Confused Baby Carl
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@carldoonan.bsky.social nostalgically reminiscing about characters he totally crushed on as a kid, but never realized because wee baby Carl didn't know gay was a thing.
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I don't know if I've ever established this here on the Bloosk, but the "Crush/Scene # ____" labels I add to all the examples here are just large nonsense numbers to establish "Gosh dang, there were an awful LOT of these now that I look back" and not some sort of definitive ranking or posting order.
I don't know if I've ever established this here on the Bloosk, but the "Crush/Scene # ____" labels I add to all the examples here are just large nonsense numbers to establish "Gosh dang, there were an awful LOT of these now that I look back" and not some sort of definitive ranking or posting order.
August 15, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I don't know if I've ever established this here on the Bloosk, but the "Crush/Scene # ____" labels I add to all the examples here are just large nonsense numbers to establish "Gosh dang, there were an awful LOT of these now that I look back" and not some sort of definitive ranking or posting order.
Scenes That Lived Rent-Free In My Mind As A Kid, To My Great Confusion #472: Sumo Size (Super Duper Sumos)
Even as a kid I knew this was an exceptionally mediocre cartoon, but my gay little eyes were still drawn to the men regularly transforming into 12-foot walls of scantily-clad, muscular bulk.
Even as a kid I knew this was an exceptionally mediocre cartoon, but my gay little eyes were still drawn to the men regularly transforming into 12-foot walls of scantily-clad, muscular bulk.
August 15, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Scenes That Lived Rent-Free In My Mind As A Kid, To My Great Confusion #472: Sumo Size (Super Duper Sumos)
Even as a kid I knew this was an exceptionally mediocre cartoon, but my gay little eyes were still drawn to the men regularly transforming into 12-foot walls of scantily-clad, muscular bulk.
Even as a kid I knew this was an exceptionally mediocre cartoon, but my gay little eyes were still drawn to the men regularly transforming into 12-foot walls of scantily-clad, muscular bulk.
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Honestly, I wouldn't doubt that this movie might've been what first unlocked a very specific Pandora's Box in my young mind, haha...
August 23, 2023 at 6:20 AM
Honestly, I wouldn't doubt that this movie might've been what first unlocked a very specific Pandora's Box in my young mind, haha...
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Key gay memory: Visiting GameStop after middle school, slinking to the far corner of the store to find the big Street Fighter guide, and gawking at all the official artwork.
At the time I was still closeted and in denial, utterly terrified anyone who saw me looking at said guide would just *know.*
At the time I was still closeted and in denial, utterly terrified anyone who saw me looking at said guide would just *know.*
Character I crushed on as a kid but didn't realize since I didn't know gay was a thing #549: E. Honda
May 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Key gay memory: Visiting GameStop after middle school, slinking to the far corner of the store to find the big Street Fighter guide, and gawking at all the official artwork.
At the time I was still closeted and in denial, utterly terrified anyone who saw me looking at said guide would just *know.*
At the time I was still closeted and in denial, utterly terrified anyone who saw me looking at said guide would just *know.*
Scenes That Lived Rent-Free In My Mind As A Kid, To My Great Confusion #508:
Kurt's Image Inducer (X-Men: Evolution, S2 EP6, "Adrift")
Kurt's Image Inducer (X-Men: Evolution, S2 EP6, "Adrift")
March 29, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Scenes That Lived Rent-Free In My Mind As A Kid, To My Great Confusion #508:
Kurt's Image Inducer (X-Men: Evolution, S2 EP6, "Adrift")
Kurt's Image Inducer (X-Men: Evolution, S2 EP6, "Adrift")
Scenes That Lived Rent-Free In My Mind As A Kid, To My Great Confusion #128: "Yo, Terra. You, Me - Movies, Friday?" (Teen Titans, S2 EP23, "Betrayal")
January 13, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Scenes That Lived Rent-Free In My Mind As A Kid, To My Great Confusion #128: "Yo, Terra. You, Me - Movies, Friday?" (Teen Titans, S2 EP23, "Betrayal")
Scenes That Lived Rent-Free In My Mind As A Kid, To My Great Confusion #059: Buttermilk, It Makes a Body Bitter (Animaniacs, S1 EP41)
September 29, 2024 at 9:46 PM
Scenes That Lived Rent-Free In My Mind As A Kid, To My Great Confusion #059: Buttermilk, It Makes a Body Bitter (Animaniacs, S1 EP41)
Scenes That Lived Rent-Free In My Mind As A Kid, To My Great Confusion #558: "I see why they made him king of the jungle..." (George of the Jungle, 1997)
September 26, 2024 at 3:58 AM
Scenes That Lived Rent-Free In My Mind As A Kid, To My Great Confusion #558: "I see why they made him king of the jungle..." (George of the Jungle, 1997)
Scenes That Lived Rent-Free In My Mind As A Kid, To My Great Confusion #247: The Molecular Muscle Enhancer (Kim Possible, S1 EP20, "Ron the Man") 💍💪
September 24, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Scenes That Lived Rent-Free In My Mind As A Kid, To My Great Confusion #247: The Molecular Muscle Enhancer (Kim Possible, S1 EP20, "Ron the Man") 💍💪
Character I crushed on as a kid but didn't realize since I didn't know gay was a thing #479: Aladdin
August 24, 2024 at 1:11 AM
Character I crushed on as a kid but didn't realize since I didn't know gay was a thing #479: Aladdin
Character I crushed on as a kid but didn't realize since I didn't know gay was a thing #638: Dr. Proctor
July 24, 2024 at 8:46 PM
Character I crushed on as a kid but didn't realize since I didn't know gay was a thing #638: Dr. Proctor
Character I crushed on as a kid but didn't realize since I didn't know gay was a thing #264: Raymond (Totally Spies)
Another fairly critical point in "Carl finally realizes he's gay." I found myself tuning into Totally Spies daily just to see if the bodybuilding-focused episode happened to be on.
