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I was down at the Corcoran Art Gallery this weekend and I saw the 30 Americans exhibit and I came across this piece:
And the point of it was to blend masculinity and beauty. It's a spectacular piece of artwork. Then I saw the Gorillaz in Paris Video and I saw Kanye West in a "kilt", same thing right?
Artistry at work; kilts are traditionally a masculine garment but the dress is overwhelmingly a feminine article of clothing.
So when a man wears his hair in shirley temple curls
or a perm
clearly feminine styles, what does that do for the overall image of masculinity? How can you be a masculine man doing something that is supposed to be done by women?
I've always felt that masculine and feminine gender roles had an elementary purpose; to easily and quickly distinguish men from women. Period. But between fashion and rebellion the lines are blurred, so with all due respect to all of the men who:
Wear pink
Skinnys
Or earrings in both ears
How do you feel about the public perception of those actions? I mean it's OBVIOUS that you don't "care" about it by doing it but is there anything that you think a man simply should not do?
And the point of it was to blend masculinity and beauty. It's a spectacular piece of artwork. Then I saw the Gorillaz in Paris Video and I saw Kanye West in a "kilt", same thing right?
So when a man wears his hair in shirley temple curls
I've always felt that masculine and feminine gender roles had an elementary purpose; to easily and quickly distinguish men from women. Period. But between fashion and rebellion the lines are blurred, so with all due respect to all of the men who:
Wear pink
Skinnys
Or earrings in both ears
How do you feel about the public perception of those actions? I mean it's OBVIOUS that you don't "care" about it by doing it but is there anything that you think a man simply should not do?