how did everyone start seeing jonghyun as so feminine? he's moved on from sherlock era, but he's a rather masculine guy nonetheless. idgi
jjong on his voice
wherein jjong literally Calls aspects of himself feminine (and implying hes learned to embrace them)
do i even have to post his iconic crop top pictures…….. do i….
theres dozens of time he’s explicitly used words like ‘pretty’ to talk about himself instead of handsome. ofc that by itself doesnt necessarily Mean anything, but collectively and in context of the other things he’s said definitely form a theme. he doesnt Care about projecting masculinity.
none of these things are inherently Masculine or Feminine, but they are socially coded to fit with that binary. and guess what!! jonghyun really doesn’t give a shit about doing things that fit into the Sphere of The Masculine. not only that, but he willingly incorporates things that are in the Sphere of The Feminine and eschews many parts of Traditional Masculinity.
not that jjong doesnt have some traditionally masculine traits, as we all do, bc we are nuanced human beings whose personalities encompass Many Kinds of traits but… jjong doesnt even think of himself as some Masculine™ Bro. its shitty to try and erase that and the way he welcomes his nonconformity especially since hes made such a marked effort to distance himself from that old 2012 image.
its just ignoring so much of what he has said to think of him as a Masculine Dude. when you start discussing this subject, sometimes people cut you off and say ‘let jonghyun be what he wants to be.’ and that is absolutely, 100% true. but lets not ignore the person that jonghyun wants to be has used the label feminine for himself. the person he wants to be has said I Don’t Consider Myself Manly.
also ‘moved on from sherlock era’ like as u can see by those old crop top pics jjong hasnt ~drastically changed~ since sherlock in terms of his Self Image. he has Never been the Bro of Hypermasculinity. he did not care abt wearing things that fit with gender norms Years before sherlock era. that old image is a product of sm and its something that made him Explicitly Uncomfortable.
ppl see him as more feminine than they did back in the day bc avenues like blue night have let him shed light on the fact, Yes, Thats The Type of Person i Really Am Not The Toxic Masculinity Loving Brodouche You Think Me To Be.
