What’s so weird about men hugging each other and holding hands anyway?

• It is very unfortunate that heterosexual men are afraid of showing other men affection because they are afraid they will be labelled gay.
• Platonic male PDA is virtually non-existent in Kenya because a man hugging another man is regarded as unmanly.

Dear Kenyan men, there is absolutely nothing wrong with men hugging other men! A man cannot hug, hold hands or even sling his arm around another man without raising eyebrows. If a man even accidentally touches another man, he will be promptly chided and told to cut out that gay shit! God forbid if you purposely try embracing another man! It is so bad that even two men sitting too close to each other is perceived as odd. But why is a man being emotionally open and physically tactile with his male friends seen as less masculine? Why is male-to-male affection frowned upon?