Another fairly critical point in "Carl finally realizes he's gay." I found myself tuning into Totally Spies daily just to see if the bodybuilding-focused episode happened to be on.
November 2, 2023 at 1:03 AM
Character I crushed on as a kid but didn't realize since I didn't know gay was a thing #264: Raymond (Totally Spies)
Another fairly critical point in "Carl finally realizes he's gay." I found myself tuning into Totally Spies daily just to see if the bodybuilding-focused episode happened to be on.
Another fairly critical point in "Carl finally realizes he's gay." I found myself tuning into Totally Spies daily just to see if the bodybuilding-focused episode happened to be on.
There used to be a live show at Disney's Animal Kingdom called 'Tarzan Rocks!' that caught Baby Carl's attention thanks to the lead actor's rather impressive, uh... stage presence.
(These photos are from a different, similar show at Disneyland Paris, but they very much get the idea across, haha)
(These photos are from a different, similar show at Disneyland Paris, but they very much get the idea across, haha)
October 20, 2023 at 12:36 AM
There used to be a live show at Disney's Animal Kingdom called 'Tarzan Rocks!' that caught Baby Carl's attention thanks to the lead actor's rather impressive, uh... stage presence.
(These photos are from a different, similar show at Disneyland Paris, but they very much get the idea across, haha)
(These photos are from a different, similar show at Disneyland Paris, but they very much get the idea across, haha)
Character I crushed on as a kid but didn't realize since I didn't know gay was a thing #053: Lt. Surge (Anime)
October 11, 2023 at 1:11 AM
Character I crushed on as a kid but didn't realize since I didn't know gay was a thing #053: Lt. Surge (Anime)
Character I crushed on as a kid but didn't realize since I didn't know gay was a thing #650: Teenage Bamm-bamm
October 7, 2023 at 8:58 PM
Character I crushed on as a kid but didn't realize since I didn't know gay was a thing #650: Teenage Bamm-bamm
Character I crushed on as a kid but didn't realize since I didn't know gay was a thing #481: Lion-O
October 6, 2023 at 11:50 PM
Character I crushed on as a kid but didn't realize since I didn't know gay was a thing #481: Lion-O
Character I crushed on as a kid but didn't realize since I didn't know gay was a thing #113: Pazu
October 5, 2023 at 7:57 PM
Character I crushed on as a kid but didn't realize since I didn't know gay was a thing #113: Pazu
Character I crushed on as a kid but didn't realize since I didn't know gay was a thing #237: Gene Starwind
October 4, 2023 at 7:19 PM
Character I crushed on as a kid but didn't realize since I didn't know gay was a thing #237: Gene Starwind
Character I crushed on as a kid but didn't realize since I didn't know gay was a thing #322: He-Man (2002)
October 1, 2023 at 1:40 AM
Character I crushed on as a kid but didn't realize since I didn't know gay was a thing #322: He-Man (2002)
Character I crushed on as a kid but didn't realize since I didn't know gay was a thing #352: Fukuo
September 28, 2023 at 7:48 PM
Character I crushed on as a kid but didn't realize since I didn't know gay was a thing #352: Fukuo
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Abrupt memory: In 2000, during the Sydney Olympics, I remember "Down Under" being on the radio incessantly.
My 10-year-old ears would perk up every time I heard the line "He was six-foot-four and full of muscle" as my unknowingly gay little imagination would kick into high gear.
My 10-year-old ears would perk up every time I heard the line "He was six-foot-four and full of muscle" as my unknowingly gay little imagination would kick into high gear.
September 27, 2023 at 3:42 AM
Abrupt memory: In 2000, during the Sydney Olympics, I remember "Down Under" being on the radio incessantly.
My 10-year-old ears would perk up every time I heard the line "He was six-foot-four and full of muscle" as my unknowingly gay little imagination would kick into high gear.
My 10-year-old ears would perk up every time I heard the line "He was six-foot-four and full of muscle" as my unknowingly gay little imagination would kick into high gear.
Character I crushed on as a kid but didn't realize since I didn't know gay was a thing #124: Lee Shang
September 27, 2023 at 1:58 AM
Character I crushed on as a kid but didn't realize since I didn't know gay was a thing #124: Lee Shang
Character I crushed on as a kid but didn't realize since I didn't know gay was a thing #708: Jorgen Von Strangle
September 24, 2023 at 1:52 AM
Character I crushed on as a kid but didn't realize since I didn't know gay was a thing #708: Jorgen Von Strangle
Character I crushed on as a kid but didn't realize since I didn't know gay was a thing #549: E. Honda
September 23, 2023 at 12:59 AM
Character I crushed on as a kid but didn't realize since I didn't know gay was a thing #549: E. Honda
Character I crushed on as a kid but didn't realize since I didn't know gay was a thing #377: Angemon
September 22, 2023 at 12:04 AM
Character I crushed on as a kid but didn't realize since I didn't know gay was a thing #377: Angemon