This print ad is part of a campaign for a modeling agency. What is odd however is that so many male models today could very well have come from a soccer (or rugby) team (what do I know about these sports anyway?) since the trend is for highly athletic bodies and men who look straight (whatever that means). The stereotype of the posing fey gay boy does not really represent the models used by most men’s fashion houses nowadays, or for that matter, this modeling agency. So why a modeling agency would make fun of the very people they are trying to attract is beyond me.
On a personal note, I prefer a fey boy to a rugby player any day.
He's not fey; he's just undisciplined. At least that's the initial and most lasting impression I got. Still, I see your point.
Posted by: Eric | January 01, 2009 at 07:03 AM