Bareass Blogs No 24

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Men Sharing Clothes No 24 - Skimpy white briefs

Seth Fornea by Kevin D Hoover

When Seth Fornea got into this pair of cotton briefs,

 those threads could not have imagined what they were in for!

It's to be a stretching experience for them.

Seth Fornea by Kevin D Hoover

You have to hand it to the photographer here, ginger men don't always photograph well but Seth's majestic masculinity booms out of the picture and those briefs are bearing the brunt of it!

Fiery pubes boil over the top from the steamy brew within.

Seth Fornea by Kevin D Hoover

Seth eases them down for comfort.  

Funny how that oil (or something) gets everywhere!

Tommy by Kevin D Hoover

When Tommy comes to try them on,

he looks down as if something isn't quite right.

Sensing Seth's previous oily presence perhaps?

Nevertheless, the garment's magical ability

 to arouse and enlarge seems totally undiminished.

Soon more oil and stuff impregnates the fibres.

Michael Prince by Kevin D Hoover

 Another day, another oily ginge, 

putting those long suffering undies through their paces

but he too is looking like he's not quite sure about this.

Rocco Steele by Kevin D Hoover

If Tommy and Michael seemed disturbed, 

Rocco Steele looks positively repelled by something.

His credentials would represent the biggest brief test yet 

If only he could bring himself to stuff them in.

 

Jason Williams by Kevin D Hoover

But sometimes it's just nice to feel the snug fit of a well-worn garment

and the closeness of all those other men.

With thanks and apologies to Kevin D Hoover and all his models for the images

I'm sure he treats them (and his underwear) well.

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Little Known Incidents of WWII (No 2) - Crack Units

During the Second World War, both sides became renowned 

for inventing new and ever more exotic weapons

 and novel ways to overcome the opposition.

Italy 1944

Some artists produced incredibly detailed artwork for these stories
 and each book consisted of around 130 panels.
The covers were painted scenes of some quality (see No 1 in this series).
A lot of effort went into the production of each issue.

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Little Known Incidents of WWII (No 1) - Lick My Boots!

Jim was supposed to distract the sentry while his Unit carried out their mission. 

His approach was easy, the man wasn't even looking out to sea, nor watching the beach.

The surf and the squawking seagulls hid the sound of his movement through the grass. 

But now, up close, he found himself fascinated by the sentry's immaculate, gleaming boots.

He could smell their leather, see them flex as the man shifted his weight in them.

Boyhood memories stirred deep within him, of  booted, celluloid screen heroes

flamboyantly overcoming their opponents, forcing them to kneel and submit.

Jim felt a strange temptation to reach out, touch, to smell them, even.

Suddenly the sentry stirred and stretched lazily, he turned and saw Jim lying there. 

"Himmel, ein Englander!" he exclaimed, hastily un-slinging his gun and aiming it.

Their eyes met. A sort of recognition passed between them.

Jim forgot his orders, in that moment he knew what he had to do.

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War Comics like this were part of my formative influences. I can't recall seeing this one and probably would not have caught on to the fetishistic interpretation even if I had. Not consciously anyway. Once you have spotted it however, it's hard to imagine that it wasn't intentional. 

This second image reinforces that fanciful impression. Notice that Jim's hand appears to be actually touching the boot here. It comes from a completely different story and although the styling of the boots and other details is similar, it's not by the same artist.

At the time, the so-called 'jackboot' was popular shorthand for the despised militarism and aggression of the regime. Both creators are drawing on that to create a sense of looming menace, but you can't help wondering if there's more to it than that! Most of the ordinary soldiers in the conflict actually treated prisoners with respect given the chance, but it makes for good suspense.

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 These stories were supposed to inspire British boys with tales of valour, sacrifice and triumphing over adversity. The heroes were attractive and masculine and some of the images were highly homoerotic as they got themselves into and out of fixes or just did manly things, in and out of uniform. The artwork varied in quality but was often very attractive as you can in the two examples shown here. I plan to explore that imagery further in future articles for it's erotic and artistic interest,
(hopefully managing to avoid the minefield of racism and violence attached to the stories).

 Images adapted from War Picture Library, (Fleetway Library)

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The Look of Dismay

The look that says "Oh no! Don't go floppy on me now!" 

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