Evolving Masculinities on TikTok: Men Nail Painting and Gendered Policing in a South African Context

2026/04/03 by Kgothatso M. Mokgele · 1 voice
Social Sciences · #Gender Roles and Identity Studies #Gender, Feminism, and Media #Public Spaces through Art

paper · doi:10.1080/21528586.2026.2662244

crossref issued 2026/04/03 · crossref published 2026/04/03 · crossref published-print 2026/04/03 · openalex publication_date 2026/04/03 · crossref published-online 2026/05/24 · crossref created 2026/05/25 · openalex created_date 2026/05/26 · crossref deposited 2026/07/01 · crossref indexed 2026/07/01 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02

Citations

• Dude, You’re a Fag
• Boundary-Work and the Demarcation of Science from Non-Science: Strains and Interests in Professional Ideologies of Scientists
• TikTok and the algorithmic transformation of social media publics: From social networks to social interest clusters
• Hegemonic Masculinity
• The Study of Boundaries in the Social Sciences

Discussions

• New study alert! 💅 Exploring how South African men who post videos with painted nails navigate, negotiate, and challenge policing of masculinity in online spaces. by Kgothatso Mokgele Read the fu [bsky, 1 points, 0 comments]