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Post by snacky on Dec 14, 2014 23:32:36 GMT
Okay, I guess this is a thing: www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/12/lumbersexuality-and-its-discontents/383563/William spent some time in logging camps before he took on his "neurasthenia-inducing" apparently masculinity-sapping office job. I really hope he didn't have a beard. I'm just sayin'. In the various other sections I've mused on how Murdoch Mysteries might be addressing some masculinity issues in a way that American television does not (but really should). It bugs me that this article is once more assigning the responsible "tame" male a disordered diagnosis that will be perennially cured by the re-invention of "masculinity". This time it's: Lumbersexuality Pah. I wouldn't date that.  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2014 1:27:21 GMT
It's interesting that William seems not only to have been a "lumberjack" of sorts but also that he possesses the skills of a cowboy as well (Mild Mild West). Two iconic masculine images meshed in one man who now wears a suit and solves mysteries by using his head. Unlike so many of his time and before or since, there is no "posing", just him being himself. In other words he seems not to feel the need to prove his masculinity by showing off his skills as a jack or a cowboy. It was just out of necessity that he roped in the villain in MMW.
I would have to say, though , that I would not be averse to seeing some scenes of him building their house. Especially If that involved him wearing just his undershirt and pants.
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Post by Hodge on Dec 16, 2014 1:30:44 GMT
Okay, I guess this is a thing: www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/12/lumbersexuality-and-its-discontents/383563/William spent some time in logging camps before he took on his "neurasthenia-inducing" apparently masculinity-sapping office job. I really hope he didn't have a beard. I'm just sayin'. In the various other sections I've mused on how Murdoch Mysteries might be addressing some masculinity issues in a way that American television does not (but really should). It bugs me that this article is once more assigning the responsible "tame" male a disordered diagnosis that will be perennially cured by the re-invention of "masculinity". This time it's: Lumbersexuality Pah. I wouldn't date that. I have to agree with you there. Most undesirable!  |
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Post by Fallenbelle on Dec 16, 2014 3:53:16 GMT
Okay, I guess this is a thing: www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/12/lumbersexuality-and-its-discontents/383563/William spent some time in logging camps before he took on his "neurasthenia-inducing" apparently masculinity-sapping office job. I really hope he didn't have a beard. I'm just sayin'. In the various other sections I've mused on how Murdoch Mysteries might be addressing some masculinity issues in a way that American television does not (but really should). It bugs me that this article is once more assigning the responsible "tame" male a disordered diagnosis that will be perennially cured by the re-invention of "masculinity". This time it's: Lumbersexuality Pah. I wouldn't date that. I have to agree with you there. Most undesirable! I suspect that it has to do with being masculine as opposed to beards and flannel shirts. Too many men are rather feminine, and I think this is an over correction -somewhere in the middle, please! |
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Post by snacky on Dec 16, 2014 6:19:20 GMT
It's interesting that William seems not only to have been a "lumberjack" of sorts but also that he possesses the skills of a cowboy as well (Mild Mild West). Two iconic masculine images meshed in one man who now wears a suit and solves mysteries by using his head. Unlike so many of his time and before or since, there is no "posing", just him being himself. In other words he seems not to feel the need to prove his masculinity by showing off his skills as a jack or a cowboy. It was just out of necessity that he roped in the villain in MMW. I would have to say, though , that I would not be averse to seeing some scenes of him building their house. Especially If that involved him wearing just his undershirt and pants. I also noted that The Rebel and The Prince mentions that William was some sort of "street boxer". I have a feeling this involved betting. He would have still been in high school, since this was getting him dragged into the principle's office at the Jesuit school. Boxer, Lumberjack, Cowboy. (he also has some karate moves...) William should have his own cologne named after him. |
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