there’s something so particularly interesting to me about aroace Kevin Day from the lens of him as a sex symbol. someone who grew up sexualized before he got to know himself, plastered on teen magazines and placed under media scrutiny, taught sexuality and sexual appeal as a tool use, a facet of his fame that was something to be grateful for, something that is inescapable. He was a result on tween magazine “which boy would YOU crush on” quizzes before he could recognize for himself that he’d never feel that. his aesthetic appeal was bought and sold for ad campaigns before he could even realize it was something he might want to control. Kevin Day the product should be sexually appealing but not too outspoken about what he wants or doesn’t, because it makes people uncomfortable if the sex icon expresses discomfort with it.










