The Two Sides Of A Coin: Men’s Body Image Considerations | Attire Club by Fraquoh and Franchomme

2013-05-29T17:27:22+00:00

The standards of men have changed throughout time as well: I think the image these days is more shifting to the effeminate man/metro-sexual/geeky type (thin-muscular) instead of the muscle bound man (wide-muscular). Of course there was a time when the British stick figure body type was all the craze.

Also the following premise:

"The problem with this is not that it’s wrong or bad to be young, muscular and to have big arms and shoulders; we are not slamming people who are strong, virile and powerful; the issue is that men who don’t fit this norm are too often not taken seriously."

Is false. Men who are wide-muscular are often not taken seriously because of it. Somehow the dedication to physical prowess is seen as a lack in intelligence. Of course if your not muscular you are seen as non virile and lacking in the sack department. Being fat is considered weak and a lazy, not deserving of the title real man, plus your chances of being called a creep increase exponentially.

As a bonus here is paper on the male body evolution seen in action figures: http://www.afboard.com/library/Evolving%20ideals%20of%20male%20body%20image.pdf

Title	The Two Sides Of A Coin: Men’s Body Image Considerations \| Attire Club by Fraquoh and Franchomme
Author	attireclub
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Date	May 29, 2013 3:03 PM UTC (13 years ago)
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