Entertainment
Masculinity and Body Image in Media
Variety reviewed the docu-fiction film 'Big Boys Don’t Cry,' exploring masculinity and its constructs through the lens of Egyptian bodybuilders. The piece highlights societal fears around effeminization, particularly in light of recent cultural trends.
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Variety
We seem to be in crisis mode when it comes to masculinity: the Tate brothers, looksmaxxing, Hegsethian obsessions with testosterone and TikTok videos awash in pumped bodies spouting unapologetic misogyny. The fear of effeminization has never felt so acute, which presumably is why Matt Damon’s Odysse
2026-10-23 12:00 UTC