A Colum By James Hamblin

…offers up particular notions of agency in which white working class and middle class men are allowed to see themselves as oppressed and lacking because their masculinity has been compromised by and subordinated to those social and economic spheres and needs that constitute the realm of the feminine.

Bush uses the first few paragraphs of his speech to introduce several of the people he is working with. The appeals he makes in these lines are excellent examples of ethos, the rhetorical appeal to character. Bush continuously comments on the character of the people around him. He speaks of them as if he knows them very well, almost like old friends. Through this appeal the audience became able to relate to these people and learn a little bit about their character. Some of the people mentioned have large families and are of an honest and selfless nature. Because the speaker’s purpose is to gain support from the constituents for the candidates represented, the appeal to the character of the candidates is a crucial tool that becomes extremely vital to the swaying of the audience to the purposes of the speaker.

If the benchmarks of hegemonic masculinity highlight everything it takes for a Black man to be a man, “The Moynihan Report, 1965” exposes the Black man for everything he lacks. The benchmarks for hegemonic masculinity that Patricia Hill Collins discuses are eerily connected to the covertly racist allegations of the report. “The Negro Family: The Case for National Action”, also known as “The Moynihan Report,

In one corner we have Hilary Clinton, if she wins than she would be the first female president for the U.S (which would be a big achievement for women hear at the U.S), but no good will come from that. Here are some examples of why. When her husband was governor, she took a $100,000 bribe that was paid to her via shifty dealings. She has done nothing that has made her qualified to be the president, the only reason she got elected for senator of New York was because her husband was president once. She became Secretary of State and did

The modern political climate is more suited for women to run for the presidency. At the time of the American Revolution, the inequality of the past remained the same. “The only 6% of the public was allowed to vote (Adam Season 7)”. Abigail Adams wrote to her husband John Adams March 31st 1776.

“To succeed we must believe that we can.” - By Nikos Kazantzakis. This quote has truly carried meaningful inspiration for men and women in the world today. The success of one person can lead them to what they want to pursue in life, and it may happen to be becoming the president of the United States. From the first presidency of George Washington, in 1789, and through all the presidencies until today, has only had one thing in common; they all are males. Nonetheless, a woman will eventually become president. Soon, a woman will become president because the twenty first century allows more opportunities for jobs for women, more women are encouraged to be bold as the modern society begins to grow, and many women are just as capable as men in

America currently seems unready to be led by a woman of non-dynastic origin. Like ancient Egyptian society, men and women in contemporary America are legal equals, but this equality has not yet really filtered into the uppermost level of power.

“Trump is a symptom of the contemporary political climate in America that draws its origins from a number of factors. For one, the undercurrent of racism that has existed in this country since its inception. While it has been marginalized bit-by-bit over the past several decades, it’s clear that racial bigotry is still very much alive and widespread throughout the United States. This unfortunate subsection of the American populace became increasingly more vocal during the Obama presidency, while also gradually gaining some degree of mainstream acceptance via online forums and what we now call alt-right publications.

In “Before Manliness Lost Its Virtue” (2017), David Brooks (a New York Times Op-Ed columnist) claims that we are living in a “crisis of masculinity” (15). David Brooks backs up his claim by comparing and contrasting manliness of the men in the White House (the “”I don’t care what you think” manliness” [2] and the “the look-at-me-I-can-curse manliness”[2] ) to men in ancient Greece (“real men defended or served their city”[6] the “The manly man… risks death and criticism.”[8] and “They are constantly picking fights”[9].) to the ideal man (“The magnanimous leader… uses his traits… to create a just political order.”[11]).

Trump is tempted, he should know that posting a few politically-correct tweets will not magically turn protesters and haters into his disciples. Through ethical policy proposals, he must prove that he is indeed president for all Americans; only then will dissenters consider joining the ranks of his supporters; only then will the specter of the pre-election gibberish and hate speech stop haunting him during his presidency.

“Women belong in the private sphere. Men belong in the public sphere. Attempting to mix these two worlds is difficult.” (Zamfirache 2010:177). It is a woman’s duty to focus on her family. It is a man’s job to focus on his career. “Boys are told that they can become president one day; the best girls can hope for is to grow up to marry a man who one day may be president” (Renzetti, Curran, Maier 2012: 313). Adolescents are lead to believe that politics is a male-dominated institution, that there is no room for women in this arena.

He addresses poverty, bad education, and crime and states that he will stop all this wrong. President Trump then speaks of his foreign policies and how he believes that America should concentrate on itself with the line ,”From this day forward, it's going to be only America first, America first”. He later begins to address terrorism and his tone changes from a more uplifting tone to a serious one when he states,” We will reinforce old alliances and form new ones and unite the civilized world against radical Islamic terrorism, which we will eradicate from the face of the Earth”. This sentence can be seen as bigot since he specifically states radical Islamic terrorism while radical muslims are not the only terrorists in the world. By stereotyping, President Trump is not showing much logos therefore not appealing to a large part of the

Using terror management by making the statement of how we must stop our jobs from being stolen from us. This method causes us to stop and think how our resources are being threatened, and agreeing with him on takin action for our survival. Trump also uses the tactic of fear appeal to emotion and central route to persuasion to the public by explaining how our jobs are leaving the country leaving Americans jobless, using the example of carrier air conditioner in Indianapolis leaving to Mexico, firing 1400 people. By him giving statistics and scaring us with the idea of losing our jobs helps us appeal to emotion and vote for him. Not only that, but Trump uses largely high language intensity such as describing how Libya is in ruins where our ambassador was left to die in the hands of savage killers and Iraq being in chaos. Trump also points out how united states situation is worst than it has ever been before, due to Hillary Clinton’s legacy of death, destruction, terrorism, and weakness. These tactics are intended to provoke fear and manipulation which do work.

President Trump had the ability to capture the votes of whites not only because of his enthusiasm and charisma but also because of his Hitler-related ideals and beliefs about minorities. He constantly demeaned minorities and spoke of them as if they are inferior. His promise to “Make America Great” captured many demographics because it meant to relive what they imagine was a better time. Trump degraded many races, ethnicities, and religions in order to gain political power. For these reasons, it is safe to say that some of Trump’s election was influenced by his tendency to speak using racial

The notion of hegemonic masculinity has altered the field of gender studies and many academic arenas. An idea popularized by R.W. Connell, hegemonic masculinity has played an integral role in the emotional development of American men, articulating the impact that this societal construction has had on the concept of American masculinity. It is a contested topic, yet the impacts that it has in terms of sexuality, struggles for power and political leadership, and gender identities are valid (Connell 830). Although difficult to fully achieve, it acts as a guiding force for the stereotypically masculine. Hegemonic masculinity assumes the subordination of all other forms of masculinity, placing it at the top of the social hierarchy. At the same time, the idea of hegemonic masculinity has served as a bridge between the growing field of men’s’ studies and female studies (Connell 829). Several authors share the premise that men in American society conform to the standards of the social construct of hegemonic masculinity.