Husband, father, sex worker: As adults, Afghanistan's 'dancing boys' lead double lives

If you look at any given culture around the world, you’ll notice one thing consistently. The more fanatically religious they are, the more fucked up they are sexually.

This is also the reason why a lot of “bisexual“ Latino men go apeshit if you touch their butt.

R1 because the Latino men are molested a lot or machismo?

R2 I think it’s the machismo. They have this thing in their culture where it’s okay to have sex with other men as long as they take the “top“ role. But doing anything with their butt is basically threatening their manhood. And as we all know, when you’re dealing with men from a backward, uh sorry, I mean “traditional” culture, it’s best not to threaten anyone’s manhood.

The men in this article said they don’t even see themselves as men, that they’d have sex changes if it were possible. So in this context I’d wager they’re bottoms. This could also be an instance where childhood abuse really informs adult behavior.

R4 they should just snap their fingers and it’ll happen (Bippity-Bopity Boo) and then their lives will be perfect. It’s so easy.

When there was still U.S. presence across the country, Army medics and Navy corpsmen would treat people from area villages for various injuries and ailments. They were startled by how many women were showing up with venereal diseases. Their husbands had gay relationships. The culture is such that women were for procreation and servitude while men were for sexual release. These weren't dancing boys, they were average guys. New Yorker had an article about this in early to mid aughts. There's even a saying about it. Paraphrasing: When the crow flies over Kandahar, it uses one wing to cover its behind.

There is no casual sex between men and women in these countries....So men who can do what they want have to turn too boys for sex

No pics unfortunately.

[quote]The men in this article said they don’t even see themselves as men, that they’d have sex changes if it were possible.

Only one man out of the two claimed that.

I volunteer to help out this guy.

Tragic. Their adult lives were informed by childhood trauma.

This reminds me a little of the Pitcairn Islands where sexual initiations of young girls frequently involve(d) rapes. It was part of their cultural fabric. The islanders are the ancestors of the Caine Mutiny survivors and the Tahitian women the crew brought aboard. There was a huge scandal that Crown prosecutors got involved.

It’s just old fashioned sugar daddy/ prostitution relationships. They do it with men and boys because women are lesser beings and are not allowed to leave the house. I’m sure if the women could get out they would be prostituting themselves too.

[quote] The islanders are the ancestors of the Caine Mutiny survivors

They outlived their descendants and are still around? Wow.

[quote] The islanders are the ancestors of the Caine Mutiny survivors

They outlived their descendants and are still around? Wow.

Oh my god! How did ancestors come out when I meant the opposite! 😁 That was a circuit melting there.

R13/R17 The Caine Mutiny?

The Caine Mutiny was a book by Herman Wouk published in 1951.

You're thinking of the 1789 mutiny on the HMS Bounty. Books were published soon after the trials and movies were made in the 20th century.

Wow! Photo at R11. He's absolutely stunning.

Thanks, r18. I really did know it. I've just had a succession of brain facts this evening. It's the heat, dammit!

[quote] Their adult lives were informed by childhood trauma.

Then they belong here at the DL with the rest of us