Tom of Finland was a Finn who lived through WW2, so it makes sense that his aesthetic of bold leathery manliness is a lil tinged with SS nostalgia. Doesn't make his art or the many gay men who were inspired by it "problematic," but it's good to keep in mind
Is that an Iron Cross on his belt buckle?
Oh fuck i didn't see that. I hope not. :sadness:
The hat is pretty sus too
I just thought he was a leather daddy.
Fair, I dismissed it too as me reading too much into it until I saw the buckle.
One sus thing about leather culture us how much of that look is borrowed
Tom of Finland was a Finn who lived through WW2, so it makes sense that his aesthetic of bold leathery manliness is a lil tinged with SS nostalgia. Doesn't make his art or the many gay men who were inspired by it "problematic," but it's good to keep in mind
True, i have a problem how context gets separate from aesthetic, but who even has an answer for that?