![]() "In my own lifetime, the gay community has also shown a steady progress of mainstreaming. In my work, I am attempting to broaden and comment on this flood of imagery, using traditional techniques of portrait and nude photography to explore the role of societal expectations in our personal body image. ![]() Perhaps the difference is that this imagery is more pervasive today, and we are faced with a never-ending stream of opportunities to compare and judge ourselves relative to this mainstream ideal. Of course, this is nothing new - for centuries, this idealized physique has been the central subject and inspiration for artists. "In the gay community, as well as the wider community, we are bombarded with imagery that promotes a specific ideal of physical beauty. We are grateful to David Gray at YogaBear Studio for sharing his collection of straps with us, fully packed with his community of amazing models. Can you still recall the electrifying sensation of the bareness of your behind when you first tried one on for high school gym class? ![]() Since 1874 the jockstrap has come to be associated with sports, athletes, and go-go boys. Bennett's mind that he was creating the most sexualized piece of clothing invented for men since the loincloth? We picture hours of sessions with young volunteers as Bennett wrapped and tucked straps and cups about the lads' nether regions, testing for support, pliancy, and protection.ĭid it ever cross C.F. ![]() Bennett was very always thinking about the genital comfort of the bike jockeys. was deeply concerned about the comfort and health of young bike messengers as they traveled over cobblestone streets. Bennett in Chicago, as he was inventing the first jockey, or jock, strap. Let's set the Way-Back Machine for 1874, to the research lab of C.F. ![]()
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