Male Icons: George Clooney.

Admired by both men and women alike, George Clooney has worked his way into one of the most charismatic celebrities of the last years, becoming successful both as an actor and as a filmmaker, while being regularly selected in the lists of most desirable men.

He can be seen as a figure similar to that of the leader of a gang of boys, the magnetic person who gets along with everybody as soon as he enters the room. He symbolizes the aspiration of every man, to be in the top of the social structure, a place earned through nothing but charm, people's skills and intelligence.

So far, the previous mentions things that men have always looked forward. But Clooney has two traits of his public image that are symbolic of the new components of the masculine identity: His well known condition of a relentless bachelor and his charity work.

As a bachelor nearing his fifties, Clooney contributes to the idea that a man could prove himself worthy without having to settle down in the conservative frame of raising a family, as a sign of virility. Of course, his life is something any man could fantasize with. But beyond that, he is a symbol that the modern man can look forward for something else than settling down at a certain age in your life.

But upon all, what makes him stand out the most is his condition of a committed philanthropist. Is one of the greatest qualities that are expected from men today. Though showing interest for humanity is considered a virtue in Modernity, in a deeply interconnected yet atomized world, being aware of the injustices is something that becomes extremely appreciated. In that sense, Clooney establishes as an integral role model for other men.