Generation Z wants ‘handsome guys with mouse faces’, and they say it very clearly. What does this mean? How is it rated? And in what sense is it a compliment to be compared to a rodent?
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The internet loves to tag, often in slightly baffling ways, and a new term It has been done viral lately: ‘Handsome people with mouse faces’ (from the original in English, ‘hot rodent men’). Apparently anyone who falls into that category is the most desirable of the moment.
So,what does it mean this unusual compliment? And should we worry? Below, the whole truth.
What is a ‘rodent man’?
A ‘rodent man’ or ‘mouse-faced handsome’ (or a ‘sexy rat boyfriend’, depending on which corner of the internet you’ve landed in) is the new term for favorite men from Internet.
This category seems to refer mainly to men who look a bit like mice or rats. If you dig a little deeper, describe unconventional attractive men They seem to share some common physical traits:
- Lean instead of muscular
- Angular facial structure
- Prominent ears
- Sunken or bulging eyes
- unkempt hair
- Pale, to the point that they could have a calcium deficiency.
And the personality? Or is it all about appearance?
Mainly because of the appearance, but it seems that the physique is linked to a certain vibration, an equivalence that states that if you are not stereotypically handsome or masculine in the traditional sense (whatever that means), the man is a safe bet and feels less threatening. And maybe he will write to you a poem.
In that sense, a ‘Hot Rodent Man’ could be compared to the Tik Tok trend of ‘golden retriever boyfriend’, which describes someone who is loyal and openly loving. Otherwise, he seems like the Gen Z equivalent of what millennials would call ‘hipster’ or ‘indie’ boy.
Who is a ‘Hot Rodent Man’?
Matty Healy, from the group ‘1975’; Jeremy Allen White, from ‘The Bear’; Barry Keoghan; the distribution of ‘Challengers‘ (Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist)… Basically, a bunch of current stars, very white, who They don’t fit the traditional archetype of the Hollywood heartthrob.but they are apparently attracting everyone’s attention.
So basically out Chris Hemsworth and his conventionally perfect face and sculpted body, and Inside Adam Driver and the army of lanky handsome men.
And Timothée Chalamet?
Is an angel. Don’t bring him into this. We are all rodents compared to the level that that young man sets. But if you have to put him in a category, he would be more feline than anything else.
Where does this new obsession come from?
It’s hard to say, but it seems that the credit goes to a viral tweet from 2023which suggested that men can be four types of attractions:Handsome as a eaglehandsome as a bearhandsome as a dog and handsome as a reptile.
Do the ‘handsome ones with mouse faces’ feel good?
This is to be confirmed. Not the most flattering term. and makes them look like an experiment scientist with out of control rats.
The trend has raised some criticism on the Internet, especially due to the feeling that the term is a fulfilled in reverseand because all the men mentioned under the umbrella of ‘mouse-faced handsome’ are more whites than Britney Spears in a snowstorm.
Some have called it “white mediocrity,” or have denounced the raising the standards of mediocrity that are not granted to women. Model and actress Julia Fox stressed that I wish “women would allow themselves the same luxury”, highlighting the double standard of body image in the media and society.
Should we be worried about a hot summer of attractive rodents?
No, everything is fine. We don’t need to let our guard down or invest in repellent sprays against vermin. It’s nothing more than the latest Gen Z dating fadand this too (like the elusive term of endearment “so babygirl”) shall pass.
After all, Internet has the attention span of a particularly distracted mosquito, so it won’t be long until the next fleeting obsession appears. It’ll probably be another weird animal comparison, but if it’s about celebrating differences and how you don’t have to be conventionally handsome to be appreciated as attractive, who are we to complain?
These viral terms that categorize men’s attractiveness tend to claim traits that might traditionally be considered less attractive, such as ‘Dad Bod’ and ‘Short King’. so there is something to celebrate in the adoption of a deviation from traditional signifiers of masculinity.
But for now, prepare for a summer of sexy rodent men. And use sunscreen. Especially you ‘mouse-faced cuties’: you and your melanin-deprived skin will need it.
