r/BeAmazed • u/meethitakraar • 22d ago

Miscellaneous / Others Wodaabe men from Africa's Sahel region performing the traditional Gerewol courtship dance

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u/TisIChenoir 22d ago

Is it me or are they quite androgynous?

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u/5p4c3c4t5 22d ago

I agree. I find their faces have very elegant features, combined with high foreheads. I guess this makes them look androgynous. Very handsome group, if you ask me.

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u/TisIChenoir 22d ago

Nah, at first glance I couldn't decide if they were men or women. The third to last one made me realize they are men because his facial structure is more defined.

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u/art-is-t 22d ago

I think what you consider androgenous might just be your way of defining masculinity and femininity.

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u/Beginning_Fill206 22d ago

Exactly. This is a great example of how the rules for gender expression are cultural constructs, that can vary from culture to culture.

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u/steelkat29 22d ago

I thought they were all beautiful women. I stand corrected; they're all beautiful men!

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u/pskocik 22d ago edited 22d ago

I honestly thought those were WOmen and that 'men' in the title was a typo.

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u/Muted_Ad7298 22d ago

Same here. Didn’t realise till I saw the title.

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u/Openly_Unknown7858 22d ago

I thought they were women at first

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u/Training_Hippo4582 21d ago

For some reason Boy George was the first image that came into my mind.