#moon men

[1980sactionfigures]

Cobor - Moon Men (Cragstan)

[evilhorse]

Tarzan! Let us go to the future and kill these moon men!

(Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan #17)

[venussaidso]

𝗠𝗢𝗢𝗡 𝗗𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗠𝗘𝗡 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟏

Moon nakshatra men, (Hasta, Rohini, Shravana), have got to be the most interesting bunch I've studied out of all the nakshatra guys. I say interesting because of their graceful ways of breaking gender barriers, even if it's for the sake of art, regardless of their sexuality. Even as Solar men remain to be the classic heartthrobs, Lunar men don't have to have that bright aura to demand attention. They're actually quite prevalent in the female gaze; to quickly summarize the definition in this context, what makes a man attractive in the 'female gaze' is emotional vulnerability, unafraid of exploring femininity and defying gender roles etc.

This isn't to say that moon nakshatra men aren't capable of practicing toxic masculinity, or being violent/aggressive. In fact, from what I've observed, they are very likely to be cast as corrupt cops or gangsters in films.

Shravana Sun Christian Bale (Harsh Times). Hasta Moons Tom Hardy (Legend) & Joe Pesci (Goodfellas). Hasta Ascendant & Shravana Moon Denzel Washington (American Gangster & Training Day). Hasta Sun Michele Morrone (356 Days).

Christian Bale also played a wealthy investment banker, Patrick Bateman, who actually kills people on the side. Like the gangs who manage to hide their business from cops, or the corrupt cops who partake in these hidden activities, Patrick Bateman's corruption is done at night, out of sight, throughout the film (American Psycho). His indulging in chaos is due to his Ketu moon, Ashwini.

It also makes sense how they're found playing assassins too; usually being mysterious and always under the radar. There's something about the Moon that's so secretive. Even the Moon rashi men can play into this. Such as Ashlesha Sun Wi Ha-Joon from Squid Game.

Shravana Moon Song Jae-Rim (Yaksha: Ruthless Operations). Rohini Moon Sebastian Stan (Winter Soldier). And also Sebastian Stan in the film Fresh, playing an organ trafficker. Very corrupted activities that need to remain hidden, as said before.

Contradictory to this, and back to the female gaze, lunar men can be really soft and feminine. Actually, more androgynous than even Mercurial men. Straight women tend to gush over them. They even make straight men question their own sexuality! (Below is a video of Jimin making them boys stumble 💀)

Rohini Moon Park Jimin. Rohini Sun Prince.

These men do tend to be questioned about their sexual preference and fluidity. The public is always intrigued by them because of their immunity to gender barriers. People can confuse their gender expression with queerness, which is understandable. But, lunar men are somehow always linked to homosexuality whether it be rumours or not.

They tend to grow their hair out, with a beard or not (most of the time it's without), and appear rather mysterious. Or mystical in a sense.

Hasta Moon & Shravana Sun Harry Styles. Moon AK Tom Hiddleston. Rohini Sun Lee Soo-Hyuk. Shravana Moons Kuang Tian & Song Jae-Rim. Hasta Moon Hwang Hyunjin.

to be continued in part 2 🕵‍♂️ [will be discussing their deities and why they behave the way they do; along with the type of nakshatra women they like]

tumblr's picture limit makes my content kinda short. sowwry.

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Mark Schultz

[omegasparta1997]

Goodbye Moonmen🌙 (Moon Knight edition)

[orwin-dm]

i wanted to draw some more monsters and i was like “Draw something weird, like dragon quest monster weird.” so here it is. i used to do this for a living ya know, then video games got BORING AF. thats another story. so anyway here is a strange dream creature sorta buy who puts people to sleep and likes silver. 

[grishamanimationstudios102]

Redrew this scene with the moon men’s Earth disguises. From Missouri Mish Mash: Part 23.

Rocky and Bullwinkle © Jay Ward/DreamWorks/NBCUniversal

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