Saw a post on /lit/ asking why the Western canon is so homoerotic, and whether there's a relationship between making good art and appreciating the beauty of the male form. Maybe there is. It would also explain why the late Baroque was the highest peak of music. Even if not all composers were gay, their looks and music certainly were, in both the new and old senses of the word. Men wore wigs, tights, heels, and the music was as pleasing to the ear as it was sensual and whimsical, yet also structurally, technically, and aesthetically complex, like infinite folds weaving through compressed time and space. The perfect fusion of pleasure and intellect.

Enjoy this piece by Telemann
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbxyTa4gfbk

Why is the Western canon so homoerotic? Is there a relationship between making good art and being able to appreciate the beauty of the male form?

>>24792980
>A woman can be good at something, but she will never reach the ranks of a 0.1% male at the top of his craft. There will never be a female Tolstoy. There will never be a female Edward Witten
Yeah, men were destined for greatness or shame. Women were destined for mediocrity