Hive newbie is curious

[Refrigerator]

So, I've been on hive for a few days now, and i have seen lots of users using one or another variation of a grayscale gif depicting two guys kissing. Is there some kind of backstory to this or am I wrong and these profile pics actually have nothing to do with eachother?

Enlighten me please c:

 

[StoPCampinGn00b]

Trends happen here. We had a moose and Barry trend. Or epidemic as people call it.
Dunno.

 

[Orcnet]

Yuri is love, Yaoi is life.

 

[StoPCampinGn00b]

Epidemic.

 

[andreariona]

It's anti-mainstream.

 

[Paliouras]

I think it is becuase of this
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/off-topic-478/now-have-some-guts-answer-252531/
Also we had ponies if you remember.

 

[Zombie]

Solu9 started it and it got popular thanks to the thread linked above, which is a mouth karate between people for and against homosexuals.

I believe it exists to protest against homophobes who are disgusted to see such avatars.

 

[Heinvers]

It's anti-mainstream.

Exactly!

 

[Magtheridon96]

I have absolutely no idea what you're referring to.

 

[Tank-Commander]

Don't forget the soviet flag trend, the daffy duck trend, the Pyritie face trend, the (cropped) questionable pokémon material trend and a few others XD

 

[Refrigerator]

Ahhh haha. Thanks for the answers. I was starting to think i was getting paranoid and seeing links where there aren't any.

 

[Orcnet]

The best part that ever happen in this site was the My Little Pony invasion that started at 2010, the rest are nothing compared to that event.

 

[Eagle XI]

Whilst i can muster respect before people's different lifestyle and thoughts, would like to friendly remainder that i dont come to THW for 'special interest material', and that there are plenty of sites on the net for that.
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