In the late aughts, toxic masculinity was all the rage.
But that mans time has passed.
Theyre sensitive, nonthreatening, and apparentlyPrincess Diana-coded.
Lately, this softening has also infiltrated the white-hot center of toxic masculinity: the locker room.
Hes 6 foot and solidly built, so no matter how lazy he gets, hell always have biceps.
How could I be mad at that?
Instead, hes effortless, hot, and kind but not self-consciously so.
(One does nottryto be a Soft Jock; one simplyis.)
He has progenitors in pop culture, too.
Alex Karev inGreys Anatomy,who was an ex-wrestler with a soft heart, she says.
)And then, of course, there is the man of the hour: Travis Kelce.
Soft masculinity, gooey masculinity, explosions in the sky-scored masculinity.
In fact, I can accumulate more social capital for doing so.
So fundamentally, the celebration of the Soft Jock is acknowledging that people arent one-dimensional.
Men: Theyre people, too.
*First names have been used for purposes of anonymity, and pseudonyms were given where requested.
source: www.bustle.com
