This controversial masc-for-masc post is stirring up discourse

The gays’ self-imposed masc-fem binary is rearing its ugly head again.

The discourse stemmed from a TikTok from a creator named Jona, who posted a slideshow to explain his taste in men. “Yes i like boys,” reads the first slide. “Not these kinds of boys,” says the second, along with a compilation of stereotypically feminine queer men: makeup, skirts, and tight tops. James Charles even makes an appearance.

That leads into the third slide, a collage of muscular men in T-shirts and no shirts at all, along with (inexplicably) two pictures of dogs. “But yes these kinds of boys,” reads Jona’s caption. The difference between slides two and three is clear: the first group of gays embodies femininity, while the second seems more traditionally masculine.

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Jona’s comments section seemed to be in agreement with his take. “YES FINALLY SOMEONE GETS IT,” reads one comment with nearly 3,000 likes.

“All I need is masc 4 masc,” wrote another commenter.

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But when Jona’s post made its way over to X, formerly Twitter, the welcome was much less warm. One viral post questioned the point of the TikTok: “I really don’t understand what’s the point of this when most gays have the same mindset,” it reads.

I really don’t understand what’s the point of this when most gays have the same mindset pic.twitter.com/uL96uATCsr

— Klair-O-Spinach (Akademiya Era) (@ClairoSpinach) August 9, 2024

To be clear, there’s nothing wrong with having a type or being attracted to masculine guys. It’s tearing down feminine guys in the process that’s leaving a bad taste in folks’ mouths. The structure of Jona’s post, some folks argued, opens the door for people to insult the feminine men in the pictures he compiled — and creating a breeding ground for homophobia is never the move.

Folks across the internet started debating the topic, with some blaming the discourse on misogyny. “Men hate anything related to femininity, and even the LGBTQ community is not exempt from this,” wrote one commenter. “Gay men are still men.”

i just dont understand why having a preference needs to bring down another group like thats great ur masc for masc but why do u have to hate fems with a burning passion https://t.co/1an6nf7hcP

— nat ☆ (@natsinctrl) August 10, 2024

because it’s not a preference, it’s a restriction put in place as a result of a lifetime of being taught to reject anything slightly feminine. a preference is when you like blue and most of your clothes are blue but you still wear other colors.

— Lucas Ramos ✈️ (@lucxsramxs) August 11, 2024

Because it's rooted in misogyny. Men hate anything related to femininity, and even the LGBTQ community is not exempt from this. Gay men are still men.

— 🐦‍🔥 (@jhfkknsh) August 11, 2024

the way neither of these types is gonna pick them with this sort of mentality😭😭 dismissing literally half of the community is crazyyyy

— tobias⚣ (@blondedpower) August 9, 2024

Ultimately, everyone’s entitled to their opinion — but if expressing it means dragging an entire subset of the queer community, it might be better kept to yourself.