| Mr Khan said: The problem being that there *is* room for interpretation as far as Japanese portrayals of masculinity go. This: http://www.funnyjunk.com/funny_pictures/291224/major armstrong/ being one of them, but in the West and especially in Western gaming, the above is what you *have* to be as a man, unless you're specifically being portrayed as a nerd or gay, or some other less-than-ideal type of man. Edit: fucking broken image links... |
And you just managed to do the same thing for portrayals of masculinity in the West! You are killing me here. Communication of masculinity is not always done via the body. Ever seen anyone manlier than Atticus Finch? Or the hero of Dark Corners of the Earth? Cave Story?
There is an entire continuum of masculinity and acceptance of what qualifies as masculine on both sides of the ocean, is my point.
