But there’s no shortage famous gay men who are seen as daddies either, from Ricky Martin to Andy Cohen, Ivan Massow, Anderson Cooper and Tom Ford. And men who are described as daddies often aren’t: think Stanley Tucci, Henry Cavill and Harrison Ford. Some people outwardly identify as a daddy, often on hook-up apps or on alt social media accounts, and some people describe others that way.ĭaddies don’t have to be gay, per se. Other such categories include “otters” (slim hairy men), “bears” (bigger hairy men) and “twinks” (skinny, smooth men). Generally speaking, “daddy” is an archetype or category that gay men use to define themselves and/or each other.
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According to PornHub, “daddy” porn is now the fifth most-viewed gay porn category in the United States.Ī couple of years ago the New York Times boldly declared we were in the “age of the twink”, but move over fellas, because the era of the daddy has arrived. And there are even specific apps like DaddyHunt for “Daddies and guys that love Daddies”. It’s a “tribe” (category) on Grindr, the world’s most-used gay dating app. And on dating apps, social media and in clubs, there’s one word he gets called more than any other:Ĭhris is far from the only man this is happening to in “gay world”, from dating apps to Gay Twitter and “the group chat”, the use of “daddy” as a descriptor is everywhere. In 2016 and in his late thirties, Chris became single again after almost a decade in a monogamous relationship.
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And then it hits you: I’m the older guy.” “One of those moments is when you’re chatting to somebody and they say that they’re ‘really into older guys’. “As a gay man, when you get older, there can be a few shocking moments,” says Chris, 40.