Masculinity

So last week we talked about how society affects women and girls especially in media, but this week we talked about men and how they are genderized. Guys are suppose to be fearless and never back down, be tough and fight when they need to, be tough. If they don't fit that role, they are considered wimpy, and called names that degrade their masculinity. I know a lot of guys that have to keep that "macho" appearance for other guys to respect them, but when they are with girls they will be sensitive and talk more about things they wouldn't even think about talking about with other guys. Some guys get so pressured for not being man enough that they even go crazy and have killed the people who put pressure on them. Most girls have always thought that guys have had it so much easier with appearances when they are pressured as well. When a guy wants a girl they see in the media that is overly beautiful, women want the same thing when they see men in magazines and on tv that are perfect and are attracted to guys like that because of the media. Many people think women are pressured more, when men are just as much pressured to be a man and tough things out. It's wrong, and actually learning more about it opened my eyes especially because I always thought girls have it so much harder with body image and self esteem, when it is the same thing for guys. I give them much more credit because they have to deal with the physical violence of not being man enough as well.