A viral post about getting hickeys while at the movies ignites fierce Gay Twitter™ debate
that infamous AMC Theatres ad, we guarantee this is not what she had in mind.Over the past week, a fierce debate around movie theater etiquette, oversharing, and the ethics of hickeys ignited and divided Gay Twitter X, thanks to one post about a cinema-going experience.“Took a boy to see Babygirl and i promise u he cant tell u one thing about the plot,” a user named Grant (@somebodkillme) wrote alongside a pic of his exceptionally bruised neck.Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.Reader, we haven’t seen love bites like these since the ninth grade.took a boy to see babygirl and i promise u he cant tell u one thing about the plot pic.twitter.com/DELbMb89fYWas it the eye-catching imagery, sexy storytelling, or a grassroots marketing campaign for Babygirl that skyrocketed this post (initially shared on January 14) to viral status?The world may never know, but with 4.6 million views and counting, you can bet the gays had big opinions.Naturally, the irony behind hooking up during Babygirl — which follows a taboo affair based on power dynamics between a female CEO (Kidman) and intern (Harris Dickinson) — was not lost on us.Me asking everybody to go see babygirl with me bc “it would be really good foreplay” https://t.co/OfwE0v1xamBaby he went to the cinema to live the movieHowever, other users noted that the intense neck-sucking was better suited for Nosferatu, Robert Eggers’ gothic remake of the vampire flick, which is now in theaters. (In response, Grant himself coined the term “Orlok ass hickeys.” LOL.)baby, wrong movie… that was meant to be on Nosferatu https://t.co/0WgvdQVAOxorlok ass hickeysOn the other hand, some cinephiles rebelled against the idea of ignoring the big screen.
