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Male bonding onscreen
‘Blades of Glory’
Heder gets a free ride from Ferrell, who in Blades of Glory builds on the macho-spoofing groundwork he laid in Talladega Nights and in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. (Suzanne Hanover)
300
Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro) in “300.” The makers of the comic-book-based war have noted that their film has been accused, simultaneously, of being homoerotic and homophobic. (Warner Bros.)
Borat
In addition to a lengthy nude wrestling scene, Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat visited a gay pride parade in “Borat.” (20th Century Fox)
Snickers
A Snickers ad featuring two manly men inadvertently kissing was pulled from TV. (YouTube.com)
Nip/Tuck
The limits of male bonding get a second opinion on Nip/Tuck, starring Julian McMahon, left, and Dylan Walsh. (Prashant Gupta / FX)
Scrubs
Zach Braff’s J.D. in “Scrubs” has sung about “guy love” with his best friend Turk (Donald Faison). (PAUL DRINKWATER, Associated Press)
Wild Hogs
Another current film uses a series of mistaken-as-gay gags to shed light on manhoods uncertain state. Heading the cast of Wild Hogs are John Travolta, left, William H. Macy, Tim Allen and Martin Lawrence. (Touchstone Pictures)
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