Riyadh Khalaf explores the body image of gay men. The contrast between the buffed macho male men who spend a lot of time on the gym. Then there are those more effeminate men, those who like to look good rather than have a good body.
The effeminate men are looked on in contempt by the macho men. Femme shamed.
Even Riyadh who with his clothes on looks slender admits that he regularly goes to the gym. He goes there even more as he prepares for a nude photoshoot.
Riyadh talks to various men. The gym trainer who is muscular but admits he is unhappy with his body. Then there is the man who was bulimic for years. His old photos show him to be emaciated.
It is another skin deep examination. I noted that gay women did not feature at all.
The effeminate men are looked on in contempt by the macho men. Femme shamed.
Even Riyadh who with his clothes on looks slender admits that he regularly goes to the gym. He goes there even more as he prepares for a nude photoshoot.
Riyadh talks to various men. The gym trainer who is muscular but admits he is unhappy with his body. Then there is the man who was bulimic for years. His old photos show him to be emaciated.
It is another skin deep examination. I noted that gay women did not feature at all.
