Men wear crop tops too: discussing toxic masculinity

The cropped is not only successful these days. This is because, already in the 80’s, he was very successful among men who practiced sports and wanted to show ”that six pack”.

However, already in the 90s, starting to be successful in the LGBTQIAP+ community, the cropped began to fall into disuse by straight men, who even stopped using it precisely because of this issue of wanting to maintain their ”masculinity” .

In the 21st century prejudice is still present. However, what there is no denying is that there are many celebrities adept at the play. Artists like Vitão and Gabriel Santana are one of them.

_{Vitão and Gabriel Santana. Playback/Instagram @vitao and @gbielsantana}

Gabriel Santana, both inside and outside reality, has suffered a lot of criticism, thus raising the question of whether a man ”may or may not” wear cropped.

In addition to him, we also have the case of Fiuk, who participated in the BBB 21 edition. In reality, the artist loved to wear his dresses and skirts. However, precisely because he was the only man who was not ashamed to present his own style – and with a lot of personality – Fiuk was heavily criticized.

_{Fiuk wearing a skirt. Playback/Instagram @fiuk}

_{Fiuk on BBB21. Playback/ In the Amazon it’s like this}

All these issues have also been much discussed within genderless fashion, which consists precisely in not distinguishing between clothes that can or cannot be used by both men and women.

There is a discussion that the future of fashion can also be genderless, as more and more men are seen wearing pieces such as dresses, skirts and croppeds themselves, which, in the view of some people, are out of ”standard”.

_{Content Creator Isaiah Xavier. Playback/Instagram @isaiahxavier}

According to model Thayna Soares, despite not having determined exactly how ”agender fashion”, brands such as Zara and also C&A have already taken a step into this deconstruction: ”Many even paid more attention to unisex, which is clothes that men and women wear and not clothes without determination..” , he said.

In addition, Thayna claims that, however timid, these initiatives are completely valid, from the moment they allow this space to think about how fashion will be in the future.

_{Thayna Soares. Playback/Instagram @thaynasoare_)}

Returning to the subject, discrimination comes a lot from the concept of toxic masculinity and machismo that run through society.

However, it is worth mentioning that fashion is for everyone and that there is no rule. Whether or not to wear a piece of clothing is a completely personal situation, and is based solely on the person’s taste and whether they feel comfortable or not.

Incidentally, it is worth saying that even though there is no ”agreement”, respect can and should prevail, since we are free to wear the clothes we want, according to our free will.

Featured photo: Vitão and Gabriel Santana. Playback/ Instagram @vitao and @gbielsantana