Vintage photo of soldiers making out has the internet cackling about their 'friendship kiss'

Historians have been known to say that unmarried women who lived together or men who were overtly affectionate were just “friends” or “roommates,” but the internet is calling shenanigans!

A vintage photo of two U.S. and Soviet soldiers kissing during WWII, labeled as a “friendship kiss,” is currently going viral after it was recently reposted on X (formerly Twitter) with the caption, “wonder if they did friendship anal also?”

While the kiss could have been a “socialist fraternal kiss” — usually three alternating kisses on the cheek or a kiss on the lips for particularly chummy political leaders — the overly familiar snog featured in the vintage photo led social media commenters to joke about how historians are always getting it wrong and just how gay the make-out sesh looks.

During WWII, homosexuality was classified as a mental illness, and although you rarely hear about LGBTQ+ soldiers during this time period, according to the National WWII Museum, 9,000 American service members were given a “blue discharge” for being homosexual.

Regardless of the sexuality of the men featured in the old photo, the jokes have been coming in fast and furious and we've been kicking up our heels and giggling all day. From quips like “The real friends are the anal we did along the way” to someone pointing out that “they are clearly roommates ask any historian” to jokes about “friendship handjobs,” these comments will have you cackling.

Keep scrolling to see the funniest reactions to these allegedly “straight” soldiers kissing!