"His masculinity is not as fragile" - Jonathan Majors Ebony magazine controversy explored as viral tweet sparks backlash

American actor Jonathan Majors' recent photoshoot with Ebony Magazine has sparked major controversy online. In the cover picture in question, Jonathan Majors was seen shirtless, dressed in blue denim jeans and a pink fur coat. He pouted at the camera as he sat on a sofa against a pink backdrop.On February 18, author Boyce Watkins took to his Twitter handle to criticize the 33-year-old star's latest pictures and raised questions on how Hollywood portrays Black men and their masculinity.He wrote:&quot;Ladies, this is how Hollywood defines black masculinity. That’s why so many of your men are defeated and weak.&quot;Boyce Watkins, PhD - Wealth is Power@drboycewatkins1Ladies, this is how Hollywood defines black masculinity. That’s why so many of your men are defeated and weak.3165599Ladies, this is how Hollywood defines black masculinity. That’s why so many of your men are defeated and weak. https://t.co/JZaWDrEWEiHowever, Watkins' post soon faced immense backlash as people started calling him out on his idea of &quot;masculinity.&quot; Several individuals took to the comments section of the author's post and criticized him for his &quot;understanding of gender.&quot;Part-Time Kauai Girl@WilGafneyThey keep saying that &quot;they&quot; emasculated Jonathan Majors. That &quot;they&quot; made him look feminine. &quot;They&quot; who? Nobody made him do anything. He agreed to a photo shoot because he liked the idea and vision to. His masculinity is not as fragile as yawls understanding of gender.14114They keep saying that &quot;they&quot; emasculated Jonathan Majors. That &quot;they&quot; made him look feminine. &quot;They&quot; who? Nobody made him do anything. He agreed to a photo shoot because he liked the idea and vision to. His masculinity is not as fragile as yawls understanding of gender.&quot;Sad that you judge others&quot; - Netizens slam Boyce Watkins for his views on Jonathan Majors' Ebony Magazine photoshootAs per Ebony Magazine's editor Marielle Bobo, the cover shoot relates to black masculinity as it explores the idea of personal expression. As per the publication, Jonathan Majors said:“One of my many objectives in my work is to help. And what I’m trying to do with my work is to show that nothing is a monolith—not Blackness, not maleness, not [even] comic book villains. Nothing’s more diverse than the fact that the Big Bad of the MCU is a young Black boy from Texas.”After Boyce Watkins' tweet about Jonathan Majors' Ebony Magazine photoshoot went viral, the Twitterati slammed the author for his rigid beliefs. Several people pointed out that his new look for the shoot was inspired by an anime character, Doflamingo that appears in One Piece.Others slammed Watkins for his ideology and definition of masculinity, calling it &quot;weak&quot; and &quot;wrong,&quot; with one stating that black masculinity is defined by each individual and not Hollywood.An individual wrote:&quot;How someone dresses doesn’t make them weak as a man. Sad that you judge others like that.&quot;Taylor Lianne Chandler, BCTCT@RealTayChaTLC@drboycewatkins1 How someone dresses doesn’t make them weak as a man. Sad that you judge others like that.7227@drboycewatkins1 How someone dresses doesn’t make them weak as a man. Sad that you judge others like that.Samad Savage@samadsavage@drboycewatkins1 Black masculinity is defined by each individual. Not hollywood, Not you1131@drboycewatkins1 Black masculinity is defined by each individual. Not hollywood, Not youFranklin Leonard@franklinleonardThis is how Jonathan Majors defines HIS Black masculinity, and it’s weird that anyone would have a problem with that. twitter.com/drboycewatkins…Boyce Watkins, PhD - Wealth is Power@drboycewatkins1Ladies, this is how Hollywood defines black masculinity. That’s why so many of your men are defeated and weak.158092Ladies, this is how Hollywood defines black masculinity. That’s why so many of your men are defeated and weak. https://t.co/JZaWDrEWEiThis is how Jonathan Majors defines HIS Black masculinity, and it’s weird that anyone would have a problem with that. twitter.com/drboycewatkins…Panda@SakuudaMasculinity should be the freedom to express and explore yourself and the world around you.Plus, Jonathan Majors looks cool in that outfit! twitter.com/drboycewatkins…Boyce Watkins, PhD - Wealth is Power@drboycewatkins1Ladies, this is how