We gaze regularly at Marcus Schenkenberg, Tyson Beckford and plenty of other men who glare sullenly into a loving lens. They were buff, they were masculine and they were pretty. Male Body Image in Modern America. A new magazine called Playboy, packed with crafty advertisers, encouraged young men to put off assuming the breadwinner role for a more selfish swingin' singles life, which meant spending more time and money on youth-preserving activities and products. One million males have eating disorders.
Men also use steroids, get their penises lengthened and get pec implants.
In fact, part of the problem for men is that decorating and enhancing has always been the prerogative of women. Women now have their own money, they get married later and they ask for divorces. But Luciano never really gets her hands dirty. The book's stiff format and her overly methodical writing style are in the way of a fully fleshed-out discussion. Even Luciano's analysis of the problem works under some tired assumptions and stereotypes.