This is why I settle on a semi-muscular physique. I don't mind having a slightly feminine appearance as I find it more aesthetic than an overly masculine one. Luckily this generation of females tend to agree with the latter sentiment. Most are tired of and threatened by over-masculinity. Maybe this is the instincts of the human race telling us that super masculine characteristics are no longer necessary and that they were an evolutionary cul de sac whose time has passed. Maybe we as a species are entering a more calm, nurturing phase now.
No.. human evolution has not changed in the past 50 years. You are young, and femine looking boys are fashionable with young girls who are , as you said, intimidated by alpha males. You are looking at the subject through the eyes of a young person. Look at all the teen heartthrobs and boy bands geared for 13 year old girls - they are very non threatening. Adult womens' tastes often change. That's why a guy like Daniel Craig plays James Bond not a kid like Justin Beiber. That's why guys like Russel Crowe or Christian Bale are popular with many adult women. Those men are in no way confused with being emo/feminine.
My wife is 33 and I can tell you that she is repulsed by emo guys, yet when she was a teenager she was in love with all the boy bands so I'm not sure what you mean by "this generation" Granted her tastes don't speak for all women, but her experience is quite common and it happened to her friends as well.
The types of movie heroes and role models for men changes back and forth over decades. In the 60's, rough and tough guys like Steve McQueen were popular. In the 70's you had the Alan Alda "sensitive men" fad. Then in the 80's it was Schwarzenegger and Stallone. Now we are back to a less overtly physical trend. These things have nothing to do with humanity entering a "calm, nurturing phase" but are strictly social fads/trends.
Not sure where you get the idea that testosterone drys the skins and enhances wrinkles. It makes skin oily and increases acne, so I'd love to see a source that cites testosterone as causing wrinkles to any noticeable degree. If anything, I'd imagine that lack of testosterone would lead to brittle and thin skin. If have a source for that, I'd like to take a look.
This subject is off-topic from skin & hair, but the topic of youth and attractiveness etc is tangentially related I suppose.
EDIT: Here is a snippet of an article on the topic - taken from some cosmetics article:
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Rase recently announced that he is to leave the position he has held for 15 years as president of CS Dermatologie in an effort to concentrate his energy on the new product line that bears his name.
Laboratoires Didier Rase was established in May 2007, with the launch of the first product at the end of last month marketed solely on-line, and initially targeting the Spanish and French markets.
The new product line has been inspired by research carried out by Rase into the skin ageing process of the male skin, which began in 2006.
Male skin is different to female skin as it comprises thicker layers of skin, giving it a different physical make up that requires quite a different approach when it comes to anti-ageing treatments.
In response to this a number of male dedicated skin care lines have started to hit the market in recent years, including mainstream, high-profile offerings that have included the L'Oreal Expert range and the Nivea For Men range.
However, Rase claims the big innovation for his new skin care line is the ingredient Phyto-androzyme, which is the result of the research programme he funded last year.
Rase says that public enemy number one in the male skin ageing process, is a gradual loss of testosterone, which usually begins to have a noticeable effect on the skin in the early 30s.
What happens to the skin is that it relaxes, becomes more sensitive to external forces, takes on a grayish tinge and eventually starts to wrinkle.
Edited by hypnotoad, 12 April 2010 - 11:53 AM.