So this is a video of a female Bodybuilder named Jane. This hilarious video reminds us that women can do anything men can do. It also portrays the surprise of a female body builder. As soon as Jane walked in there was a roar in the audience and everyone was at least intrigued. We would probably all agree that female bodybuilders are not a common sight. Many people in the audience and on stage humorously implied that Jane was attractive. Ryan Stiles even made the gesture of taking his wedding ring off. I took away a theme from this: strong is beautiful. Woman who are fit or muscular, "man-like", are received as beautiful and attractive women. It's also worth noting that although Jane exhibits manly characteristics, she is clearly womanly and genetically female. She does not appear to have a gender disorder. This is because She expresses herself as female. She comes out in a bikini and heels, has long hair, and makes a suggestive move on Wayne Brady ;)
I really enjoyed this video for its humor and class relevance. What do you think about it?
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ReplyDeleteIs strong really beautiful across the board or does strength mean a very different thing when associated with femininity and masculinity? You say "Woman who are fit or muscular, "man-like", are received as beautiful and attractive women." That needs a bit more teasing out, perhaps you could think of other examples that negate your sentence? Are man-like women really considered to hold "normative beauty"? Are they threatening? And what about feminine men, or woman-like men, or "pretty boys", how does the general culture feel about them? And is there a limit to a woman's strength until it isn't tolerated anymore and it is seen as excessive, grotesque, misplaced?
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