K-Pop Stans in "The Stans": Reconstructing Masculinity in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan by Temir Asanov

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@stengiee wearing a Lakers sweatshirt (Instagram post), American basketball player Kobe Bryant, and Juyeon from a K-Pop boyband The Boyz wearing Philipp Plein’s Lakers-inspired top, a tribute to Kobe Bryant.


Theodor Herzen's illustrations for the epic "Manas" (1972-1980).


"No More Kyztekes (Queers/Effeminate men)"

"Oh, God! Fine, you can have those gay hairstyles but why do men need to wear earrings? A man should always remain a man."


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