Hollywood defines black masculinity. That’s why so many of your men are defeated and weak.507Ladies, this is how Hollywood defines black masculinity. That’s why so many of your men are defeated and weak. https://t.co/JZaWDrEWEiMasculinity should be the freedom to express and explore yourself and the world around you.Plus, Jonathan Majors looks cool in that outfit! twitter.com/drboycewatkins…Tami Sawyer@tamisawyerI was about to engage w Boyce Watkins tweet about Jonathan Majors. But I won’t. Fashion doesn’t make men weak. Weak men beat women in jeans and a white tee all the time. But yes, a cape is the issue 🫠🥸🙄. Anyway, lemme go listen to some earth, wind, and fire and enjoy my day.1042109I was about to engage w Boyce Watkins tweet about Jonathan Majors. But I won’t. Fashion doesn’t make men weak. Weak men beat women in jeans and a white tee all the time. But yes, a cape is the issue 🫠🥸🙄. Anyway, lemme go listen to some earth, wind, and fire and enjoy my day. https://t.co/Pmrp19kS6sJamie Broadnax 🔜 Disney World@JamieBroadnaxThis discourse on social media over Jonathan Majors not looking “masculine enough” in that Ebony photo shoot tells me there’s a serious lack of anime awareness in our society. We should get that fixed.372This discourse on social media over Jonathan Majors not looking “masculine enough” in that Ebony photo shoot tells me there’s a serious lack of anime awareness in our society. We should get that fixed.Anthony V. Clark@anthonyvclark20@drboycewatkins1 Current men threatened by this, daddies dressed like this…how we define masculinity is purely a social construct…233888@drboycewatkins1 Current men threatened by this, daddies dressed like this…how we define masculinity is purely a social construct… https://t.co/Qmoz7SjGOKAlisha Grauso@AlishaGrauso@drboycewatkins1 Your inferiority complex is showing.5741@drboycewatkins1 Your inferiority complex is showing.Julie Plec@julieplec@drboycewatkins1 You are unbelievably wrong about this. Please take a beat to reconsider.522@drboycewatkins1 You are unbelievably wrong about this. Please take a beat to reconsider.Lincoln Anthony Blades@lincolnablades@drboycewatkins1 Because Boyce is the definition of masculinity...341@drboycewatkins1 Because Boyce is the definition of masculinity... https://t.co/JWctbPtdTbDavid Josef Volodzko@davidvolodzko@drboycewatkins1 Pretty sure zero ladies out there look at Jonathan Majors and think “defeated and weak.”Or, for that matter, at an Ebony magazine cover and think “Hollywood.”101710@drboycewatkins1 Pretty sure zero ladies out there look at Jonathan Majors and think “defeated and weak.”Or, for that matter, at an Ebony magazine cover and think “Hollywood.”Kyle@ArcanatheWizard@drboycewatkins1 Very weak take. The costume, pose, and color scheme are inspired by One Piece. It's tasteful imo considering how many young black people are into anime. Jonathan Majors also pretty much only plays masculine straight characters. Black People are multifaceted.2411@drboycewatkins1 Very weak take. The costume, pose, and color scheme are inspired by One Piece. It's tasteful imo considering how many young black people are into anime. Jonathan Majors also pretty much only plays masculine straight characters. Black People are multifaceted.Jonathan Majors walked out of his first Marvel filmIn a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Jonathan Majors revealed how joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe was not his plan all along, and he walked out of his first meeting with the studios.He said:&quot;This was a long time ago. I had just gotten out of drama school and I'm running around town and I'm sitting in the office. I grew up in a very particular way and I don't want to waste nobody's time. So I got in there and they're just busy. And I was like, 'I'm supposed to be here, right?' It got long and I went, 'I'm just going to go. It's cool. I'll just go.'&quot;Majors began his acting career in 2011 by starring in the film Do Not Disturb where he played the role of Mike. He later starred in several movies and series including When We Rise, Out of Blue, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Jungleland, Lovecraft Country, The Harder They Fall, Loki, Magazine Dreams, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, and more.As of this writing, Jonathan has not commented on the controversy surrounding his latest cover shoot for Ebony Magazine.

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