The Feminization of Men or Liberation from Traditional Masculinity?

BYLIESELDELL’OSSO

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Looking further back in time, there have been many examples over decades and centuries of feminine attire making its way into men’s fashion often as a reverberation of underlying shifts in gender roles. More recent figures like Prince and David Bowie come to my mind or as far back as the ancient Greeks who wore long, draped dresslike togas. Then it could be that what I am noticing today are just examples of the inevitable ebb and flow of fashion trends and societal norms. Maybe we are not truly in a cultural flux, but these are just depictions media uses as a tactic to catch our attention. Conversely, it could be a true reflection of the mainstream with intent to blur the historical definitions of masculinity as an outright rejection of the historical gender norms and particularly traditional masculinity. If it’s the latter, masculinity and conversely femininity could merely be obsolete social constructs that are no longer relevant to modern society. While I have posed these many questions that may or may not have clear answers to any given person, I do think it is clear that biology does not define masculinity, femininity or lifestyle.