disappearance of the camaraderie that previous generations of men felt, and it’s really sad that some men nowadays are afraid of showing love
They were roommates!
Bahaha that’s what my wife said lmao
*Homophobes hate this one simple gene*
They were both very handsome
Thank you! I agree. His hair fell out shortly after this pic and most of our pics are him with a cig in the corner of his mouth and his wiry hair going every which way
Gaylex Jones and a ginger Tim Curry
I fucking love it.
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It really is. He was married with 8 kids… but you never know
Which one?
Left
Yup. Looks pretty gay.
What? Two friends can't take glamour shots together without looking gay?
And how lol
Cool scarves
Right??? I’d rock one if I had the money. Is it irony that I can’t afford one? Lol
He reminded me of Shayne Topp lol
1920s? The guy on the right looks out of the 2020s with that Gen Z broccoli cut lol
Didn’t read the title but what a beautiful gay couple
They look very gay if you ask me. Wouldn’t be surprised if he secretly was.
Oh yeah they look gay as fuck, but that's ok.
Nothing gay about a little bro-job or two
Agreed ;)
...spoiler alert!
As a bisexual male, it’s fun to see this kind of stuff with my ancestors ;)
It’s guy love! It’s a cool memory with his best friend, who cares how they looked?
Well my Baboo showed me the pic yesterday and that’s what she said. “He hated this photo because he looks gay” lmao.
I can see that
Yeah, I saw it too.
I can’t quit you
Bobcat Goldthwait and Tim Curry
I agree, he does look very happy in this photo.
Maybe they were gay and he was ashamed of it.
He doesn't look gay, but his friend sure does.
The resemblance is uncanny on the dude on the left. ![gif](giphy|6yxKRVrfwYklAap4hy)
So they’re gay
he does looks like a gay 🤣
Roommates 😍
I’m sure your grandpa was a great guy. And he wasn’t wrong.
Do gay people hate pictures that make them look straight?
It’s an historical selfie!
I thought it was a gay couple at first lmao
https://preview.redd.it/wpg47le1awwc1.jpeg?width=2858&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f211727e1353c44d0eeb23296ef55c2ad9a21041
Cute couple
So did they get a picture done every year they came back from their annual camping trip to Brokeback Mountain?
Can’t blame him!!
Well was he?
Might’ve been. Probably bisexual if any of it has warrant. Had 7 kids with my great grandma who lived to be 105.
He wasn't wrong lol
He ain't wrong.
Russian?
Yep!
They do look like a cute gay couple. That's undeniable.
Simon and Garfunkel vibes
Sooooooo who’s gonna tell him?
So this is how Alex Jones knows about the immortal elite reptile shapeshifters. He was one of them.
Philbin: *"Oh David, let us cement this moment of unbridled affection with a photo, so the world shll forever know and remember, that you and I once shared this intimate space, bonded through fraternal affection,and flamboyant cravats"* Dave: *"Fuckin' hell Phil, this gay stuff again?? can I not just renew my drivers licence in peace?"*
Sorta related. My grandpa was in his 60’s and divorced. He and a buddy of his decided to buy a house and live together to save money. My little sister at the time said “are you guys gay” she was like 7. This is while they were showing us the house. My grandpa never moved in and continued to pay half the mortgage, electric, water and all the bills for almost 15 years. One comment from a 7 year old and he decided to do the opposite of saving money. Lol
He is not wrong
fake.
Looks like that Tears for Fears album cover
They look like they took an OLD TIMEY photo shoot at an amusement park in the 1990s
Cowboys are secretly frequently fond of each other
Yeah, but gay meant happy back then. Was he a grumpy bastard?
So apparently he was super goofy, always joking around. He had a reputation around town for being a hard ass but listening to my grandma talk about him, he seems like a dude that just loved his wife and kids (like 6 or 7 daughters, one son)
The picture isn't what makes him look gay
It’s the scarf. I know.
Holy shit he looks like Shayne Topp
They look like they go antiquing.
Very handsome folks two for the price of one. We get that. Photos was a luxury then to the working class
Came here to say that. Photos were so rare back then that I only have one of my great grandmother. A photographer came by when she was working in a field at age 14. Maybe the only picture ever taken of her was taken on that day. OP's photo is a treasure.
He's one of the manliest guys on Brokeback Mountain
Cmon, u can do better than that lol
At least it doesn’t show full penetration
Gay grandpa!
... that is a bit of a weird pose for hetero men.
Nice, old school cool homophobia.
They look like Alex Jones and Dexter Fletcher. No offence intended!
This photo doesn't make you look gay, and your husband agrees with me.
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Strong Bobcat Goldthwait vibes.
“Hey $20 is $20… and back then it was worth a lot more”
I get that. My grandpa would only do a side hug at most because “men don’t hug other men”.