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{{quote|''"That is '''SO SWEET''' man, how about a bro hug bump?"''
|'''''[[Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff]]'''''}}
Nowadays, in the western world, particularly in the United States, [[Real Men Hate Affection|displays of affection between men are discouraged]], on the theory that they are too "girly", or indicative of homosexuality. A congratulatory clap on the shoulder or back? Fine. Hugging and kissing? Not so much.
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== [[Literature]] ==
* Alex Cross and his childhood friend Samson frequently exchange these as greetings in the novels by James Patterson.
* Sirius and Lupin in ''[[Harry Potter and
** Also Harry and Ron (and later Dean and Seamus) in ''[[Harry Potter and
* Lampshaded in the ''[[Chronicles of Narnia]]'', when the narrator explains that since Peter is King, it isn't girly of him to be hugging his men. Or talking animals.
** He doesn't just hug them, he ''kisses'' them as well. (Though probably not on the lips.) Specifically, in the scene in ''Prince Caspian'' when Peter and Edmund arrive, Peter kisses the badger on the head in (gratitude? reward? greeting?) some kind of affection, because the badgers never wavered in their belief that Old Narnia would return to power.
* In [[Joel Rosenberg]]'s ''[[Guardians of the Flame]]'' on one return of Karl's, Walter takes a minute to hug him, which has no cultural hang-ups in the medievaloid culture they are now in.
* In [[Graham McNeill]]'s [[Warhammer 40,000]] [[Ultramarines (novel)|Ultramarines]] book ''The Killing Ground'', Uriel and Pasanius embrace when they are reunited after the first two test by the Grey Knights—just before Leodagarius comments on Pasanius's loyalty and Uriel describes it as [[Power of Friendship|friendship]].
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* Deconstructed on the Will&Grace episode "A Chorus Lie." When Jack tries to "in" Matt Damon, they hug and Jack points out the straight-guy no hip contact hug, which Matt (Owen) counters with a description of feeling Jack's pecs.
== [[Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game|MMORPG]]s ==
* In the Pit of Saron dungeon in ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' the rescued prisoners can remark, "You deserve a mighty man hug."
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