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The all-American man? A queer advertising genius invented him

J.C. Leyendecker created the image of the idealized bro we still see today, from the Ken doll to the Abercrombie & Fitch catalog. The once-idealized image of the all-American man, that preppy, sporty Ivy Leaguer who played football, golfs, and rowed crew in college? Turns out he was invented by a gay advertising genius.

 

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