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LBIAN SHOWS STEAL TURKISH OIL WRTLG FROM GAY MEN
Two s ago thor Ayd Bengisu and renowned gay photographer Ron Amato attend the annual ftival to document and better unrstand the male-bondg physily of the sport. Ron’s art practice revolv around his inty as a gay man. The level of physil fort the men have when not wrtlg n be shockg to many people—gay or straight—and even seem spiratnal.
The imagery of wrtlg we nsume, such as Turkish oil wrtlg, are simplified to portrayg homoeroticism a sexualized way, while dismissg the nuanc of the sport and s cultural ntext. Many argue that s a gay sport, and the ter lov makg gay jok on this form of wrtlg. I know a young wrtlg enthiast who took many photographs of this sport actn on his stagram, but most were taken by stgram bee rembled homosexual behavr.
Wednday, September 9th, 2015 We n never really unrstand why tradnal Turkish Oil Wrtlg that has been gog on sce the 14th Century has never been adopted as a tegory at the Gay Gam. Maybe bee ’s far too heteronormative a sport, and gay men would never want to grab another man’s ‘kisbet’. But Turkish oil wrtlg had already been appropriated by gay Amerin men a big way, so much so that ed a big ck the many homophobic pockets of Turkey a while back.