The Rise of the Soft Boy & Soft Man

Do you see him? It’s the rise of the soft boy and soft man. Where is all of this coming from? Since when do soft boys dominate over the rugged, hard-edged macho man? The trend of leading men went from manly, squared-jaw, muscular men to wiry frames, soft cheeks, and sensitive stares. I know I know I could hardly believe it myself. Who knew that women aren’t that interested in manly men anymore, and looking for a guy to be the middle spoon instead? This rise in the soft boy and soft man is a bit weird. Is it that we never thought that a guy like this was leading man material? Could it be that society decided to entertain this idea for a bit and then decided we liked it? Or was it all some clever scheme to get us to start looking at the soft boy as a romantic interest? It’s hard to say. If you compare leading men in the 80s and 90s to today, there’s a huge difference. We value brains over brawn. Women no longer want to be the damsel in distress, but looking for intellectual and emotional equals. #softboy #TimothéeChalamet 0:00 - Intro 1:34 - Timothée Chalamet 2:09 - Chris Evans 2:40 - Elvis Presley the first soft boy 3:30 - Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt 4:13 - Otis in Netflix’s “Sex Education” 5:44 - Alex Lawther 6:08 - Noah Centineo 6:54 - Conclusion Timmy Tim Timothée Chalamet soft boy soft guy soft man soft guy revolution the rise of the soft boy what is soft boy softboy sex education Otis from sex education Chris Evans Noah Centineo Tom Cruise Brad Pitt Alex Lawther Asa Butterfield androgynus style androgyne beautifull boy queer eye eachest how to be a soft boy aesthetic how to be a soft boy e boy style Call me by your name egirl