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The Guardian • October 17, 2026 at 05:00 UTC

Muscles, metrosexuals and male tears: the 39 pictures that changed the way we see men (for good and for bad)

Muscles, metrosexuals and male tears: the 39 pictures that changed the way we see men (for good and for bad)

From a body-building Arnie to a weeping Frenchman, these 39 groundbreaking images have upended assumptions about how men behave, dress and project power. Introduction by Luke KennardI have an image of myself in 2011, pushing my newborn son in a big red buggy because he would only nap when in motion. As I traversed the streets of suburban Birmingham, I felt observed, glanced at, commented on in a manner that ranged from pity to reproach to disproportionate admiration. Daft that it should be a...