the good side of "no homo"

generally speaking, i think "no homo" is a pretty negative thing. on top of that, it's very silly, but then people are often very silly.

i don't know if there is a good side to "no homo," but if there is, it's that it would make it easier for men that are not totally comfortable with homosexuals (and there are too many people that are not totally comfortable) to easily pay each other a compliment for once.

for instance, there's a person on mix who is so much better looking than their avatar. so am i, depending on whether your opinion is that of a person or a gorilla, but the difference is really amazing, because it's actually a very good looking person.

there's no rule that says your avatar has to be good looking, i'd be annoyed if there was one, and i don't think there are a lot of people on mix for whom you'd need to add: "you're a lot better looking than your avatar (no homo.)" but you can't always tell, and if it means that men are finally at ease and can pay each other a compliment... i dunno, there may be some good use for it.

it wouldn't be worth it though, if it made anyone more inclined to stay closeted and admire people from afar. if men were suddenly able to compliment each other, but only with the magic words "no homo," that wouldn't be progress. no one should have to pretend they love someone other than who they love, for the comfort of people that would judge them.