Masculinity Reflection Paper

Throughout the matriculation of a black boy 's’ life, there are many, (labeled natural, yet are culturally, socially and institutionally based) factors, that govern the holistic views and beliefs entailed to the child. From that moment on, challenging the social structures that these norms entail suggest a sense of sensitivity, homosexuality or weakness, ultimately emasculating the highly regarded social stigmas attached with being a man. Despite being indoctrinated into the minds of black boys from an early age, there are many long lasting effects of masculinity that are in turn reciprocated in the role of black fathers, husbands, brothers and friends. Black masculinity is the self-deteriorating idealisms that attack the identity and social positions black men ascribe to.

The definition of masculinity; Is the fact of being a man or having qualities considered typical of a man.

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,

At the break of the day I wake up before the sun has even settled itself back into the sky, I repeat my dreary morning routine, and I go somewhere. I go somewhere by myself, quite alone, maybe in my car, maybe just for a walk around the neighborhood. While I’m out on my walk or after I’ve driven somewhere and gotten out of my car (that seriously needs a run through the car wash), I become aware. I become vividly aware of all the people around me and feel unsafe, I feel unsafe in my own neighborhood because I heard a woman was held at gunpoint not far from here, I feel unsafe because I’ve binge watched Criminal Minds and I know how easy it is for unsuspecting women who feel safe in public, at stores and in parking lots, to be abducted.

To read Babio without recognizing the gender politics at work in the play would disregard much of how the play itself creates meaning. So much of the play’s plot and character dynamics are related to the way gender functions in this play. One major theme of Babio is the idea of masculinity and how masculinity is defined. Through the portrayal of Babio as an effeminate character, Babio is able to define masculinity through absences in Babio’s Character. Consequently, Babio makes the additional point that lovesickness is not an intrinsic aspect of medieval masculinity, despite the fact that love sickness is often attributed to men.

Due to the misrepresentation of media and historical prejudices, black males in American society are being labeled as lazy, violent-oriented, and uneducated. If a black man’s lived in a society in which his surroundings already put on an image on him before he can present himself, he could do just try to fit in such an image because the interaction with others very significantly impacts the formation of one's personal identity. Such a stigma is the answer to why black males in America would more easily be the

What would you do if you found yourself in a violent situation? Someone tries to fight you when you’re on the subway on your daily commute to work? Would you try to run away, or call the police? Now what if it’s someone you love, and you can’t run away because it was your fault anyway and they need you. This is how 1 in 4 American men feel. The Stigma against men talking about domestic abuse is harmful and often makes men feel that they can’t talk about it due to the hyper-masculinity in our media

For every Black man that is born, each is gifted with the rigid expectations of being a hyper-masculine male. These expectations seemed to be passed down through generations from family members. The study "African American Gay Youth and Their Families: Redefining Masculinity, Coping with Racism and Homophobia.”, portrays some of the hardships of coming out within this specific community. A mother who was interviewed in this study said “You are told to be a man … and being a man does not mean you sleep with other men,” she said. “Being a man means you have a woman and you procreate and continue the family name.” And for queer black men especially, this expectation of needing a woman to be the validation for your manhood takes a toll on them and their ability to feel safe in coming out. In this essay I intend to outline the problematic expectations and stigmatization of the black queer male community and develop ways in which this problem can start to be overcome while dealing with different sections of intersectionality.

The concept of masculinity was one I never wanted to uphold, yet was enforced by my community throughout all my years in school. Particularly in early high school, when

This article gave me a different outlook on what males go through in our society. Lately we have been talking about what women go through and their stereotypes. The gender roles that society place on each gender takes a toll on everyone.

However, ‘Black male hyper masculinity has been utilized as a culturally hegemonic tool’ which reinforces and sustains negative stereotypes across media mediums (Derilus, 2017).

Society has outlined supposedly what it means to be a black man for us, causing several inner conflicts. Suggesting that Black men are hypersexual, violent and incapable of healthily expressing anything other than rage and anger. Showing anything other than these societal norms, are seen as “feminine” and critiques the idea of manhood. Black masculinity is an internal bondage device that destroys the self-expression and self-worth of Black men, ultimately altering how they interact with others.

Hegemonic masculinity represent a structure of dominance and oppression in the gender order. This masculinity is socially and culturally endorsed by the society (as noted by Robyn and Wendy) and its granted men benefit in terms of public status and privileges. A fundamental elements of hegemonic masculinity is that women are subordinate to men. Though it is not all men that practice this, but they all benefit from it.

Black masculinity required personal, interpersonal methodological reflexivity regarding connection to the material. Social condition for most black males are similar but can be interpreted differently. I believe, Black masculinity is a characterization use to stagnate a cultural group from establish social acceptant. The culture understanding of black men is dangerous and has created a climate that justified the killing of several black men. Jamaal Moore, Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner and Michael Brown are some of the case involving unarmed black being killed. These cases have a personal effect because I can self-identify with these black men and realize I can be killed without consequent. The interpersonal feelings are directly related to the racial biases in American culture. The killing of citizen goes mainly unnoted when they are black males (Adams & Govender,

My mother once told me that black men have rejected all the white man's ways. Some was necessary to establish a distinct culture; however, some were foolhardy. The black man rejected his dress, his opinion of beauty, his every mannerism, all that were necessary to establish a culture. What was rejected that shouldn't have been was his success. Instead of emulating his devotion to education we created a culture that looks down on the black child that performs well in school; a black child that excels at academics is less likely to have as many friends as his white counterpart that performs on the same level. It is truly a travesty that we aspire to be criminals and "real niggas" more than we aspire to be law-abiding citizens and fathers of our nation. A people lives through their men, my brothers, don't you understand? We need families. We need large families with mothers and fathers. Family is an acronym that means father and mother instructing and loving the youth. Without the father it is just bad grammar. Look at what we have to experience as black men: racial discrimination, experiences in violent ghettos, and the constant defamation of our sex in the media. The black man has to be well versed, not only does he have to be able to navigate the world of ghetto black America he also has to be able to navigate the world of white America. The playing of many roles is something he is accustomed to, he is often in an environment where