Barsexuals are women who kiss or flirt with other women in public settings for attention, but prefer the company of men. They are often young college students and their behavior rarely goes beyond kissing. Some people view them negatively, comparing them to straight men in the adult film industry. The trend has increased with the popularity of spring break videos.
A barsexual is a woman who kisses or flirts with other women only in bars and other public settings. As such, barsexuals are considered to have a heterosexual orientation, because they flirt with women in a public place solely for shock value, not with the intention of establishing relationships with them. As a random survey of sites posting images of spring break travel would suggest, many barsexuals are young college students, who may engage in barsexual behavior for attention, more than anything else.
While barsexuals may act like bisexuals or lesbians in bars and parties, they prefer the company of men. Many flirt with other women because they are aware that it attracts attention, or because they are drunk and feeling spiteful. Some straight men are intrigued by women who flirt with other women, so a barsexual often engages in such behavior with the express plan of gouging out a man’s eye of interest, or to excite or interest her boyfriend.
A barsexual may approach a complete stranger who seems available, or may flirt exclusively among his or her friends. Women who have close, physically intimate relationships with their friends may feel more comfortable flirting with their friends, where an already established boundary dictates exactly how far the behavior will go. Others feel more confident flirting with strangers, and in a bar with a high concentration of college-age women with similar interests, they can feel quite isolated from rejection.
As a general rule, a barsexual display rarely goes much further than kissing, and is typically very much a display, as the goal is to be looked at. In some establishments, such behavior is actively encouraged and promoted, and the sight of two women flirting can be met with applause from the surrounding crowd.
Some people look down on barsexuals, just like straight men who are “gay for pay” in the adult film industry. It could once be argued that a barsexual is essentially a tease, projecting a sexual orientation that she does not possess. The proliferation of films featuring college-aged women on spring break has apparently led to a corresponding explosion in barsexuality, as some women are eager to be featured in such videos and may be willing to dive into the barsexual pool to be filmed.
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