Why Society HATES Platonic Intimacy

This is Pink's expansion on some ideas from Friendship is Not Gay, Actually by Geeky Stoics. She talks about toxic masculinity, queer representation (and the lack of it), nostalgia, and why people ship certain pairings, like Sam and Frodo, and what all of that says about the world we live in. 🩷 Pink's Website: https://pinksshortstories.carrd.co/ Hi, I’m Pink! Welcome to WritesInPink, a corner of Youtube for readers and viewers who care about storytelling and books. Most of my videos revolve around literature. Whether that’s book reviews, the publishing industry, or talking about the state of reading and literacy today. I have a huge soft spot for fantasy, romance, and historical fiction, so you’ll see plenty of those stories on my channel. SOURCES LGBTQIA+ Representation in Media — Penn State: https://sites.psu.edu/clam/2025/03/21/lgbtqia-representation-in-media/ A History of Queerness on Screen — The Science Survey: https://thesciencesurvey.com/spotlight/2022/07/21/the-history-of-queerness-on-screen/ The Impact of Toxic Masculinity on Restrictive Emotionality and Mental Health Seeking Support — ScienceDirect: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886925004210 The Dangerous Effects of Toxic Masculinity — Verywell Mind: https://www.verywellmind.com/the-dangerous-mental-health-effects-of-toxic-masculinity-5073957 LGBTQ+ People in Media — Gender History, PubPub: https://genderhistory.pubpub.org/pub/xckuqi1j/release/1 Other videos that add to this conversation: Friendship is Not Gay, Actually — Geeky Stoics: https://youtu.be/NAi3T4coh8g Did fanfiction make us gay?! An InvestiGAYtion — Jessica Kellgren-Fozard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f1xndMWUK0 Chapters: [00:00] Introduction [00:45] What Inspired Me [03:13] The Bigger Picture [07:36] Toxic Masculinity [10:40] Why Sam and Frodo are Shipped [12:33] Queer History in Film and TV [15:57] Nostalgia and Representation [17:55] What We Need [20:08] Final Thoughts [22:08] Outro