What I Like About This: It'd be pretty easy to mistake this photo as being one depicting two actual sailors with a deep affection for one another. But I'm certain that this is not the case. It's actually a fantasy photo, probably for an early soft-core homoerotic photo set. How do I know? Well, having been in the Navy, I spotted all the things that are off about this photo. The glaring giveaways are the uniforms. Neither are regulation fit. The tall chap's sleeves are far too short, landing halfway up his forearm. You can also see the fold creases in his bell-bottom trousers. He wouldn't have been allowed off the ship looking like this. His well-muscled partner's uniform is far too tight and I'm sure that's by design. Both of their silk neckerchiefs are not properly rolled, and although they are tied in proper square knots, they're both worn too high up and are covering the V-notch of their jumpers.
Now, what convinces me that this is porn? Well, look at their crotches, it's no mistake that you can see clear outlines of what lies beneath. Finally, their pose... yes, intimate friends might take such a photo, but only a lover would place his hand on his partner's buttocks, which is clearly where the shorter fella's hand is placed. So all-in-all, it's clearly intended to be a homoerotic fantasy image and I think they succeeded. And even though this photo was probably taken about 70 years ago, it still says, "we were always there."
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