^ I think there is a push towards "masculinity" which tends to come around every now and then (the Clone era is a prime example), but if you push a little further, you'll find that "masculine" (and indeed "feminine") means something different to each person. Like the word "love," there are so many possible interpretations of "masculine" that it's almost meaningless. If you ask someone what he means by "masculine," he'll stammer out a "you know..." No, I don't know. Nor, I think, does he.
I take as an example the visible masculinity of a person. Over on FaceBook there's a gift app that some other JUBbers are fond of using called "Real Men" (and while I have accepted my fair share of rough-hewn hunks, I must admit I take some issue with the implication that well-groomed tattoo-less gentlemen are somehow not real).
Now, one of the models used in this app is someone I know (not very well, just airkiss acquaintances) who looks, in that picture, like the perfect bear-cub...you could imagine him hewing wood or digging post-holes or building houses. You would never guess that he is also a drag-queen whose persona has the biggest hair I've ever seen, you couldn't imagine him doing the most amazingly kitschy magic act in a red patent-leather bustier and six-inch heels.
Another example would be Reichen Lemkuhl, the reality-show model/actor. Looking at him, especially coming out of his Air Force flight uniform, his muscles bulging and his jaw cutting the air, you'd probably call him "masculine"; but if you only heard him talk, or only saw him roll his eyes when mentioned someone he doesn't like, you'd probably call him "feminine." So, seeing him whole, how would you describe him?
One person can have all the qualities of both genders and still attract people who think they only like one or the other. It's a very imprecise way of describing the complexities of human attraction.
