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homoeroticism /ho·mo·erot·i·cism/ (ho″mo-ĕ-rot´ĭ-sizm) sexual feeling directed toward a member of the same sex.homoerot´ic How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| His imagery and style are a world away from the homoeroticism of Abercrombie & Fitch and the explicit promises of "straight college boys go wild" Web sites. The deviance of sexual violence, interracial desire, and homoeroticism were linked in the cultural imagination not only because all were taboo sexual behaviors but also because all warranted the same judicial penalty: castration, itself a punitive act that produces the queer subjectivity it is designed to curb. The DJs boast and encourage (hetero) sexual bravado; a show may start with host or listener "confessions" or jokes about deflowering virgins, overpowering wives or girlfriends who are into unwanted sexual behaviors or a secret experience--one that usually contains transgressive undertones, hinting at homoeroticism or other highly taboo sexual topics. |
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