By Oscar Raymundo
Instagram has become the accessory du jour for social media trendsetters, and this week Android users got to experience what Instagram is all about. For gay men it’s a full-on display of the self. Felice Picano once referred to us as “looking-glass victims” — and I’m pretty sure that was way before the advent of GuyswithiPhones.com. Now those rampant mirror pics first enabled by the iPhone camera have been filtered prettier and made shareable by Instagram. In a sense, the app has become our new full-length mirror — and a window for the rest of the world to catch a glimpse of us in our undies.
“I think gay men for the most part crave attention. Instagram is an easy way to get as much attention as you want,” said Cody, recently crowned TheSword.com’s number-one hottie on Instagram.
Whereas models, actors, and pornographers get away with shamelessly promoting their looks (being vain is kind of in the job description), Instagram is making ponies out of the rest of us. And the community is happy to ride along.
“It’s quite ridiculous, actually, but there’s something to be said about getting floods of compliments when posting photos,” said Mathew, a New Yorker on Instagram known for his “dirty yet artful” photos.
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what ?
A semi-interesting news story on my favorite hook-up site. What makes this only semi-interesting is the shallow depth of thinking one descends to (similar to standard kiddie pools) and that there could be at least some reference to some related literature like “Epistemology of the Closet”.
Some great muppet once said “The internet is for porn” – let’s remember that.
you are all just silly mary’s
Nice men. The all important photo of a mobile phone framed with a male form around the outside.
Anytime great-looking guys are willing to take pictures of themselves and post them for the rest of us to see, then I’m certainly willing to look at them. And thank them in the process.
Pity it’s usually the Hideous guys that post themselves, as the truly good looking ones DON’T need pics of themselves, because in Real Life, they have Guys throwing themselves at their feet. Nuff said 🙂
Hurray!! I have finally discovered the reason so many of the constant purveyors of negative “critique” vomits have “NO PICS!”!!!
Apparently these guys,in “Real Life”, are the truly good looking ones and “DON”T” need pics of themselves because they have “Guys” throwing themselves at their feet”. Sweet!!!
Gosh, I wonder how they have time to critique the dribble we “shallow” and sometimes “Hideous guys” peruse so intently?
Must be a skill for those in “Real Life”!!
the last picture is hot..I would take him for a good LONG week end
baybubba u r soooooooo right!!