Abstract:How do men negotiate the boundary between romantic and creepy behavior in initial, sexualized interactions with women? In this paper, I argue that the discourse of "the creep," a stigmatized sexual figure, functions as a disciplinary mechanism that both creates and limits men's desire and sense of self in the tense initiation of a sexual moment. My analysis of 244 articles from 3 popular men's magazines suggests that an idealized sexual moment, as it is imagined in the pages of popular men's magazines, is frau… Show more
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