Friday, October 8, 2010
Masculinity=Violence?
In the "Tough Guise" video many examples of men putting on an act of being violent were given. I believe that the relationship between violence and masculinity is something to be concerned about in our society. I feel like more and more boys have to prove themselves through sports or playing violent video games. If they did more "girly" activities they would be made fun of. Just a month ago a gay student committed suicide due to a hate crime against him and his privacy. Many school shootings happen by students who are teased and made fun of for years. All boys. I believe people are pressured to feel manly by society. If they aren't tough enough they're made fun of and some end their lives or feel that stepping up with guns and shooting people is the only way out. I feel that in more recent years this is becoming more and more prevalent. More men are being murdered by other men, there is more violence on television. Video games and children's toys are becoming more violent as well. It's spreading fast and it's having a negative influence.
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There is actually quite an epidemic of teens in our country who kill themselves rather than live a full life as a gay person. That's a really sad loss of life, and one that is entirely preventable. If we had a different view of masculinity and were more open to more ways of being truly "a man" we might not as a society be so unaccepting of those gay students, and they might not feel the need to kill themselves.
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