What happens when the gay best friend doesn’t live up to his female friend’s standards? Well… take a look at this comical YouTube video:
I’m going to preface my post by saying that I LOVE this video and the series. My friend, Lizette, showed them to me last year when we lived together – we could not stop laughing at them. It pokes fun at they gay best friend role by showing what many straight females often perceive gay men to be like – just like them! However, as you can see, this is not the case. And in fact, in most instances, the true gay best friend does not fit this stereotype nor shares all the same interests as their female best friend.
There is definitely a disconnect with what Tyler wants to do (watch Netflix and eat his Thai food) and what Mikala wants (go out on the town). What I really enjoy about the clip are all the common ideas about what it means to be a gay best friend – that it’s acceptable to be called a girl, that we like fruity cocktails*, that we know many drag queens and that we have a fetish with touching our girl friend’s breasts. While all of these things do occur among gay men, they are not all present at once or existent in every gay man. This video highlights an important point – that many believe the gay best friend comes packaged with all of these aspects.
After looking at the top comments section of YouTube, I am clearly not the only one that shares these views. See the #1 liked comment below that received an astonishing 149 “likes.”
If you thought “Goin’ Out” with your disappointing gay best friend was as entertaining as I did, watch the other videos in the series which dissolve other stereotypes surrounding the gbf!
*This is the only one that is most applicable to me.
The Gay Best Friend 