Originally Posted by Guthumba

I don't think so. I think, in some cases, it becomes an attempt to reach out to someone under the cover of playful banter. In common society I think a male who wants to talk to another male about his feelings or the like would quickly be jabbed with insightful comments like "shut up fag." Guys know this and they generally understand how to operate within the "guy rules" to reach the necessary objective.