Representation Of Men

Our music video features our actor going on a date with the camera. Hence it is important we talk about male representation in pop culture and media.

The dominant masculinity is men who have power and authority. The form of this masculinity could be said as an ideal reference for men when they have been evaluated, or thus this dominant masculinity is considered as standardization for becoming a real man.

Men in media are shown as dominant and powerful in comparison to women. They are also usually the protagonists for a film or a music video. But in the genre of click flicks, men usually play the second role and carry the plot foward as a love interest.

Similarly, men are seen as a objects of sexual desire through the eyes of athe female. Their bodies and strong physiqure such as borad shoulders and wavey locks are usually showcased in cinema and men who possess just that gain popularity in the female world.

An example of this can be Augustus Waters from Fault In Our Stars. Augustus Waters as a character was a second in lead and he was funny and attractive. Hence the audience preffered him as adored him as a character. Even the actor Ansel Elgort who played the role gained a lot of popularity after the film was released.

The Internet and the Mordern idea of a man

Today, male characters that are attractive and broody are the ones that gain popularity over the internet. The term “Internet’s Boyfriend” is what trends in hastags when women like a man or a character in a media project.

Music videos, most of Taylor Swift’s feature attractive men that soon gain popularity over the internet as soon as they are released. An example of this can be Taylor Swift’s You Belong With Me featuring an attractive lead who later ended up being signed to multiple projects due to the video.

Women like men who show character in media projects. Men who are romantic, show grand gestures and follow along to female fantasies. Peter Kavinsky from To Alll The Boys I’ve Loved Before is a perfect example.

I know i may have mentioned hima couple of times but he perfectly fits the theme of The Internet Boyfriend. The movie shows him as a popular jock, but also deeply caring and attractive. And the hint of mysticm is what makes the females like such male characters.