What makes a man a hunk? One dictionary defines it as “a sexually attractive man,
especially a large, strong one”. Romance novels are chuck full of them. I mean,
would anyone have been interested in the Clark
Kent story?
Hello! It’s the Superman persona that brought
him to our attention. Without Superman, Clark Kent is, well, like many guys we
all know. Nice guys who rarely are appreciated because they go unnoticed.
Nothing special distinguishes one from another.
I have noticed the esacalation of hunkiness as the social media systems
become endemic. Daily Facebook pictures of “hunks”, muscles rippling, hands gripping, pop up on my screen with
nothing to warn a girl to put down her coffee first.
There they are. Just letting it all (well,
all but all) hang out. They challenge
you with that stare the pierces you right down to your, umm, nether parts. A
shift in chair position, and you’re ready to continue.
What is especially interesting to me is how
some guys have parlayed “hunk” into
a career. I guess Fabio, back in the day, was the first guy I noticed who
flaunted his sexuality and made mainstream money doing so when so many others
were crouched on dirty beds with a hand held camera filming their gymnastics.
Fabio went flagrantly public and made his living in ads and on book covers.
He wasn’t to my taste. Maybe not hunky enough with blond hair longer
than mine. I go for dark, short hair myself. I never got why girls want a guy
in a ponytail, but then to each her own!
These days, hunks show a lot more than Fabio ever did, and they, too, are known
names in certain circles. Jimmy Thomas is a name--or rather a body--that is
swoon-making. He’s a certified, by 5000 cover images, Hunk.
