Unit 1: Look at me Now (2nde_gr1)

A Brave New Beautiful

Group 1: The Rise of the Noodle Boy

The document under study is an extract from an article published in The New York Times in 2024. The journalist is depicting a more feminine vision of masculinity. Masculine power no longer has to emerge/come from the body but can from elsewhere. It differs from mainstream beauty standards, indeed people see as masculine a man with a broad and built body with defined muscles. Here Timothée Chalamet is the opposite. The journalist is describing the new trend using unflattering adjectives when he describes Chalamet, in fact, he does not seem to like it.

Group 2 K-Pop Models

The document under study is an article from the BBC published in 2021. The article id presenting a vision of masculinity, from Brad Pitt to the BTS (K-pop group). Brad Pitt was the blue-eyed man with defined muscles; masculinity has evolved now to more androgynous form of male beauty with colored hair and make-up. It differs from traditional beauty standards which the references were DiCaprio or Pitt, now we can see men with more feminine traits.

In the past, it was not easy for these people to show up as they wished to. However, nowadays, the Asian market provides more and more interests in these people.

(We will continue the study of these texts next time)

Homework: Learn the lesson.