HNT and androgyny
I've been thinking about androgyny all week and whether it means what a lot of people think. I say no. Usually when people think about it they think about a sort of science-fiction scenario where everyone is waspishly slender, flat of chest with genitals no more distinctive than Barbie and Ken dolls. I say no.
There are and always will be distinct differences between men and women. We're just going to give up on the separate-spheres paradigm where if men are strong women can't be, if men are good at math women can't be, where if men are able to work outside of the home women must stay home and raise children, and blah blah blah never-the-twain-shall-meet.
It's a nonsense model, of course. All it does is make us ignore or explain away the huge overlap. For like a lot of men I'll often wonder what women are wearing under their skirts. Chances are you're wondering what's under mine. Differences, I'd like you to meet my friend Similarities. Similarities? Differences. Differences? Similarities. ("How do you do?" "How do you do?")
Happy HNT (or Half-nekkid Thursday!)
Great legs! HHNT!
[Thanks, Snow White. Happy HNT to you too. --fl]
LOVE this photo - HHNT
[Thanks, Regina. HH-for-HalloweenHNT. --fl]
Oh NICE.. gotta love a man in a kilt ;) HHNT
[Thanks, Crimson. Happy HNT to you too. --fl]
Figleaf,
Ah! Geometric androgyny: a tawny arrangement of lines and curves. The straight lines of your kilt draw the eye to that *curvaceous lady* posing in front of you. And the curve of your calf muscle leaning in towards her sculpted waist...I don't know how many tries this took, but this photo is damn good.
HHNT!
[It was a combination of luck and inspiration. What a lovely description! Thank you, Kochanie! --fl]
Love your pleated skirt ;)lol :)
[It goes nicely with my Scots/Viking ancestry too. Thanks, Dewdrop. --fl]
oooh i've always loved me a man in a kilt! always.
and you are no exception ;)
great picture and subject below..
happy hnt babe.
[Thanks, Keda! Happy HNT to you too. --fl]
you do kilts very well. very well indeed. and it's perfectly manly when youdo so.
HHNT
[Exactly! You can still be manly, or womanly, within the overlapping space of androgyny! Thanks, Lime. --fl]
Very cool pic! Happy Halloween HNT!
[Thank you, Nikki. Happy HNT to you too. --fl]
The differences, the similiarities, it is what keeps us interested. And you are very interesting. I love this shot.
HHNT
[Thank you TME! Happy HNT! --fl]
I love this picture. I wish the wind was blowing a bit tho.
;)
Happy HNT!
[Thanks, Evie! Happy HNT to you too. --fl]
I'm weak in the knees from lust. Whatcha got under that kilt, hm?
[Snakes, sugar, snails, spice, puppydog tails, and everything nice. The two-sphere ideology says I can only have half of that under there, but screw that. :-) Thanks, AAG. --fl]
I'll check up your kilt anyday! :)
HAPPY HNT!
[Thanks, Polt. Happy HNT. --fl]
Gulp!!!!!! Drool....
I think you hit a nerve...
[See? See? The two-sphere model says "men are turned on by images, women by words." My androgyny model says why pigeonhole when there's so much frickin' overlap? Thanks, Susie! --fl]
Sigh... So, are you going to play a song for us? My guess is that you are commando under your kilt...
[Safe guess, Kitty. I always go commando. :-) (Gotta say I hate that euphemism though. I prefer to say "going bagpipes.") Thanks. --fl]
HHNT! Interesting thoughts re androgyny.
[Thank you, Felicity. --fl]
Line, curve, form.
Oh my goodness.
[Thank you, Emily! --fl]
Would like to see more pictures. That last kilt series was great. This should be the beginning of another.
Happy unHNT!
[I'm working on it, Five. I'll probably start a new series in a couple of weeks. I'm also working on a technical fix so that there's a separate click to show the images -- people complained that they couldn't make comments without displaying the photos which made it uncomfortable to read my site at work or in public spaces. I'll figure it all out soon though. Thanks. --fl]
This shot really captures what's sexy about androgyny. This is simultaneously butch (the kilt is a particularly manly one, and the flannel adds to that) and girlish (love that calf, very coy angle). I definitely agree that the "neither" definition of androgyny is both innaccurate and tepid (it's not androgyny - it's asexuality). Androgyny's not neither male nor female - it's both.
For a textbook (and highly enjoyable) example, find Prince's "hits" DVD and check out the video for his very early "I wanna be your lover."
[You put it perfectly, E. Asexuality is not the same as androgyny. Thanks! --fl]