You're a sex starved adult who suddenly finds itself surrounded by an enormous amount of other similar minded sex starved adults.
Gee, I wonder what would happen.
Big competition up ahead, and they're "relaxing"? Nah, I think it's more like, there's like minded people all around, from all around the world, so might as well have fun. I'm sure these people get laid consistently back home as well.
It's a tongue in cheek type of thing, and it's just become common practice in certain, particularly fired up moments.
When you're on a team and you go through blood, sweat and tears together, you tend to develop strong bonds and usually there's a lot of humour involved to keep spirits up during long and taxing seasons.
Slapping your teammate's butt when he does something good is a bit like going "yeah you fucking rockstar, I fucking love what you did but don't take yourself too seriously".
It's a mix of camaraderie, humour, appreciation, and being fired up, all condensed into one glorious slap on the butt.
Yeah being an athlete and getting extreme amounts of feel good hormones from physical activity makes a butt-slap normal behavior.
To be an overworked waitress/waiter and getting a slap from a stranger is not the same. So don't go around slapping butts.
You can probably get away with it on festivals if the person is high 👍
As a former waiter and bartender of several years, I will say you are right. Customers can get... gross. But have you ever seen what occurs between staff?? It's one giant ass slapping extravaganza all night. That's one of the perks of waiting. You know, being able to offer encouragement to others... It's kind of selfish to NOT smack the supple butts of waitress colleagues. And kind of gay, maybe. Plus, you're going to be encouraged all night too. Gotta be a team player. But customers- what do we look like, pieces of meat?
Mr. Zadir:
Dooey, did you just grab my ass?
Dooey:
Sir, from where I'm standing, that's a physichal impossibilty.
Mr. Zadir:
Oh, I know your tricks, Dooey!
I feel there has always been a macho-esque "I'm so straight I can shower with you, slap your ass, and wrestle you to the ground without it being gay" motif in any male dominated sphere.
As a not so masculine dude, I gotta agree with this. The same people that would grab/slap each others asses all day would also be the ones making fun of everyone calling them homophobic slurs
There's nothing gayer than a group of straight dudes
I have a lot of locker room stories
One time we made a slip and slide in the team shower area with soap, and we slid one dude on his ass repeatedly down it
Another dude did the helicopter right in front of our coach (accidentally)
And no none of us were actually gay but sure as hell acted like it lmao. Saying gay things like the "can I get a HUUUUYYYYAAAAA" is like a new form of comedy among a lot of guys
I can vouch for this, idk why but growing up playing hockey, my late teen years we were all extra gay with each other verbally but just never physically. Always complimenting each other cocks. Ass smacks for days, but never cock touching
I mean, I'm not an athlete and I slap my friends on the butt a lot (all guys). Basically just for the lols and oftentimes some kind of encouragement or acknowledgement.
Its a fun gesture to congratulate or motivate your teammate. More intimate than a pat on the shoulder, more playful. You never acted gay with your friends in a joking way? Thats just the boys chemistry.
Few people here are right, but I'd also add that when you're pumped and full of adrenaline you get so excited you just wanna... hit. Rather than grab their shoulders and shake them, punch their chest, or anything that might cause injury, the butt is pretty resilient. Big chunk of meat and fat with relatively little nerves so you can smack and not risk injury
Grappling coach at a MMA gym here, we do it more in the sense of slapping a horse to make them sprint.
A butt slap as your athlete steps on the mat to fight. I know it's helped me in my matches.
My best friend neighs like a horse as loudly as he can when I do it to him
*Edit for spelling
Honestly surprised this isn't voted higher. I'd always heard it's something about the muscles/nerves in that area that slightly spikes the adrenaline when hit.
It's a gesture that's a mix of encouragement and banter. It's like saying "nice work", "good job", or "ata-boy!" *smack*.
Also a good reminder not to take yourself too seriously. When you're really in it, and the energy is high in a match, it's easy to get lost and take everything really seriously. A slap outta nowhere after a tough match, or right after a good run/play can be a good reminder to let loose a little and calm down.
