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[–] kboos1@lemmy.world 232 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I don't know for sure but "send gay nudes or get drafted" sounds a little gay.

[–] InvalidName2@lemmy.zip 53 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Pumpkin, it's not just any gay nudes of yourself. It's gay nudes with very specific asks. The kinds of asks you might expect from a patron of your OnlyFans account. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

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[–] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 27 points 1 month ago (2 children)

"I'm not gay, but I need to you take some gay photos for me"

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[–] Einskjaldi@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think it's like the bear hunter joke where you have to keep resubmitting it for even more clear close up photos.

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[–] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 119 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Apparently it's the gay man that takes it, not the gay man that gives it in Turkey. Wild.

[–] Demdaru@lemmy.world 107 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Meh, just archaic. In ye olde times it wasn't gay to fuck, it was gay to be fucked. Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, modern times Turkey, etc.

[–] diffaldo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 67 points 1 month ago (9 children)
[–] lyralycan@sh.itjust.works 41 points 1 month ago

I knew it was possible

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago

Totally not gay.

[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

The hat stays ON during whatever the fuck this is.

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 month ago

... does this qualify as clownfuckery?

[–] zo0@programming.dev 9 points 1 month ago

Please tell me you have a source for that

[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

That would break my dick ngl

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago (2 children)

You just need to add more men so the diameter of the fuck train increases

[–] CannedYeet@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Determine the maximum angle you can handle, x.

360⁰ ÷ x = number of men required.

Put that in a geometry textbook!

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[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 39 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The Roman attitude still persists in the region, I guess?

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[–] Zoldyck@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Getting fucked is gay. Doing the fucking isn't. Duh /s

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[–] zurohki@aussie.zone 70 points 1 month ago

Military recruiters:
Someone getting hit in the face by a dozen hotdogs

[–] fallaciousBasis@lemmy.world 64 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Military: Recruiting soldiers. Sorry, no power bottoms.

Soldiers: awwwww :'(

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Big, strong, military men must always come out on top.

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 month ago

Nah, it says to be excluded you have to be the "passive partner" so power bottoms are still allowed.

[–] yakko@feddit.uk 60 points 1 month ago

Finally an ethical application for generative AI

[–] olafurp@lemmy.world 54 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My Turkish friend says there's a running joke of "The Turkish military has the largest gay porn collection in the world"

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[–] troubling087@lemmy.zip 52 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But what if I get pegged by my gf? Does that count?

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Inquiring minds want to know.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 36 points 1 month ago (1 children)

We need the pics. For Turkey.

[–] InvalidName2@lemmy.zip 14 points 1 month ago

Gobble gobble.

[–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 41 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Wow, so being top is not gay enough apparently.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Modern western ideas where the most important part of sexual orientation is who you find attractive is somewhat new, and while it's gained a lot of popularity among queer people worldwide it's still not the default model everywhere. In a lot of times and places things such as who you have sex with regardless of attraction or what role you take in sex are considered more important (also at what age). Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if some people were to see a man who only has receptive sex and exclusively with women as more gay than a man who exclusively tops men.

I also wouldn't be surprised if they're thinking that a straight man might be willing to top a man to get out of the military, but not to bottom

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[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

So bizarre to me. If I were forced to choose "which is gayer" id say the top is the gayest position.

As a hetero id easily be able to take a cock up the ass to avoid getting sent to kill or die. I'd struggle quite a bit more to maintain an erection strong enough to go in a man. Especially with the context motivator in the back of my head.

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[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 40 points 1 month ago (2 children)

And the photos must show you as the passive partner

So I guess you and your partner have to switch positions and each have a photo to get out of it. No two for one!

[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 33 points 1 month ago (6 children)

You hear that?! It's only gay if your recieve so you can pound as many man-ass's your dick can handle!

[–] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Alternative explanation - the Turkish army is okay with gays as long as they are dominant.

Which... strangely makes sense.

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[–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (3 children)

So I can't be gay if I'm the one sucking dick?

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[–] aurelar@lemmy.ml 31 points 1 month ago (8 children)

So apparently tops aren't gay?

[–] cheers_queers@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 month ago

apparently it is a whole cultural thing. it ties in to why male homosexuality is talked about in the bible and lesbians were not. without an obvious "top" it wasnt worth discussing.

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

iirc greeks like Spartans looked at it this way. funny how people feel the need to make distinctions, we're a strange species.

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[–] yogurtwrong@lemmy.world 27 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

I am a bisexual guy from Turkey, this is old news.

From what I heard these days you just go to a psychiatrist and act a bit gay. Then if the psych is not an asshole they give you something called "pink certificate" which makes you exempt from military service.

But like, I would give my nudes to the government if it means not doing military service. Nobody can make me serve for this (or any) country

My compulsory service is currently on hold because I am studying in university. Me and my boyfriend are planning to go the the military psychiatrist together to get pink certificates for both of us. Once we finish uni and gtfo of family home ofc

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[–] finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago

Sounds like Turkish military recruiters have a bit of a fetish ...

[–] baeb66@lemmy.today 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The 301st Power Bottom Division was a decorated outfit before the Turkish military instituted this policy.

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[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 17 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Of course the clerical class wants gay porn "for research purposes".

The all-holy ones, who only do holy things to their altar boys.

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[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 16 points 1 month ago (4 children)

What if you're not gay just a guy who likes having sex with men

[–] desertdruid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 1 month ago (2 children)
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[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What kind of tax is this??

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[–] cabillaud@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

I'm not gay, but if taking a few pictures could spare me going to this madness that is military, i'm in!

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[–] freely1333@reddthat.com 9 points 1 month ago

Boner spurs

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Joey, have you ever been to a Turkish recruitment office?

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[–] Lj404333@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Can I charge them for my onlyfans account and they then get plenty prove of gay sex

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