As the peculiar characteristic of its culture, Buenos Aires carries the Tango stigma. It was considered taboo from its origins, and dared challenge the “good customs” class with its sensual and rule-breaking provocation.
Spreading out its typical beautiful women and “compadritos”, elegant and brave men always into the forbidden, fantasies started to arise, following the rhythmic 2×4 body expression.
Even though it somehow adjusted to the customs of other social groups, it went on to portray that sensuality burst beside a whole body of myths of hidden passions and non sancta customs. Apart from that, and even though formal couples were born in this atmosphere of limitless nights of overflowing passion, a whole apology of cheating started to obstruct the compliance with that oath carrying the promise of eternal love. Brunette argentine women advanced, with their daring profile, getting involved with those arrogant “compadritos” that defended their way of hunting love, which, the more reluctant the more attractive.
This apology of seduction of tango, from conqueror to prey, extended its infringing phase to other dimensions, tingeing the sexual culture of porteños with its language, places and codes. This cheating that gave way to such an informal sexual communion grew more and more independent. This spirit still lives, even though times change, as well as History and the way of relating.
Among the symbols of the “handy” place for these meetings, we find an urban population of “Albergues Transitorios”, with features that distinguish them from the typical American motels, or any other places that may fall under this classification in other countries.
In spite of all said above, Buenos Aires has never been a city of “sexual tourism”. On the contrary, it is a city where people choose to live by themselves or build a family, or end up in such way due to the circumstance or the moment The traditional nucleus has been as solid in this society as the diverse options culture.
The idolization of both mothers and prostitutes has marked most of men´s emotional life in past decades; In between, there were the “women to be loved”, those who nowadays are far from the conservative role in society that played used to play. These days, youngsters have become friendly to both extremes, and approach love from a different perspective.
However, there still exist “malevos” and “compadritos”, different from the original ones though. Argentine men now brag about other virtues, such as comprehension, commitment and tenderness.
Argentines have actually awoken to an atmosphere of tolerance, where differences have slowly become accepted, after so many years of repression during the long succession of military take-overs.
A sexual liberation in the media has recently burst out, due to the adoption of much more liberal and unprejudiced codes, especially among young people.
All TV programs show their true colors, time frames forgotten; nudes are only common, as well as bathroom talks for no reason. All types of relationships are on; for instance, the gay couple in the 1pm soap opera, affectionate transvestites disclosing their love towards a heterosexual man, thus becoming the idols of masses, and confessions of sexual liberation (made both by unknown people and stars) in reality shows.
In addition, any newsstand offers an important number of magazines specialized in all imaginable alternatives of sexual experiences, thus giving the topic a liberalized aspect or, better said, overvaluing it.
Books, magazines or web sites are always at hand for all services and proposals, offering every kind of special parties for all choices, quests and fantasies…