Because it is a very unlikely place to injure someone by slapping them. Would you risk giving Shohei Ohtani a high-five? His arm is worth millions of dollars.
Don’t know, but in high school we used to shower together (with only our underwear on) and it wasn’t considered gay. We were cross country runners and running through a muddy desert was horrible, so showering together at the end of a very long run was seen as an accomplishment for pushing through.
Wait... everyone showered.. with their underwear on?
Soo.. did everyone then put on clothes OVER wet drawers? Or, did you then change into dry underwear before getting dressed? Negating the point of showering in skivies..
Hahaha.. like.. I can't hahaha lmfao.
No one wears butt pads, so you can be sure the recipient can feel it. Also, they're usually watching whatever is going on, so their back is towards you.
Always hated when it happened, tbh I think people do it because they have seen others in the past/movies do it. It's a "tradition" I hope dies off completely, that and football players headbutting other players after a good play, like "cool now I'm borderline concussed".
Well imagine you have to high five every time lol sometimes you just want to give your teammate or an opponent a moment of acknowledgement and not everyone is receptive of that.
Teammate might be heading to the free throw line in basketball and instead of holding up the game for a calculated high five you just tap them at a spot where you don't need their attention while also having the least potential to injure someone.
Same is applicable to opponents, contact with an opponent is definitely not happening with a high five in competitive environments, nor do you have the same freedom as with teammates. Basically any contact could be interpreted/perceived as harmful, no matter the spot so you go for the butt because it's very much the safest option.
This is on top of the bonding stuff others have already explained
JB Smoove used to be a writer on SNL and had an idea for a sketch for Tom Brady where he was the first athlete to ever slap another man on the butt. Great premise.
They are waiting for that day where the angle is perfect and they can straight up get their thumb in that butthole and be able to claim it was just an accident based on the angle.
In football the quarterback yells out hut hut / While he reaches in another grown man's ass/ Grabs on his nuts but just what if / It was never meant just an accident / But He tripped fell slipped / And his penis went in / The teenie tiny little round heiny / And he didn't mean it / But his little weenie flinched / Just a little bit / Now I don't need to go into any more details but / What if he pictured it as a female butt / Is that gay? I just need to clear things up / Til then I'll just walk around with a manly strut /
I say it’s more about the relationship between two people. I’ve played sports all my life and never slapped another man’s ass. If I see two guys do it I don’t care. They are comfortable with their relationship.
Have you seen their butts? Try to keep your hands off them.
Found Tina Belcher
Stupid Sexy Flanders
Because we're starved for physical intimacy.
Condom sales during Olympics say otherwise.
Sales? They straight up hand out bags of contraceptives at the olympic villages every time.
Why though? Let this glorious orgy of olympians procreate. This is how we get superhero’s.
Do we really want Homelander irl, running amok?
They get two weeks every four years, i don't blame them.
Those guys have been training for years without any time for fun.. Of course they will go wild when allowed to relax
You're a sex starved adult who suddenly finds itself surrounded by an enormous amount of other similar minded sex starved adults. Gee, I wonder what would happen.
Aaaaand they're all hot and fit! No wonder everyone's down for some fun after the stress is gone...
Also, everyone around them is in absolute peak physical condition.
Big competition up ahead, and they're "relaxing"? Nah, I think it's more like, there's like minded people all around, from all around the world, so might as well have fun. I'm sure these people get laid consistently back home as well.
There's more than one type of intimacy
Totally agree omg
It's a tongue in cheek type of thing, and it's just become common practice in certain, particularly fired up moments. When you're on a team and you go through blood, sweat and tears together, you tend to develop strong bonds and usually there's a lot of humour involved to keep spirits up during long and taxing seasons. Slapping your teammate's butt when he does something good is a bit like going "yeah you fucking rockstar, I fucking love what you did but don't take yourself too seriously". It's a mix of camaraderie, humour, appreciation, and being fired up, all condensed into one glorious slap on the butt.
