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Overweight as a child, David C. Foster ’06 began his struggle with anorexia in seventh grade. At his worst point, in tenth grade, he weighed less than 120 pounds at 5’10. “I’ll never forget that,” Foster says. Now, he still weighs less than he did in sixth grade. He claims that “going to the gym is addictive once you start.” Foster considers himself fully recovered from anorexia, but he still watches what he eats and tries...
...It’s nice to look good and get compliments,” Herbert says. Goonan asserts that working out is a factor in maintaining his image. He explains that the pressure for men to work out to stay in shape is now more prevalent than ever. Foster agrees that the pressure for men to have good body images is overlooked because of women’s historic obsession with fitting societal expectations to be physically fit. Fernandez claims another reason he works out is because it affects other parts of his image. “I wear tight...
...then there are the ladies to impress. “Everyone is always cruising,” sums up Foster. Sperber readily admits why he started working out. “I started going to the gym after junior year because a girl wouldn’t date me.” While the need to stay in shape grows into a habit, Stillwell doesn’t hesitate to say that he still works out “to get dates...
...thing.” With increasing social acceptance of male fashion, grooming, and vanity, stereotypes related to sexuality are coming more and more into question. “[Metrosexuals] are all at the Design School… Gaydar is impossible there,” says Stillwell. David C. Foster ’06 adds, “Metrosexuality, not tied to sexuality, cares about appearances. Grooming at Harvard is different from other colleges like where I’m from in Illinois. But on most urban campuses, it’s not unique. It’s becoming harder...
...your shirt at Manray with all eyes on you,” he says. Gay males are constantly bombarded with the image of the slim, toned, coiffed, fragrant and designer-clad boyish hunk. “Gay culture is very conscious of appearance,” says Foster. Mountain, the wardrobe consultant for Louis Boston, goes further to say, “a lot of the gay community are label whores.” Having the proper Redken hair paste and Adidas shoes may be one thing, but if you don’t have the body, you better...