Unit Look at me Now! (2nd_gr2)
A Brave New Beautiful
Doc 1:
The document
under study is an article from the New York Time published in 2024. It presents
an interesting vision of masculinity: the focus is not on the body, he has an
angular jaw, he is really thin and his masculinity is represented by his
personality and his way of acting. In fact, he
differs from mainstream beauty standards because they look for muscular and well-built men such as Chris Evans or Hugh Jackman,
they represent traditional masculinity, contrary to Timothée Chalamet.
The journalist
seems pretty judgmental, he is saying that his “flopsy curls tumble like
overcooked fusilli”. He seems pretty anchored in
the traditional version of masculinity.
Doc 2
The document
under study is an article from the BBC published in 2021. It is about K-pop
artists as models. This article introduces the famous music band: BTS. Beauty standards
for men in East Asia is characterized by androgynous men, with colored hair and
wearing make-up. Moreover, they look more
feminine. They are completely different from the Western beauty standards such
as Leonardio DiCaprio or Brad Pitt who look more masculine as it is expected
from the society. Nowadays, in the model industry, there are more and more
Asian models. People are progressively accepting the changes.
Doc 3
The document
under study is an article from the Guardian published in 2020. It is about
Kelvin Davis who created a men’s-body-positive blog. Unfortunately,
he was body-shamed in front of all of the
clients in a shop because of his weight. This version shows us a different
aspect of masculinity one where muscle is not required to be attractive.
The society
still needs to progress because sizes in some clothes store do not have the size
he would need. Moreover, the sheer number of subscribers in his blog
and on Instagram makes us realize that a lot of young men are touched by this
problem.
Homework: Learn the lesson.
-Compare the three representations of masculinity. What do they have in common?
-To what extent can representation in the media (film, social meida, etc...) help people change the way they evaluate beauty?
Do not forget to bring a selfie to class on Tuesday, November 4th for a written production.
Enjoy your vacation! 😊
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