US President Donald Trump
Rarely a week goes by without US President Donald Trump lavishing praise on the bodies of men he meets - fawning over "the muscles on this guy," or an athlete's "tree trunk" legs, or a UFC fighter who is "too good looking" to be in the ring.
While the remarks have sparked much online commentary about Trump's sexuality, some experts link the president's fascination with attractive men to his broader glorification of virility.
That trend has been further illustrated by his decision to host an MMA competition - a particularly brutal sport with scantily clad, musclebound men - at the White House for his 80th birthday on Sunday.
"It's almost like he is trying to reach for this glorified manhood that he cannot embody anymore," said Sabrina Karim, a political science professor at Cornell University.
