Stereotypical Depiction And Hegemonic Masculinity

When someone thinks of a man the first thing that comes to mind is a large man, the epitome of strength and toughness, but where did they get that idea. More often than not people get their ideas of masculinity from the shows and movies they watch throughout their lives. In the article Hegemonic masculinity in media contents, by Peter J. Kareithi, he focuses much more specifically on how the media has presented it to the public, and less of the why, and how it started. The paper by Connell and Messerschmidt, Hegemonic Masculinity: Rethinking the Concept, does a much better job at explaining the history of hegemonic masculinity and how it came to be. Though together the two articles give the reader a complete sense of what the focus is, and

The impact of rap music in today’s society is extremely substantial. Many Americans listen to rap music, even though different rap artist discuss various issues in their songs, it may influences their fans to do the same. A large amount of rap music contains explicit lyrics that describe illegal activities, aggression, and sexual content. Researchers from Iowa State University and the Texas Department of Human Services found that aggressive music lyrics increase aggressive thought and feelings, might perpetuate aggressive behavior and have long term effects (American Psychological Association). Therefore, when Americans listen to rap music with that type of perspective it promotes misogyny, illegal activities and sexual content.

The misogynistic treatment of women in commercialized rap has become a widespread phenomenon which as a result has become commonly accepted by majority of the individuals in society. Rappers, in general, nowadays use women in their videos in a way which is both derogatory and exploiting. Black men in today’s society, especially in the entertainment industry, do not see women as their equals; rather they objectify them as being nothing more than sex objects. People in the Hip Hop industry do not believe that sexism and misogyny is as big of a deal as racism, thus they push this issue to the side by simply ignoring it and learning to accept it. This misogynistic portrayal of women is ruining the image if Hip Hop as both an industry and a form of expressive art. However, instead of taking action against this atrocity, many women simply believe that the images of women and their portrayal in rap videos does not represent nor refer to them as an individual and the type of woman they truly are. By being silent these women are allowing themselves to be victimized by the men of not only the Hip Hop industry but also general society. By not having a say in this matter of the false classification and portrayal of women, they are voluntarily allowing men to do whatever they please to do so, in any given time and with any approach they feel is necessary. They do not

The music industry holds a large part in paying the artists millions of dollars for producing and cultivating sexist lyrics (25). Taking a look at less popular rappers reveals that rap’s misogynistic message has spread into poor neighborhoods

In today’s society many individuals listen to music. With so many different genres to choose from in the music industry, one of the most popular genres of music is Hip Hop. With the constant urge for new artists, lyrics, and rap styles, it seems as though Hip Hop is the holy grail of music. One of the main problems with Hip Hop is the misogyny of women. Adams and Fuller (2006) define misogyny as the “hatred or disdain of women” and “an ideology that reduces women to objects for men’s ownership, use, or abuse” (p. 939). Popular American hip-hop and rap artists, such as Eminem, Ludacris and Ja Rule, have increasingly depicted women as objects of violence or male domination by communicating that “submission is a desirable trait in a woman” (Stankiewicz & Rosselli, 2008, p. 581). These songs condone male hegemony in which “men find the domination and exploitation of women and other men to be not only expected, but actually demanded” (Prushank, 2007, p. 161).

Men do not cry, men do not talk about their feelings, and any man who does not use his fists to

Hegemonic masculinity is a social construction which suggests to society that men must be stronger than the feminine of the species in every way. By definition, hegemonic masculinity is the dominance of men over women, where men must sustain this dominance in any way. Defining what the hegemonic masculine ideal is in Canada is difficult as we are a very young, multicultural country, so the notion of the ideal man is a warped characterization of the ideal American male. This paper seeks to prove that hegemonic masculinity is a social construction which is detrimental to society. The negative effects of hegemonic masculinity on men include; male violence, misogyny, and homophobia which are inextricably linked to how we define manhood as a culture.

Music videos are a classic form of immense entertainment. They combine dancing, stories, music and acting to create a highly artistic representation of a song and attract millions of viewers. But are they as innocent and superficial as they might seem as first glance? The answer is no. Music videos, specifically gangster rap videos are full of negative and deleterious messages about the African America culture. They also degrade African American women. As a visual, story-telling format with little time to devote to deep characterizations, music videos often rely on shortcuts and cultural stereotypes, working to convey a point with a quick cut, image, or gender role cue (Ward et al., 2005).

