This topic has been done to death by this fandom, but the idea that there is a more 'feminine' one in Whizzvin's dynamic is just.. completely wrong, or at least mostly. Neither of them are supposed to be written to be more or less masculine than the other, and I often see Whizzer's athleticism as an argument against this, but I don't exactly think that his love for keeping fit and staying objectively attractive is either masculine or feminine; it's a very neutral thing and anyone of any gender can have the same mindset. A lot of Marvin's need for control over Whizzer stems from his own internal world and how he perceives gender, and due to how obviously repressed he is, American society's view/s on it at the time and his blatant internalised homophobia and misogyny, Marvin's views on gender roles and masculinity v. femininity are very abstract and very warped. He is threatened by Whizzer, both because Marvin is attracted towards a man's blatant masculinity and because he believes he does not possess the same/similar traits, and if he can make an attempt to undermine his lover's masculinity then he will have the more power over him (however, ultimately, I'd argue and say Whizzer had a lot more control over Marvin in certain aspects, but it's nearly midnight for me and I can't be bothered to talk about that). Like a lot of the Marvin Trilogy, Marvin's actions are because of him fearing having no control.
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