Haha, it's entered pop culture, has it? I first heard it in reference to Bill Adama and Saul Tigh on BSG. I'd never have thought to apply it to House and Wilson, though. Hmm...
I don't think it's suppose to imply a sexual relationship between two men. It's more about close male heterosexual friendships.
But it to me kinda makes fun of friendships between men in a way. There's such a fear or assumption about men being friends that it really means they're gay. Two heterosexual men can't be real friends without that fear from them or belief by others they're gay.
You know, the more I think about it the more I agree with what you said. It amused me at first but then I started thinking about it and I started to see it as a way of making fun of friendships among men. And I find it really sad that our society won't let men be real friends.
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Date: 2008-10-09 11:36 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-10-10 03:09 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-10-10 05:53 pm (UTC)But it to me kinda makes fun of friendships between men in a way. There's such a fear or assumption about men being friends that it really means they're gay. Two heterosexual men can't be real friends without that fear from them or belief by others they're gay.
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Date: 2008-10-10 06:42 pm (UTC)Yep, it's just a crap word.
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Date: 2008-10-10 06:50 pm (UTC)