Stefan

 

I just realized that if you do a search on Instagram, you cannot find Stefan's drawings or his handle. His @gay_art_drawings_02 does not appear anywhere in the search box. It's one more thing Instagram does to sanitize and homogenize its content. Instagram makes sure any kind of account that publishes nudes or homoerotic art or has any kind of #gay does not appear right away in the searches. That's why these artists are usually known by word of mouth.

Creators of homoerotic art, like Stefan, usually have to really push it to get their art out there while at the same time, trying to make sure that Instagram does not crack down on their output and creativity. They usually get drawings flagged at least once a week (!!) and they have to fight instagram to reinstate them. What I've noticed is that many artists make lists of suggestions that include the art of other people to their followers, kind of a who's who of artists to follow. It's like a big, awesome brotherhood (or peoplehood) that keeps people who like this kind of art informed of what other queer artists are doing. I think it's very cool.

Artists on Instagram work on commissions (Instagram being the perfect visal media, as opposed to Twitter, that is a cauldron of fuckery) and the platform (that touts itself as all-inclusive) does everything it can to make sure that nothing remotely sexual appears in people's feeds. Really. Mark Zuckerberg wants to milk this cow for all it's worth while making it as bland as possible. He wants more and more eyes glued to it.  Isn't it funny how he seems to want more and more and that 'more' is obviously never enough. I pity him with all his millions. I'm sure his head is not ok. 

That situation of Instagram being such a dick is why I decided to do this series and showcase the artists I like there. Fuck Instagram. And fuck Zuckerberg. Hope he chokes on a dick. And talking about dicks, Big was just talking about Dicks and Dick Size. Yep. So many men are so deeply preoccupied for their dick size, that this artist has decided to use that as a theme. As someone who has frequently and thoroughly enjoyed a good penis (and has been doing it since he's 14), I'll have to tell you that what counts is the man to which said appendage is attached. The man needs to be a passionate, dedicated and an attentive lover so the dick (bigger or smaller) would work its magic. I know, shocking. But true.

Don't get me wrong, a big dick is NICE to look at and to play with, but a huge dick does not a great lover make. Nope. Been there, done them and it's a literal pain. Some men have big dicks and they really do not know what to do with them. They usually use them like it's a fucking weapon (literally) with little regard to the enjoyment of the other person involved. The dick can be ten inches or six inches, (like Big's reader's), and if he's a good lover, he'll do fantastically and will give whomever it is with him in bed (or in the park, or in the car, or at the beach...) the time of their lives. Trust me. I know what I am talking about. I've been dickmatized many times over.

Oh, and this is Stefan's second account. As you can see, @gay_art_drawings_02 has a 02 at the end. His first account was closed by the powers that be. Yep. Instagram leaves up anti-vaxxers, White Supremacists, Brexit promoters, transphobes and assorted Russian bots spread misinformation and hatred but it will close down an account if you show too much dick. As I said, fuck instagram. And support artists who show peen. 

I applaud Stefan's resilience and stubbornness. I really hope he keeps drawing his fantastically endowed men (and hopefully taking commissions) and I am totally with his David fighting the Instagram Goliath. I would love, love, love to have one of his drawings blown up three feet tall and put it up in my bedroom. Or maybe a couple of drawings. Or maybe a commission? I'm sure I'd find somebody who would offer to serve as a model...

So, if you have an Instagram account, make sure you give Stefan a follow or a like or a commission. You can do that if you have Facebook, too. Remember, it's all part of the same monster that is going to eat us all up one day.

XOXO