The Feminine

Here I am looking at the persona that AJ takes on when with his female friends. His behaviour changes drastically to how he behaves with his male friends

When considering how, to tell the story of this persona it was first and foremost important to look at what it means to be a woman. By knowing this I can then have a better understanding of this side to AJ. His persona that he takes on with his female friends, the defining characteristics of women, of which are nurturing, soft and emotionally expressive.

The fragility and strength within us all

I felt that it was important to keeping going back to comparing these two personas of AJ’s. In doing so I have seen that two components that tie the two looks together are strength and fragility. The strength that he loves to express when with his male friends and the fragility that he loves to express when with his female friends. However there are elements of both of these within each other in their own ways. The strength of a man with inner fragility and the fragility of a woman with inner strength, I have thought to display this by having my model in two totally different situations.

In this company he embodies the softness and freedom of these feminine qualities.

Escaping the harsh, toughness that society has reared most males with. As men are seemingly so effortlessly defined with what are considered masculine characteristics, it can be a very difficult to not feel less of a man unless one is permanently maintaining such a front. This is even more relevant when one is gay, life as a gay man is still rife with judgement of this sort.

This story aims to celebrate the ultimate empowerment to a man, a man asserting his freedom to express himself exactly as he wishes.