I came across a month-old interesting thread on Reddit titled: Why do athletes slap each other on the butt?

 

Some of the proposed theories included:

 

a.) to spark adrenaline

 

b.) to cop a feel

 

What are your thoughts? Feel free to add any personal anecdotes.

 

 

 

UPDATE: Examples included 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 1, 20233 yr by ImsoLOUD

Do they?

because it feels good 

Edited June 1, 20233 yr by arceus
source: i am straight

Because we do. So what?

Homosocial bonding

3 minutes ago, Aristotle said:

Do they?

 

 

 

 

 

Because it's hot 

7 minutes ago, Shaner69 said:

Because it's hot 

hmmmm that's what I suspected..

To see it bounce

32 minutes ago, magazine said:

Because we do. So what?

what do you like about them tho since you are str8

Edited June 1, 20233 yr by ImsoLOUD

I mean psychologically they would slap women’s butts too if they could but they can’t because it’s frowned upon so their bros are the next closest thing  

so that they can sniff their hand after 

14 minutes ago, WeFoundTrouble said:

I mean psychologically they would slap women’s butts too if they could but they can’t because it’s frowned upon so their bros are the next closest thing  

The bigger picture that leaves me confused is how anti-gay some of these guys (athletes, etc) can be, yet they engage in literal homosexual behavior and disguise it as playful.

 

If a man isn't attracted to men I don't understand why he would touch another mans ass. Considering that there are a plethora of other ways to say congratulations.

Edited June 1, 20233 yr by ImsoLOUD

Str8 guys do a lot of gay **** for some reason but it’s never sexual otherwise they wouldn’t be straight in the first place

It's just a dunny way of bonding. There are some pretty good answers to that in the reddit thread you shared. 

Straight men don’t exist. It’s just a societal construct. All men are actually gay. 

Just now, Tropez said:

Straight men don’t exist. It’s just a societal construct. All men are actually gay. 

This is what I'm starting to think!

29 minutes ago, ImsoLOUD said:

what do you like about them tho since you are str8

it's animal instinct, no explanation

My friends used to do that all the time.. Idk y.. I think it's a mix of everything (friendly flirt fooling atound).

 

36 minutes ago, WeFoundTrouble said:

I mean psychologically they would slap women’s butts too if they could but they can’t because it’s frowned upon so their bros are the next closest thing  

Most likely answer tbh

 

A "harmless" way to vent out their sexual frustration

22 minutes ago, Tropez said:

Straight men don’t exist. It’s just a societal construct. All men are actually gay. 

If only

34 minutes ago, ImsoLOUD said:

The bigger picture that leaves me confused is how anti-gay some of these guys (athletes, etc) can be, yet they engage in literal homosexual behavior and disguise it as playful.

 

If a man isn't attracted to men I don't understand why he would touch another mans ass. Considering that there are a plethora of other ways to say congratulations.

Well to them it isn’t homosexual behavior, if anything it’s almost like a very very minor way of asserting dominance over another man. The butt is a “private/vulnerable” area that most generically straight men -wouldn’t- want to have “violated” in any sort of sexual way. By overstepping that unspoken boundary, the ass slapper sort of asserts dominance over the person getting the smack. He’s saying he doesn’t care about respecting you, he’s going to do whatever he wants to whoever he wants because he can get away with it.

 

 testosterone is a hell of a chemical 

To assert dominance But also cause it's a sensitive area, it kinda makes you alert

Edited June 1, 20233 yr by Illuminati

Because the gay mafia’s agenda is working 

because theyre gay