BuzzFeed Makes Straight Guys Do Gay Stuff

As part of BuzzFeed's viral video team, the website has created a series of videos involving straight guys doing "kinda gay stuff," like looking at each other naked, judging the attractiveness of male celebs, and making out with other dudes.

Slate reports that "something about the kissing and the nakedness does touch on the allure that "straight-to-gay"-style gay porn -- which capitalizes on the idea that straight men are seducible under the right circumstances -- holds for many viewers."

But they concede that the men, who are "not porn-star attractive" have a certain charm as they navigate the world of homosocial intimacy.

"There's a sweetly endearing aspect to the segments: The men are clearly feeling bashful about activities that, from a gay point-of-view, are laughably low-stakes, so it's hard not to feel a certain amount of puppy-dog pity for them," writes Slate.

For starters, BuzzFeed has hot straight guy review hot male celebs, about which one admits, "I'm weirdly excited about this."

The celebs they review include John Stamos, aka Uncle Jesse, deemed "a Greek god." Michael Fassbender was not widely deemed hot, nor was Blake Griffin, with concessions that he had "a great body."

The guys didn't think Drake was hot, but said he had swag. Everyone agreed that Justin Timberlake was super hot, from his forehead to his eyebrows... with several guys hoping that he at least had a small penis, to balance out the otherwise perfect body.

Daniel Radcliffe had great eyes, but wasn't hot. Idris Elba was deemed a good snuggler with a great jaw... solid, but not hot. The men almost came to blows when they had to choose between Ben and Casey Affleck. Of course, Ben won -- how do you like them apples?

In their continuing gay-off BuzzFeed found three pairs of guy best friends who'd never seen each other naked, had them stand back to back in bathrobes, and then stripped down. They laughed, then rated each others' bodies, then attempted to hug, but it was more like long-distance grappling.

Finally, BuzzFeed found a bunch of guys who said they'd never kissed another man, and gave them the chance to try it out, with one saying, "The only guy I've ever been attracted to is Justin Timberlake, but I don't know Justin Timberlake, so...."

The friends and strangers kissed, some with a short peck and some with passion, with several applauding their partners' soft lips, and others complaining about their partners' bushy beard. Two best friends were at odds when one overestimated his kissing prowess, and his buddy admitted that if given another chance, he'd pick a different partner.

"Once you're into it, it's not that weird, just like kissing anybody," said one.

"I don't think it's a big deal; I think we just need to chill out," concluded another.