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This posting refers to the men who are exploring and challenging gender representations. They use femininity as a masculine tool of self expression. Individuals such as Jeffree Star and J.T. Leroy who use in their image strong feminine and masculine elements and they play with them as a way to define a unique identity and self experimentation.
They are seen as freaks by some, but why using such term when disrupting gender's archetypes and challenging the inherent meaning of the body and its sexuality. Jeffree use his body as a modification temple, using plastic surgery and tattooing for crafting and branding himself.
We are in an era where we are embracing technology as a way to enhance our body features and therefore achieve the self realization we strive for. A sense of empowerment comes by understanding the limits of our bodies and self representations and pushing then to the limit, given the tools we have available today. Playing with our body and gender is just part of understanding the moment we live in.
This posting refers to the men who are exploring and challenging gender representations. They use femininity as a masculine tool of self expression. Individuals such as Jeffree Star and J.T. Leroy who use in their image strong feminine and masculine elements and they play with them as a way to define a unique identity and self experimentation.
They are seen as freaks by some, but why using such term when disrupting gender's archetypes and challenging the inherent meaning of the body and its sexuality. Jeffree use his body as a modification temple, using plastic surgery and tattooing for crafting and branding himself.
We are in an era where we are embracing technology as a way to enhance our body features and therefore achieve the self realization we strive for. A sense of empowerment comes by understanding the limits of our bodies and self representations and pushing then to the limit, given the tools we have available today. Playing with our body and gender is just part of understanding the moment we live in.
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