The Curse of the "Pretty Boy"

Lock up your daughters. From Elvis to DiCaprio to boy band icons, I explore the draw of “pretty boy” artists and the price they often pay for falling into the type. ???? - ????TIMESTAMPS:???? 0:00 – Intro 2:31 – “Pretty Boys” and the Media Machine / History of Matinee Idols 4:25 – Fangirls (& the appeal of “pretty boys”) 9:15 – Hate for “pretty boy” stars 12:12 – Fangirls vs. misogyny 14:32 – Beatlemania and its critics 16:32 – The craze for Elvis 17:37 – Gendered fandoms and double standards 19:41 – The pitfalls of “pretty boy” typecasting 21:02 – “The McConnaissance” 21:48 – Breaking out of the “pretty boy era” 24:48 – Rise of the softbois 28:00 – K-Pop, K-Media, and “soft masculinity” 30:50 – Rise of the western male beauty market 33:00 – The trend of “looksmaxxing” 37:20 – “Pretty privilege” & male beauty standards - ????FOLLOW ME ON IG: https://www.instagram.com/anaisabelcosplays/???? - All third-party clips and images are Fair Use/Fair Dealing under copyright law (transformative under criticism/review/commentary/news reporting). Australian copyright law on “Fair Dealing”: https://www.copyright.org.au/acc_prod/acc/Information_Sheets/Fair_Dealing__What_Can_I_Use_Without_Permission.aspx US copyright law on "Fair Use": https://www.copyright.gov/fair-use/more-info.html - ????Main Sources Used: ???? the rise of the "medium uglies" and unconventional male beauty (Madisyn Brown) https://youtu.be/KfY0KUK0EPU Zac Efron: The New American Heart Throb https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/zac-efron-the-new-american-heart-throb-73851/4/ Who runs the world? Not teen girls. https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/22352860/teenage-girls-pop-culture-tiktok-olivia-rodrigo-addison-rae Why Early Critics Hated the Beatles https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2014/01/why-the-beatles-bugged-the-critics/ The menace of Beatlism https://www.newstatesman.com/archive/2022/10/archive-menace-beatlism The Subtle Misogyny Behind the Belittling of Women’s Interests https://unewsonline.com/2022/04/the-subtle-misogyny-behind-the-belittling-of-womens-interests/ Some Elvis Critics in the Fifties Urged Parents to React Violently http://www.elvis-history-blog.com/elvis-fifties-critics.html Matthew McConaughey: ‘My agent said no to romcoms. And then there was nothing’ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/jan/28/matthew-mcconaughey-romcoms-gold-film-interview The fall of Johnny Depp: how the world's most beautiful movie star turned very ugly https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/nov/03/the-fall-of-johnny-depp-how-the-worlds-most-beautiful-movie-star-turned-very-ugly Flowerboys and the appeal of 'soft masculinity' in South Korea https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42499809 From bone smashing to chin extensions: how ‘looksmaxxing’ is reshaping young men’s faces https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/feb/15/from-bone-smashing-to-chin-extensions-how-looksmaxxing-is-reshaping-young-mens-faces Young Men Seek Answers to an Age-Old Question: How to Be Hot https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/06/style/looksmaxxing-tik-tok-dillon-latham.html Attractiveness has a bigger impact on men’s socioeconomic success than women’s, study suggests https://www.psypost.org/attractiveness-has-a-bigger-impact-on-mens-socioeconomic-success-than-womens-study-suggests/ Green screen overlays (credits) ????️ @JillianNoreen @HeyitsFaith @ximenaromero564 @SalmaSophis Music from Epidemic Sound. - *Inspired by a conversation I had with my best friend where she told me Chalamet looks like Mr Tumnus in that red jumpsuit of his. Hey Cheyelene, if you’re reading this - thanks for the inspo ???? you’ll also never convince me that the hemsworths are more attractive than timothee idc idc #prettyboys #softboys #fangirls