What is picking up soap?

It means that when soap falls to the ground and bends down to pick it up, it may be attacked by the same sex.

With the popularity of online language, the word "picking up soap" is mostly used in banter between men and women, indicating that everything is forgiven and the non-intimate relationship between them will not be used.

The earliest origin of picking up soap may be 1989, an American classic action movie "Raging Tiger and Raging Dragon", which tells the story of Stallone and Kurt Russell playing a policeman who was planted in prison and finally escaped from prison to kill a gangster. One of them was when they first entered the prison and were taking a bath. Russell picked up soap behind Stallone, causing Stallone's panic: "What are you doing?" ? Russell explained that it was just picking up soap. Don't make a fuss. Stallone said I thought you were gay, which may be the first time that picking soap is an extension of same-sex relationship.

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Then the American drama Prison Storm, formerly known as Oz. This film is famous for its famous description of violence and "If a prisoner bends down to pick up soap, he will be smashed". There are also advertisements about picking up soap, which are also described in the famous animation "Crayon Xiao Xin".

In the story of the military camp in Taiwan Province Province, picking up soap has long been a legend. In 20 10, the us military changed its policy and allowed homosexuals to serve unconditionally, and the Taiwan military also began to acquiesce in homosexuality. Before joining the army, recruits will be warned by their seniors not to bend over to pick up soap when taking a shower. After that, the word began to enter everyone's field of vision after media reports.

In recent years, this word has been mentioned in entertainment programs in Taiwan Province Province, American movies and Hong Kong movies (Prison Storm), all of which are about soldiers and prisons. With the popularity of various cartoon pictures and related cartoons in Weibo, "picking soap" has gradually become familiar to everyone.