Mores for Gays video blog (109): Locker Room Etiquette

I don't have much to add, other than I laughed a ridiculous amount at this, and had to go back and watch some parts again.  Daniel was in the groove this week.

Wow, I usually enjoy Daniel's point of view on his blog, but not this time. Trying to tell other people how long it's OK to be naked in a locker room? Is this AfterElton or Focus On The Family? For a lot of us, nudity is a wonderful, freeing feeling, and doesn't have to have anything to do with sex. Keep your rules away from the bodies of people who have (IMHO) a healthier attitude about nudity than you seem to have. It's one thing to feel uncomfortable when a naked guy is showing you some unwanted attention - it's quite another to tell someone to put some clothes on just because you're uncomfortable with his nudity. This is a locker room, for goodness sake, not the Superbowl half-time show. If you don't feel comfortable around naked guys or you don't like what you see, don't look at or talk to anyone in there - just do what you need to do and leave. Please stop trying to impose your Puritanical nudity issues on those who are comfortable being au naturel in one of the few places it's actually acceptable to be naked in this society. We promise to leave you alone if you'll return the favor.

Thanks , Next time i will have to bring a stop watch and start timing. More likely, I will have a mental stop watch that tic faster than a regualr stop watch. In the process , I'll probably stumble on my own underwear and fall over while trying to make it in time.

I think y'all are taking it way too seriously.

Maybe ease up a bit on on cutie Daniel y'all.

It's not like there are actual rules governing the behavior of gays in locker rooms enacted by Daniel.

It's  satirical thing.

"That's our job today: to control the extent to which people can publicly manifest antigay sentiment." (Bayard Rustin)  **   "Heterosexuality is not normal, it's just common" (Dorothy Parker)

It's satire.  He's not trying to enact any laws.  It's also creepy when dudes walk around the locker room naked for no reason. 

Wrong. Very wrong. "Naked" might imply sexual relationship. "Nudity" implies Art, it is the word that artists use to imply the unclothed figure in art, like Rodin's The Thinker, it's called "a Nude" not "a Naked." Even Naked only implies unclothed. Things that imply sexual relationship are condoms, lubricants, crotchless panties. In fact, skimpy clothing is more indicative of a sexual relationship than no clothing what so ever.

So, you got a thing about being naked, or nude, even when it's appropriate like in a locker room. Ha. Ha. Too, funny. But that's not mores that's a hang-up.

 

"You get naked and I'll time you.... I'll tell you when I'm uncomfortable."

""Hey man, I'm gonna get out of here before everybody thinks I wanna bone every dude here."

"How do I check out other men's packages?"

Mr. Lazarus is almost as funny as you are, Daniel! Such an awkward topic and actually quite insightful... like it never dawned on me how weird it would be going with a buddy to the gym and then going off in different areas as soon as you reach the locker room. A great and highly entertaining Mores!

As usual - a treat from Daniel. I must say though that sometimes what Daniel talks about is more than just light banter. I have found some of his discussions really helpful to clarify in my own mind what people are generally thinking. His discussion on urinal etiquette was very helpful and I think - had I to go back to gym - my locker room behaviour would be different. Shirt on first = look at my cock - so true :)

Daniel's comments about nudity and sex might not be accurate, but I feel it wasn't without merit. After all, if etiquette is about making others comfortable, it's important to remember that however erroneous it might be, many people do hold this opinion and we should be considerate of them no matter how comfortable we are being naked.

That said, I think one major point was missing: How to deal with untimely erections. We all know they're embarrassing, but what do you do when you just can't keep it down?

Vale v'shalom.

Couldn't help but notice the space in between Daniel and Andy.  I get it: he's straight.  But I have to say, that's prime real estate right there.  I'm ready to build my house in between them.  It'll have its own zip code.