Contexts · 2017 · 38 citations · 3 references
Social SciencesGender StudiesMarketingFeminist TheoryGenderMasculinity StudiesFeminist CriticismGender CriticismGender IdentityHegemonic MasculinityMale SexualitySatireMasculinity ConstructionNonhegemonic MasculinitiesPlural MasculinitiesSatirical Discourse
In “manvertising,” satirical masculinity is used to sell men on products they presumably avoid for fear of what it might say about their gender and sexual identities. The satire obscures the consequences of hybrid masculinities though they’re on full display.
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