Monday, October 25, 2010

From Boys to Men

Advertising and the changing image of men.



http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/fashion/17MANLY.html?scp=1&sq=male%20models&st=cse

2 comments:

  1. What was wrong with Humphrey Bogart and John Wayne?

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  2. Rather than judging whether an image of masculinity is appropriate or not (I leave it to you as a man to judge for yourself), I would take from this article that someone else is calling the shots: corporate advertising. So men are the latest target for raking in a lot of money by making men feel insecure about their looks. A skinny young man with little hope for bulging muscles just might assume that he-man clothing will do the trick. $500 dollars later, that is.

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