Hard Candy
Evoking something sweet, yet hard to swallow, "Hard Candy" focuses on the idealization of the
male body and where that ideal was born. Using gay pornography's representation of the
hyper-masculine male as my starting point, I consider such fantasy images and explore the
way in which these images create a foundation for rolex replica sale an idealized body image many men struggle
to attain. While these images are often cultivated in the gay arena, the effects of such
idealization are not confined to the gay sphere; many advertising campaigns are ambiguous
enough to target both the gay and straight consumer. These idealized images blur the boundaries
between the "reel" and the "real", where all emphasis is placed on youth and beauty.
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