#of course it doesnt and so nothing is enough so he keeps changing the goalposts to make the definition of femininity tighter and tighter

[poledancingghostson]

...what's the point then? What do you think the point is? The only thing Whizzer needs to be is hot. He's meant to be more effeminate than Marvin. That's part of why Marvin feels like he can push all of his misogyny onto him. That's part of why he puts him into a box of traditional femininity and will not let him out of it the whole first act. Marvin makes MULTIPLE comments about Whizzer not passing as straight ("indescrete"), so i would argue that him being at least a bit effeminate is written into the text. Being effeminate and skinny and short do not make Whizzer less conventionally attractive, less athletic, less strong, less ANYTHING that would take away from his written character. And Marvin can be just as insecure while being the taller one in his relationship.

The point of Falsettos is that gender roles are pointless and cruel to everyone involved. Whizzer being effeminate in no way takes away from that because even the most feminine people aren't going to be happy when forced to perform traditionally feminine roles 24/7.

falsettos productions where whizzer is effeminate/thin/shorter than marvin how does it feel to have missed the point entirely