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• In Media Res
  Re: Back to Nurture: Bear Bodies and The Tactile Tactics of Queer Masculinity

  Suspicions of bodies

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  Robert Gehl George Mason University

  Thursday, March 4, 2010 — 3:26 pm

  Kaelin- you ask: "When does a counter-aesthetic become every bit as normative as the standard it resists, and thus inadvertently shame those subjects who fail to meet the chest hair quotient? Can one praise “natural” masculinity without nostalgically ...
• In Media Res
  Re: 'Slapping Your Troubles Away': Remixing and Recirculating the Pitchman

  Vince Offer

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  Robert Gehl George Mason University

  Monday, March 8, 2010 — 1:14 am

  I think the appeal of Vince Offer is his bizarre athleticism. He's so effortless as he moves through his demo. Just watch him discard that competitor's product! Toss in the Steve Porter remix and the clips from Breakin' and all of a sudden ...
• In Media Res
  Re: Contemporary Male Masculinity in 30 Seconds

  Manvertising

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  Robert Gehl George Mason University

  Monday, March 1, 2010 — 4:03 pm

  Great collection, Peter. Here's two thoughts in response: The aggression is that much more salient in the final commercial due to a voiceover by Michael C. Hall- the actor who plays emotionless serial killer Dexter who kills according to a warped per ...
• In Media Res
  Re: Contemporary Male Masculinity in 30 Seconds

  alienated

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  Robert Gehl George Mason University

  Monday, March 1, 2010 — 6:39 pm

  David- "In which segment am I supposed to feel alienated?" Great point. It's alienation by displacement, rather than appropriation. ...