And he was a shy, sickly, effeminate child of working-class immigrants, who transformed himself into the most famous and most controversial artist of his generation.
To even the little manliness his classical prototypes possessed, though, he can lay no claim whatever, being a listless effeminate noodle, on the shady side of forty.
His features were somewhat effeminate, with his large eyes, set close together, his small flat nose, full red lips, betokening the amiable disposition of a well-bred nobleman.
So, while some British men might think a manbag to be effeminate and not very 'macho', he thinks that many Europeans don't have an issue with toting such a fashionable item.
If you see an effeminate gay man, you'll probably say, " Ah, more evidence for my theory." If you see a man who is not effeminate, you might ignore it or say maybe he's not really gay after all.