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would be that blatant about his sexuality. The very next day, one of
the students came back and told the class that he had observed a stu-
dent in the bathroom who stood in front of the mirror, preened him-
self, put on his sunglasses, and just for a moment did some genital
framing before he proudly exited the bathroom. I am sure that the
guy wasn’t even thinking about what he was doing. But in fact, geni-
tal framing occurs more often than we think, and not only in coun-
try western videos! Remember the Fonz in the TV series Happy
Days?
Using the hands to frame the genitals is often
seen with young males and females during the
courtship years. It is a dominance display.Fig. 56