The Monument to the Sailors of the Dnieper Flotilla, erected 1979, Kyiv, Ukraine, then-the-Ukrainian SSR
Rather than necessarily intending to be homoerotic, cultural expressions of affection can vary wildly - such as how in some extremely homophobic countries men holding hands or other physical closeness is not seen as a warning sign of homosexual attraction.
Nonetheless, one imagines that it very well could have been the artist or designer being cheeky - especially considering artistic types are known for being disproportionately open-minded on such issues.
It’s the subtle leg pop that does it for me, I have to believe that someone involved said “Yeah, we goin’ a little gay on this, no one’s gonna call us out”
Anyone know what monument this is from? Seems unlikely to be of Soviet origin, yet it looks very much like that style.
The Monument to the Sailors of the Dnieper Flotilla, erected 1979, Kyiv, Ukraine, then-the-Ukrainian SSR
Rather than necessarily intending to be homoerotic, cultural expressions of affection can vary wildly - such as how in some extremely homophobic countries men holding hands or other physical closeness is not seen as a warning sign of homosexual attraction.
Nonetheless, one imagines that it very well could have been the artist or designer being cheeky - especially considering artistic types are known for being disproportionately open-minded on such issues.
It’s the subtle leg pop that does it for me, I have to believe that someone involved said “Yeah, we goin’ a little gay on this, no one’s gonna call us out”