I want new types of fundoshi expression that neither staunch category contains. I understand it's not always to everyone's taste: some would prefer only stoic, nonsexual poses some would prefer entirely homosexual content. I'm a bisexual male with a healthy appetite, I think that says it all. In conclusion, while masculine sensuality is unavoidable in a blog promoting the fundoshi, this isn't to suggest the author doesn't deeply appreciate homoerotic imagery. but imagine how amazing it would be if they were! Jockstraps are never all that's worn for community celebrations of masculinity. Jockstraps have no similar spiritual or traditional connection. Some have suggested the jockstrap, due to it's similar role in masculinity, contests of strength, and the fighting arts I feel that comparison leaves out the ascetic, ritual, and customary functions of the fundoshi, frequently all that is worn during festivals and parades in its native land.
Seconds before it was just a long warm ribbon of cloth, disentangled from its wearer's hips by their diligent lover. It incorporates into lovemaking like few other things, easily occupying the roles of underwear, leash, cuffs, blindfold, harness, or gag. Outside of its simple purpose of gathering and protecting the genitals (both from injury and from view), the fundoshi itself is wonderfully, sensually versatile. Much as we've become unmoored from the environment, could near-nakedness have lost it's simplicity?įundoshi is both a humble and a humbling piece of cloth that has only accumulated a further air of eroticism in our new age of expanded communication, and its expanded censorship and prudery.Ī fundoshi is not by default a sexualized item, but it's design and ingenuity do allow for a broad range of sexual activities. Something about this most basic garment is rooted in humankind's lost connection with our planet. Ghandi adopted and wore solely a loincloth and shawl, encouraging others to do the same. Simple fundoshi-like garments are often the sole attire of ascetics from many traditions, symbolizing modesty and freedom from possessions. It's interesting to juxtapose the fundoshi's traditional identity as a garment of purity, with its heightened erotic charge for some enthusiasts. This makes fundoshi popular apparel in the Asian gay community especially. One very eye-catching feature of the fundoshi is how it frames human buttocks, with its long twists of fabric bisecting the cheeks to cup the wearer's genital. As can the aroused bodies of the participants.
Without the visual interruption of censoring, the clean fluid lines of the fundoshi can be fully appreciated free of distractions. It's especially nice to see fundoshi scenes filmed in those countries. In nations where genitalia isn't censored, this is a non-issue. Once again while this occurs periodically in a heterosexual context or worn by a female model, those are definitely outnumbered by gay scenes. More rewarding to me is when the fundoshi is simply moved to one side - either from the front or from behind, to facilitate sexual action. This is almost an inversion of Western sensibilities, which would censor the anus first, before anything else!
Interestingly, while male and female genitals must be censored in Japan and some other Asian locales, the anus is shown clearly. In countries where genitalia must be pixelated, fundoshi can greatly enhance porn, lending both a sense of anticipation and a reprieve from the blurred out flesh rods one never quite gets to see.