In many movies coming that are coming out these days, I started to notice broader masculinity spectrum. Furthermore, it led me to an interesting idea about fused ‘masculinity’! so today, I would like to dedicate this post on the change that has been slowly taken place; how the society have been subconsciously accepting metrosexuality.

The term ‘metrosexuality’ originated in the article by Mark Simpson, published on November, 15th, 1994, in The Independent. He wrote:
Metrosexual man, the single young man with a high disposable income, living or working in the city, (because that’s where all the best shops are), is perhaps the most promising consumer market of the decade. In the Eighties He was only to be found inside fashion magazines such as GO, in television advertisements for Levis jeans or in gay bars. In the Nineties, he’s everywhere and he’s going shopping.

Before we go on to talk about the changes that occurred, let’s first set up a clear understanding on what masculinity actually means. Masculinity, by definition is a characteristic that specifically describes personal that has male identity. Unlike, the term ‘male’ which can be also used to describe animals, the word ‘masculine’ has the degrees of comparison.( For example- more masculine or most masculine). In the past, masculinity was considered to be the one quality that was required for favorable males. The fans of terminator, 007, superman, Spiderman, Rocky Balboa,(you name it) proves the phenomenon.

Recently, there has been an interesting shift in the representation of characters in cinema. More movies include male characters that are not afraid show their unique styles. One of the notable examples would be Johnny Depp in Alice in Wonderland, and the reason should be very straight forward. (He had very vivid make-up on!) Putting a powder on a face was thought to be a privilege for women only. Now, here is a famous actor, having an obvious painting on his face, and even proudly exhibiting it!

When we are talking about changes, we are not only talking about dramatic shift like previous example. Along with these very apparent changes, comparably subtle metrosexual characters are being planted into different male characters in past decades. The male characters that show tears, share emotions, talk or act more gently are all results of broaden masculinity spectrum.

In a bigger picture, the media is influencing the world in a good way by having a better representation of diversity in this world. It does not make any sense to expect billions of people to fit into very limited categories of “masculinity” or “femininity”. I am very glad to see positive changes in people as they have opened up for various qualities through media. The characteristics that were once thought to be different are now special!