Böglyftet
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) is a Swedish Internet meme from 2008 featuring a topless man lifting a naked man, seemingly by the root of the penis.
Origin of the image[edit]
The image depicts two men; the first, bare chested, man lifting the second, nude, man by holding him by his shoulder and erect penis.[1] The photograph was taken by the girlfriend of one of the men in the picture using a pink Nikon Coolpix.[2] The photograph was later uploaded to the now defunct photography forum Bilddagboken.[3]
Flashback forum[edit]
On 5 May 2008, a thread was created on the Swedish internet forum Flashback to discuss the story behind the photograph.[4] The thread not only discussed the story behind the image but also spawned fan art and songs about the image, and grew to several hundred pages of discussion.[5] The thread has since been tagged as a classic thread, one of only fourteen threads with that tag.[6] The thread has been described as a classic[7] and legendary[3] thread in media.
Media attention[edit]
In September 2020, the Swedish podcast "Flashback forever" announced that they would produce a christmas calendar dedicated to Böglyftet.[1][8] Over 24 episodes, the podcast conducts interviews with urologists, psychologists, sexologists and other experts to find out more about the photo.[3] The physical calendar to go along with the podcast sold over 11,000 copies.[1]
Following the media attention to the calendar, the Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights posted a "böglyftsguide" (
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References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Friman, Christoffer (2020). "Stämningshöjare". Filter (in Swedish). No. 6 #77, december/januari 20/21. Gothenburg: Offside Press. p. 16.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Lucka 9: Kodak moment". Flashback forever. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Sköld, Stefan (2020-12-10). "Som ett public service för nakenbilder". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ↑ "Historien bakom böglyftet". Flashback Forum. Flashback International Inc. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ↑ Frid, Karin (2020-09-22). "Flashback Forever gör julkalender om "böglyftet"". Göteborgs-Posten. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ↑ "Resultat för 'klassisk tråd'". Flashback Forum. Flashback International Inc. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ↑ "Firar in julen med "böglyftet"". Sydsvenskan. TT. 2020-11-29. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ↑ Ullberg, Sara (2020-11-29). "Populära podden firar julen med "böglyftet"". Svenska Dagbladet. TT. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ↑ "En böglyftsguide från RFSL". RFSL on Instagram. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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