Last week in class we talked about Barbie being a role model for girls and femininity. This week I read the WWE article and the Masculinity as Hegemonic article about male's and views on masculinity. In the article, "Wrestling with Masculinity: Messages about Manhood in the WWE," Souliliere says, "Real men are aggressive and violent, men settle things physically, a man confronts his adversaries and problems, and men are winners (p8). I have heard all of those things before and also have heard that men are suppose to be logical, independent, and dominant. In the "Masculinity as Hegemonic Oppression" article Anderson was saying that if men don't live up to the masculine traits or if they possess feminine traits then they are looked at as gay. I think it is unfair to label someone like that, because they don't follow the social norms.
The traits that I have heard in my life before about women are emotional, passive, illogical, dependent, and submissive. I also disagree with those traits. I wouldn't want to have a girlfriend that was dependent and weak. I would want her to be strong, ambitious, independent and maybe even competitive and like sports. I think there are a lot of women who have masculine traits and they are not considered lady like. People should just accept others for who they are instead of trying to categorize them.
I strongly agree to your post. People do need to just start accepting others more and stay away from catergorizing people. Just because a girl like to play sports not does make her a tom-boy it makes her an athlete first. I feel our society cares more about catergorizing people instead of actually getting to know the person as a person.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate the viewpoints you have expressed about traits that men and women are supposed to possess--these are what Clatterbaugh would probably refer to as stereotypes.
ReplyDeleteMen and women have been steotyped for centuries and our society today piggybacks on those same stereotypes. I however, agree with and uphold many stereotypes that are socially acceptable for women and that is solely bases off of my personal preference. I don't think people should be criticized or deemed "wrong" or "unacceptable" because they don't fit into societal norms.
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