Male Stereotypes In Pop Culture

In Guyland, Michael Kimmel chronicles the journey of young males and the issues they face while trying to exert their masculinity and prove themselves to their peers. Based on interactions among North American males between the ages of 16 and 26, Kimmel has found that at an age where young men had previously prepped for a life of work and committed relationships, they are now living in “Guyland” where they spend their time drinking, playing video games, and having immature relations with women. Kimmel explains that these young men are “frighteningly dependent on peer culture” and “desperate to prove their masculinity in the eyes of other boys.” (30) These young men live in constant fear that they will not measure up to the ideals of

Gender stereotyping is used in media to build up and magnify character traits and bring humor to situations. Keeping that in mind stereotypical characters portrayed in popular movies and television shows allow viewers to internalize those messages of gender thus making it difficult to argue stereotype behaviors in the real world.

First, all three articles comment on male aggressiveness. Devor says, “Typical masculine body posture tends to be expansive and aggressive.”(509). He based his point on the masculine body that expresses the aggressiveness and gives fear to women. Also, he says “Masculinity exhibits the aura of aggression, violence, and daring” (508). He says that men are more aggressive than women. Blum agrees

Even though some individuals may think it is okay for a women to express her anger by hitting the man, and not getting penalized for it. Several articles suggest that there is a increase in violent activity from women in the United States. So the question remains, why the increase in violent behavior? Perhaps it always been present, but more suppressed. Most women have to realize that if you provoke anybody not only a man, that you will get a response from that person. If decide to engage in that type of situation, you have to accept the consequences and be held accountable for your actions. Also, it may be hard for a male to express their feelings or they may just ignore it all or retaliate. Men need to know that there are so many people, resources and services around, so they will not feel alone. Nobody deserves to be forced to deal with these types of situations on their own. If men participate in these programs, we can once and for all change or put an end to double standards in domestic violence

Bly point of view is that guys among other men are usually most aggressive because they have to protect themselves against showing any sign of weakness or being unmasculine around other males. Weakness shows an effeminate side and males tend to stay away from guys who show any female characteristics, such as feelings, emotion and care for a females opinion. A real man has to look at women in a sexual manner in order for the man to be considered

As a woman, violence does affect boys and young men around me. I have boys in my family think that doing certain things that are violent makes them believe that they tough or a man. The media portrays images of how an ideal man should be, whether or not they are defined as masculine is based on how well they do to the expectations of becoming a “real man” (Tough Guise 2: Violence, Manhood & American Culture). Masculine to me does not always mean you have to be muscular, bulky, and aggressive but to be strong, someone who does

Men have to battle against being stereotyped in the media. The persona created by production companies so audiences will be drawn to a certain program often traps men inside a false identity. Bravery, adventurousness, being able to think rationally, being strong and effective, for example, are all "manly" traits that are usually encouraged from childhood. So also are the ability to think independently and take the initiative. Media images supporting these

In addition to my points on why men hurt women, another way some men insult women is by hurting them physically. When a man hits a women the woman feels like she lost some of her dignity. “I swear I’ll cuff you if you strike again.” Kate’s husband said this to her which is very disrespectful and rude. If he hits her he will lower her self-esteem and dignity. Kate hits him in the first place to see if he will disrespect her too. Some men today might hit women because they want to feel power full and want the women to

Throughout the media, there is a very common archetype of both men and women, for example, powerful women are depicted as harsh and unsympathetic whereas blonde women are portrayed as dumb. Men are usually authoritative figures or models of expertise even when they are shown at leisure. Although some men are portrayed as gods, others are portrayed as idiots and terrible fathers. Many of the archetypes mentioned can be found in movies, commercials and tv shows, which influences the behavior of young children and teens, but it also ruins the perception of men and women. Everything is done for money and companies do not take people’s feelings into consideration and the harsh reality behind every ad.

The media has constructed many interesting characters based on stereotypes. The stereotypes that come with gender are no exception to this categorization of “types”. I will be examining two completely opposing characters. Firstly, John Smith ABC from Edgar Allen Poe’s short story, The Man that was Used Up and secondly, Homer Simpson from the extremely popular television series, The Simpsons. Arguably, through these two characters, we can see how, t the end of the day, men are portrayed as no less successful in their social life than when the story began regardless of their flaws, mistakes or personalities.

He is portrayed in the movie as one who loves to fight for no reason and there are times where fights because he does not want people to think that he is any less of a man. Ultimately, as the movie goes forward, I come to the understand that the fighting comes from

Over the weekend I watched the movie, The Expendables, with my cousins. The movie is about a group of mercenary men trying to invade the South American country of Vilena and overthrow its dictator. I couldn’t help, but to notice how the media regulates the images of men and women. The media affects our views of how women and men are supposed to be, feel, think, and do (Wood, 2015). The group of men in the movie was portrayed as being tough, confident, masculine, aggressive, heterosexuals, big, brave, competent, fearless, and violent.

Another example used in the movie is a boy may use violence to harm another person that accidently bumped into him at a party while listening to an explicit song about killing someone. The combination of alcohol, drugs, and music promoting violence, is a dangerous mixture that occurs way too often. Therefore, as these young boys grow their violence tendencies will escalate as well. This constant exposer to these “manly” role models give these boys falsity as what a man is. As a whole all these expectation are introduced at a young age.

Televisions and movies through their visual effects help define ‘a real man’. During advertisements, there are some particular aspects of man that are portrayed. A man who fails to have certain forms of male features may not be shown on TV or may not be considered for a film (Cohen & Hall, 2009). Moreover, the marketing companies have started to objectifying men in the same manner women have been objectified. The fitness of a

First, all three articles comment on male aggressiveness. Devor says, “Typical masculine body posture tends to be expansive and aggressive.”(509). He based his point on the masculine body that expresses the aggressiveness and gives fear to women. Also, he says “Masculinity exhibits the aura of aggression, violence, and daring” (508). He says that men are more aggressive