2006-08-28 11:37:31 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
The bear community is a masculinity subculture in the gay community. Bears are gay or bisexual men with hairy bodies and facial hair; some are heavy-set, but that is not a requirement. Bears often exhibit an outwardly masculine appearance. Some bears place great importance on presenting a hyper-masculine image and shun interaction with men who display effeminate style and mannerisms.
There is much debate as to the definition of a bear, with some saying that anyone who identifies themselves as a bear is a bear, and others arguing that bears must have certain physical characteristics such as chest and abdominal hair as well as facial hair.
Generally speaking Bears are the most friendliest of all gay subculture. The bear community originated in San Francisco in the 1970s as an outgrowth of the leather and "girth and mirth" communities. It was created by men who felt that mainstream gay culture was unwelcoming to men who did not fit a particular bodily norm (hairless, and young).
Ironically, today even as some men have come to see themselves as bears, discrimination has increased within the bear community as some men who identify themselves as "Bears" or "muscle bears" and increasingly exclude larger-bodied bears (see Chubby Community) from their events. For this reason, some people both in and out of the bear community criticize it as tending to exclude people who do not fit into their own standards of what a "real man" is.
2006-08-29 05:11:46 · answer #1 · answered by Swordfish 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Fun.
I think.
Well, considering that they hibernate with an immense fur to keep them ticking over while the weather is cold so that they can enjoy all the feeding, fighting and fornication they can stand in the glorious summer...
I bet life is fun.
For a bear.
2006-08-28 18:43:51 · answer #2 · answered by kruiskryger 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I can tell you what it's like to _ _ _ _ a bear!
2006-08-29 16:49:26 · answer #3 · answered by Vincent 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its masculinity, although some bears are quite swishy, the average bear likes outdoor activities camping, hiking,etc... they don't mind getting sweaty and dirty in fact some of us love it... and yes bears do fu*k in the woods,,,, as often as possible, most bears are on the heaver and hairier side,,, as for me the thing i cant stand is the shedding,,,
2006-08-28 18:46:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Don't you have to be hairy and look straight? I think other bears like their men hairy and on the chunky side.
2006-08-28 20:11:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I've often been called a bear, though I really don't think of myself as one. I figure its because I'm really not fem, i'm a bigger dude, have a deep voice, and i'm pretty masculine.
2006-08-28 18:40:21 · answer #6 · answered by pceej 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Go rent the movie Grizzly Man with that crazy *** dude Timothy Treadwell.
2006-08-28 18:41:43 · answer #7 · answered by Kasey Kahne 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's great. You get to sh!t in the woods, raid beehives for honey, and sleep through the winter! Oh, you meant something else... nevermind...
2006-08-28 18:40:24 · answer #8 · answered by Beardog 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
ask goldilocks, she had experienced with bears
2006-08-28 19:02:50 · answer #9 · answered by patric 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Well it's not at all like being a lickalotapus!! LOL!!
2006-08-28 18:46:28 · answer #10 · answered by sexygal8321 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