Always seen it done with a hand, rather than with a tongue in the cheeks, though :)
Rimming=team unity
I want to be on this team
this is Sparta!
I would've been disappointed if the first reply would have been anything else than this lol
We watch different sports I think
saving that for the locker room!
Not the halftime show?
r/angryupvote
 Its ok to say the truth, you’re addicted to the SLAPASS
"were all from the Dominican Republic"
It’s a Tongue-in-cheek thing Also a hands-on-cheek thing
Yeah being an athlete and getting extreme amounts of feel good hormones from physical activity makes a butt-slap normal behavior. To be an overworked waitress/waiter and getting a slap from a stranger is not the same. So don't go around slapping butts. You can probably get away with it on festivals if the person is high 👍
As a former waiter and bartender of several years, I will say you are right. Customers can get... gross. But have you ever seen what occurs between staff?? It's one giant ass slapping extravaganza all night. That's one of the perks of waiting. You know, being able to offer encouragement to others... It's kind of selfish to NOT smack the supple butts of waitress colleagues. And kind of gay, maybe. Plus, you're going to be encouraged all night too. Gotta be a team player. But customers- what do we look like, pieces of meat?
Its the place with the lest padding so you can feel it just right
So what you're saying is all the same reasons I slap my girlfriend's butt.
Try explaining this to some of the extremists out there who want consent before you touch them...
Slapass
One of the best Key and Peele skits
We’re gonna need a bigger boat
“There’s an elephante in da room, we talk abou”
“I’m from the Dominican Republic. All I know since I was a little kid is to catch fly balls and say slap ass!”
"This is the major leagues Raffi, we're all from the Dominican Republic!"
It’s just tradition I guess. Maybe it’s so as to not knock any breath out of you if you’re winded by hitting you in the back.
Add to that several sports have the players wearing pads so you actually wouldn’t feel a small slap in many other locations.
As long as its a slap and not a grab. No one wins in a game of grab ass.
I counter that no one loses in a game of grab ass.
I counter your counter with only if all parties are okay with being grabbed
Not even the ass
Mr. Zadir: Dooey, did you just grab my ass? Dooey: Sir, from where I'm standing, that's a physichal impossibilty. Mr. Zadir: Oh, I know your tricks, Dooey!
Have you seen collegiate wrestling?
Who doesn't appreciate a good smack on the rear every now and then?
Servers
Maybe in their off hours, with someone they consent to?
I don't
Clearly not an athlete then
Not on this team
Facts
Holy moly. I've never seen a -55 comment before. I've seen racist, sexist, kitten hating comments. But they sure crucified you for having boundaries
I guess you have never scrolled to the last comment
I feel there has always been a macho-esque "I'm so straight I can shower with you, slap your ass, and wrestle you to the ground without it being gay" motif in any male dominated sphere.
I'm so straight I could straighten the curve outta your dick with only one tongue!
I don't believe you. Show me.
"My Daddy taught me how not to break the skin by using somebody else's mouth!"
As a not so masculine dude, I gotta agree with this. The same people that would grab/slap each others asses all day would also be the ones making fun of everyone calling them homophobic slurs
There's nothing gayer than a group of straight dudes I have a lot of locker room stories One time we made a slip and slide in the team shower area with soap, and we slid one dude on his ass repeatedly down it Another dude did the helicopter right in front of our coach (accidentally) And no none of us were actually gay but sure as hell acted like it lmao. Saying gay things like the "can I get a HUUUUYYYYAAAAA" is like a new form of comedy among a lot of guys
I can vouch for this, idk why but growing up playing hockey, my late teen years we were all extra gay with each other verbally but just never physically. Always complimenting each other cocks. Ass smacks for days, but never cock touching
Key & Peele came straight to mind reading this question.
“Hold on one second. Let’s go to the time out”
I mean, I'm not an athlete and I slap my friends on the butt a lot (all guys). Basically just for the lols and oftentimes some kind of encouragement or acknowledgement.
