masculinity

In the Kruger images i see them both being very masculine. The arm holding up the torch in the first image is especially more of a strong male arm that reminds me of the typical "Olympic" torch symbol that is advertised while the Olympics are in season. Also i notice that the text precision of military strategy is also more appealing to a masculine mind. I don't particularly think that Kruger is challenging all males in these images. I see that it mostly depends on what a person is into to find the images challenging. If the advances in science and the military are commonly read subjects by an individual, I am sure they would relate to the text more then just any male who looks at the text would react.