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”
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”