I read an interesting article that was praising kpop (1 Viewer)

Ahsoka · 13 April 2023

Interesting in the "I've been side eyeing you for half this article" type interesting. It was about standard of masculinity and the fear of many men related to dressing too "feminine". The article then went on to complain about Harry Styles, saying he/his stylists dressed feminine for attention and not because he wanted to express himself. Okay, sure, I don't know him/his style so I can't tell if that's the case. For all I know it could be true. But then is the part I began side eyeing it. As an example of artists who dress feminine because it's their style, they picked Stray Kids. For the record, the side eyeing isn't directed at the group, I think had they picked any kpop group I'd have side eyed the remainder of the article. I don't remember details, but it basically went on to highlight their more feminine outsits they've worn at photoshoots and those types of environments. I can't tell if the person writing this is unfamiliar with kpop or what, because when I want to pick someone dressing in their own style without a stylist, I would not pick a kpop group. Do idols who style themselves exist? Sure, Key does sometimes for himself and his group. Maybe Stray Kids do too for their photoshoots. I'm just assuming not because it's highly unlikely that their "feminine" outfits are fully self chosen. It's just not likely to happen in a kpop setting, especially for big photoshoots. So I think they picked a poor example for their argument. Stays you can correct me if I'm wrong, I'm not an expert on the group ofc, but I'll be surprised if they actually did pick those more feminine outfits fully on their own and they weren't a stylists choice.