Out of twenty rap songs previously analyzed, the word “bitch” was said thirty-eight times. Irrespective of those twenty, a striking majority of rap songs sung by men speak of women in an unfavorable way, often reducing them to sex objects. Rap has had a dramatic rise in popularity in recent years, due in large part to the fact that sex sells. The unintended consequence is that female subjects featured in this kind of music are often the ones that suffer the most. Most of the rappers with the greatest influence are ignorant to this issue, however others have openly acknowledged it. Snoop Dogg, a renowned rapper, has admitted to given women a bad rap in his music by using the word bitch and saying other negative things about women (Elks,

This essay focuses on ‘I Love You, Man’, and discusses about homosocial relationship between two men and explores ‘hegemonic masculinity’ and ‘the field of masculinity’ depicted in this film. ‘Hegemonic masculinity’, which is proposed by Connell (1987), is assumed to ‘the pattern of practice (i.e., things done, not just a set of role expectations or an identity) that allowed men’s dominance over women to continue.’ (Connell and Messerschmidt 2005, p.832) However, hegemonic masculinity has strong influence not only over women, but also over other men as Demetriou (2001, p.341) states. Hegemonic masculinity dominates subordinated masculinity as well as women. ‘The field of masculinity’, the theoretical model suggested by Coles

I believe that this practice still continues today because it is a tradition. It has been that way for hundreds, and thousands of years. I also believe that people have become accustomed to the wife to take the husbands last name. I think that hegemonic masculinity used to be the top priority. Over the years this used to be true. Often times the man would go to work and the woman would stay home. While the man was at work the woman was to take care of the kids, clean the house, cook, and do any other house chores that needed to be done. Over the past hundred years or so woman have begun to change that norm we used to know. They began to want equal rights and stated that they were not equal to man. Personally growing up in a small farm

Both cultural hegemony and hegemonic masculinity have influenced my education experiences and my work experiences. A very specific example is in my grade ten physical education class. The girls in the class were expected to do 10 “modified” (easier) push-ups while the boys in the class were expected to do 20 regular push-ups. This is a classic example of hegemonic masculinity. The boys in the class needed to “man up” and do full push-ups while the girls did not have to strain as hard because they were fragile.

“Be man! Real men don’t cry! What are you, a baby?” These are all the phrases that boys hear as they grow older and continue to be harassed by them well into adulthood. As we began to focus our attention to encouraging girls to strive to be the independent, intelligent, beautiful women they are, we lost the connection with grooming boys to be young gentlemen. Instead of teaching boys that how to cope with their anger, sadness, or confusion, we spent more time on prepping girls for the “big, bad world.” Now, I’m not saying that what we did for females was a bad thing, but it is unfortunate that we neglected the emotional and mental needs of young boys and men. In today’s society, violent and aggressive outbursts are more prevalent for males

Recently rap music has changed the way women see themselves and the way that society views them. Many rappers today only portray women as loose and give them the name of “Bitches and Hoes” in many of their songs. Rappers only show women dressed in skimpy outfits and shaking their bodies all over men to portray a type of image that appeals to the society. They have regarded the women population as shallow and nothing more than objects. Hip-hop has convinced many people in the society that this is how women should be treated, but enough is enough and it is time that people recognize and give women the respect they truly deserve. This paper will fit chapter three of The Hip Hop Reader that mainly discusses the gender issues in Hip

Masculinity is described as possession of attributes considered typical of a man. Hegemonic masculinity is a form of masculine character with cultural idealism and emphasis that connects masculinity to competitiveness, toughness, and women subordination. Masculinity hegemonic is the enforcement of male dominion over a society. Masculine ideology dates back to the time of agrarian and the industrial revolution in Europe when survival compelled men to leave their homesteads to work in industries to earn a living for their families while women remained at home to take care of family affairs (Good and Sherrod 210). Women did not work in industries then because industrial labor was considered too physical beyond their capacity. This led to