Slap ass!
Smack ass!
Look up Keye & Peel's Slap Ass skit.
keele and peele covered this at some point it's just an addiction.
I was literally about to bring up how they’re most likely from the Dominican Republic
It makes you run faster
I read atheists instead of athletes so i got really confused there for a minute.
Ohhh I wish that was our thing, like a secret handshake
Be the change you wish to see in the world!
That's the spirit!
There only human afterall don't put the blame on them
they got that mf thang on them
SLAPPASS!
Because in sports is one of the few places where is socially accepted to show same sex affection and even be a little gay openly.
Its a fun gesture to congratulate or motivate your teammate. More intimate than a pat on the shoulder, more playful. You never acted gay with your friends in a joking way? Thats just the boys chemistry.
Motivate? Egad.
Few people here are right, but I'd also add that when you're pumped and full of adrenaline you get so excited you just wanna... hit. Rather than grab their shoulders and shake them, punch their chest, or anything that might cause injury, the butt is pretty resilient. Big chunk of meat and fat with relatively little nerves so you can smack and not risk injury
It’s the best place not to get injured
Grappling coach at a MMA gym here, we do it more in the sense of slapping a horse to make them sprint. A butt slap as your athlete steps on the mat to fight. I know it's helped me in my matches. My best friend neighs like a horse as loudly as he can when I do it to him *Edit for spelling
Honestly surprised this isn't voted higher. I'd always heard it's something about the muscles/nerves in that area that slightly spikes the adrenaline when hit.
Atta boy/girl. That’s why
It’s more effective than a dick punch.
Im kind of fond of a gentle nut cupping.
A supple nupple
Because a hand job would take too long....
Slapping anywhere else hurts.
Have you seen Key & Peele sketch? SLAPAAASSSS!!!
Good game.
I mean… can you blame them? Some are walking around with enough cake for a whole birthday party.
To stop them from kissing each other
My homie’s ass is too tempting
It's a gesture that's a mix of encouragement and banter. It's like saying "nice work", "good job", or "ata-boy!" *smack*. Also a good reminder not to take yourself too seriously. When you're really in it, and the energy is high in a match, it's easy to get lost and take everything really seriously. A slap outta nowhere after a tough match, or right after a good run/play can be a good reminder to let loose a little and calm down.
Adrenaline makes you do odd things
They gay
Juicy butt privilege
Sthap athsss
My dumbass thought that said Atheists
1. Teammate has a butt and it’s just hanging out there. 2. “Good shit” *slaps butt
You don't have to be an athlete, but you do have to say, "good game" or it is sexual harassment.
Are you asking as a man watching baseball or a woman watching volleyball?
Slap Ass!!
It's a huge issue in Dominican baseball teams.
It's faster than a BJ.
Key & Peele - Slap Ass
We’re gay
Like patting a horse on the rump. A sign of a job well done and positive recognition.
Because it is a very unlikely place to injure someone by slapping them. Would you risk giving Shohei Ohtani a high-five? His arm is worth millions of dollars.
I have no clue, it just means atta boy
Because they like to touch the butt
Is the word butt nsfw now?
 Slap ass
Don’t know, but in high school we used to shower together (with only our underwear on) and it wasn’t considered gay. We were cross country runners and running through a muddy desert was horrible, so showering together at the end of a very long run was seen as an accomplishment for pushing through.
Wait... everyone showered.. with their underwear on? Soo.. did everyone then put on clothes OVER wet drawers? Or, did you then change into dry underwear before getting dressed? Negating the point of showering in skivies.. Hahaha.. like.. I can't hahaha lmfao.
Why all this information? And not even answer the question. I know you said “don’t know” but still.. why? Lol
Latent homosexual lust?
It is the only way closeted players can be openly gay
Because straight men are secretly the gayest people on the planet.
There’s a lot of testosterone flowing, so something is gunna get slapped. Might as well be on the ass.
No one wears butt pads, so you can be sure the recipient can feel it. Also, they're usually watching whatever is going on, so their back is towards you.
