I don't know if they were explicitly trying to appeal to gay men but there was definitely a greater embrace of male vanity in 90's bodybuilding culture. Its the reason I would watch these shows when I was a kid. Even for the shows that aired at the time though, what this guy is wearing is a bit extreme.
@mayena Apparently, in past decades, despite the great homophobia it was a common practice of the bodybuilding world to appeal to gay men so it is very likely that, in part, the revealng singlet aimed to attract gay guys. I remember in the nineties when I was still a kid and watched cable TV for the first time I came across a similar TV show with two massive bodybuilders wearing a tight revealing singlet. I wish this level of exhibitionism came back XD
metrored
6 years agoI don't know if they were explicitly trying to appeal to gay men but there was definitely a greater embrace of male vanity in 90's bodybuilding culture. Its the reason I would watch these shows when I was a kid. Even for the shows that aired at the time though, what this guy is wearing is a bit extreme.
aurvev
6 years ago@mayena Apparently, in past decades, despite the great homophobia it was a common practice of the bodybuilding world to appeal to gay men so it is very likely that, in part, the revealng singlet aimed to attract gay guys. I remember in the nineties when I was still a kid and watched cable TV for the first time I came across a similar TV show with two massive bodybuilders wearing a tight revealing singlet. I wish this level of exhibitionism came back XD
mayena
6 years ago@aurvev maybe it was deliberate to target the latent 'gay' male market and trying to appeal to many 'straight' females as well.
xbuzzerx
6 years agoMen's clothing has regressed over the last decade or so. You won't see any straight fitness dude wearing such sexy gear on YouTube.
aurvev
6 years agoIt looks like bodybuilding was shamelessly sexualised in the nineties. Love the tight revealng singlets.
xavier08
6 years agoThanks MetroRed!!! Memories from teenage years!! Awakening material!! At the time thoughts of admiration covering sexual orientation!!!
mayena
6 years agoPlus was the female presenter Corrina 'Cory' Everson?.
mayena
6 years agoVery 1990's.