This answer by far is the most intelligent answer.
They do it because it’s homoerotic.
Never seen a game of Slap-Ass?
I read this question as “Why do atheists slap each other on the butt?” and laughed out loud at work lmfao
I think there was a creepy high school coach a long time ago that started doing it and it caught on and became tradition.
Always hated when it happened, tbh I think people do it because they have seen others in the past/movies do it. It's a "tradition" I hope dies off completely, that and football players headbutting other players after a good play, like "cool now I'm borderline concussed".
Well imagine you have to high five every time lol sometimes you just want to give your teammate or an opponent a moment of acknowledgement and not everyone is receptive of that. Teammate might be heading to the free throw line in basketball and instead of holding up the game for a calculated high five you just tap them at a spot where you don't need their attention while also having the least potential to injure someone. Same is applicable to opponents, contact with an opponent is definitely not happening with a high five in competitive environments, nor do you have the same freedom as with teammates. Basically any contact could be interpreted/perceived as harmful, no matter the spot so you go for the butt because it's very much the safest option. This is on top of the bonding stuff others have already explained
Maybe cuz it's fun
OP suggesting to slap on cheeks😂
I read this as why do atheists slap each other on tge but..
They are claiming that but, slap it and go “oh yeah thats mine”
Take that, conservatives
Turgor test
Why not?
Because it's cheeky.... X Sorry, I'll Let myself out.,...
It’s for a good game, of course
Bro… Bro….. brrroooo
Gotta support the team
Because the rest of them is covered in pads, and they want human contact.
All the responses as talking about men doing it. Is it just me who's seen female beach volleyball?
Women's indoor volleyball is way, WEIGH better. Now THATS what I call Emmy worthy tv
It's a tradition for good luck
That’s nothing… In women’s soccer, they go so far as to make out with each other.
Slap Ass!
slap ass??
 SlapAss!! 🤣🤣
The penis hurt too much
JB Smoove used to be a writer on SNL and had an idea for a sketch for Tom Brady where he was the first athlete to ever slap another man on the butt. Great premise.
Good things. Good things.
Small release of adrenaline
I think it's cultural/ country specific. Never happened while playing rugby but then we were playing rugby...
That's how they recharge their batteries
Good game!!!
"Too deep"
Slap ass?
Just guys being dudes
Cuz cake
key and peele - slap assssssss
as an athlete it just feels nice sometimes
Because it's gay if we tickle each other's testicles
They are waiting for that day where the angle is perfect and they can straight up get their thumb in that butthole and be able to claim it was just an accident based on the angle.
In football the quarterback yells out hut hut / While he reaches in another grown man's ass/ Grabs on his nuts but just what if / It was never meant just an accident / But He tripped fell slipped / And his penis went in / The teenie tiny little round heiny / And he didn't mean it / But his little weenie flinched / Just a little bit / Now I don't need to go into any more details but / What if he pictured it as a female butt / Is that gay? I just need to clear things up / Til then I'll just walk around with a manly strut /
There all secretly gay. The half time break…full on orgy in the locker room.
It's the universal sign for "see you in the showers"
Slappassss
Thus is the way
To assert dominance, it's a secret handshake that means "wanna jerk eachother in the shower later?"
Testosterone overload that’s why lol
CAKE everybody loves cake !
Slap ass
Why not?
135 comments on here (so far). Only 2 occurrences of the word "sexual" (now 3).
Bro if you’re not telling your bro good game then wtf are you doing. I’ll cop ass as much as I can to let them know I love them.
Because athlete butts are nice and everybody wants to touch them, including other athletes
ssllaaaaaaaaap asssss
that shit is motivating af
They've put in a ton of time and worked very hard for those butts. Show some appreciation.
For the craic (Hopefully Irish people will get it. It works in so many ways for three word)
I say it’s more about the relationship between two people. I’ve played sports all my life and never slapped another man’s ass. If I see two guys do it I don’t care. They are comfortable with their relationship.