me not being gay, and not being a male, i know i can't truly understand the standards that males hold for each other in what makes someone masculine,but i've definitely witnessed what this kid was talking about how males are constantly competing against each other. My guy friends are very competitive, i've super competitive myself and so i like having competitions, but obviously guys having competitions of who can sleep with more girls is ok for their masculinity, but if a girl had a competition like that we'd be whores. i thought it was an interesting article, it gives a good perspective on things.
i like the theory that females were able to change because of the second wave of feminism but males are "stuck in a stalled revolution". it is a new perspective that i had never heard before and it makes me realize how a feminine male probably has very hard time being himself in the world today. first it was women who made a change for themselves (though we're not fully there yet) and now it is men. it seems like it might be harder for men, even though it is particularly non-masculine men and not all men in general that have these problems. i personally hope that this stalled revolution will snap into action soon because i would like to live in a world where everyone can be accepted for who they are, no matter what.
I really liked this article. I thought the topic of her books were very interesting, and I agree with her on her ideas of how young boys constantly enforce a homophobic atmosphere. I also liked how she talked about the fraternity she visited in college, and how so much of their activities involved homophobic enforcement, yet they showered together regularly. One topic of this paper that really caught my eye was the idea of conservative feminism. Until now, I had never heard that word but im glad it was discussed because I think I can be identified by that description. Overall I think she sounds like a great writer and feminist, I truly enjoyed this article.
After reading the article there were many things that stood out to me like the title of her book Dude, Your a Fag. I hear and get annoyed of that phrase for i hear it everyday on a college campus and now in days if it isn't that one, then there's always "no homo". I find it so funny that alot of heterosexual mail use that term at the end of every sentence as a signature to state there sexuality. There has always been and i feel there always will be friendly competition between men when it comes to proven how dominat they are because its like a sure way of stating that they are heterosexual. Now i personaly feel that when it comes to masculinity and femininty, these labels are just what they are..."labels". Speaking as a gay man, there are many different type of game men walking the streets, masculine and feminine. Alot of people feel that the gay men that are masculine a pretending for security reasons and then become shocked when they acknowldge that they're out of the closet. Now speaking as a person, i feel that femininity and masculintiy are issues that have gotten out of hand. So what this guys voice is high and the girl wears baggy clothes all the time, thats just one of the unique qualities about that person. I heard my mother tell me that people are always afraid of whats different; its human nature. As far as competition goes between heterosexual men, thats just how most men act... like boys.
me not being gay, and not being a male, i know i can't truly understand the standards that males hold for each other in what makes someone masculine,but i've definitely witnessed what this kid was talking about how males are constantly competing against each other. My guy friends are very competitive, i've super competitive myself and so i like having competitions, but obviously guys having competitions of who can sleep with more girls is ok for their masculinity, but if a girl had a competition like that we'd be whores. i thought it was an interesting article, it gives a good perspective on things.
ReplyDeletepriscilla torres
i like the theory that females were able to change because of the second wave of feminism but males are "stuck in a stalled revolution". it is a new perspective that i had never heard before and it makes me realize how a feminine male probably has very hard time being himself in the world today. first it was women who made a change for themselves (though we're not fully there yet) and now it is men. it seems like it might be harder for men, even though it is particularly non-masculine men and not all men in general that have these problems. i personally hope that this stalled revolution will snap into action soon because i would like to live in a world where everyone can be accepted for who they are, no matter what.
ReplyDeletebeth dimassa
I really liked this article. I thought the topic of her books were very interesting, and I agree with her on her ideas of how young boys constantly enforce a homophobic atmosphere. I also liked how she talked about the fraternity she visited in college, and how so much of their activities involved homophobic enforcement, yet they showered together regularly. One topic of this paper that really caught my eye was the idea of conservative feminism. Until now, I had never heard that word but im glad it was discussed because I think I can be identified by that description. Overall I think she sounds like a great writer and feminist, I truly enjoyed this article.
ReplyDeleteAnn Bahnick
After reading the article there were many things that stood out to me like the title of her book Dude, Your a Fag. I hear and get annoyed of that phrase for i hear it everyday on a college campus and now in days if it isn't that one, then there's always "no homo". I find it so funny that alot of heterosexual mail use that term at the end of every sentence as a signature to state there sexuality. There has always been and i feel there always will be friendly competition between men when it comes to proven how dominat they are because its like a sure way of stating that they are heterosexual. Now i personaly feel that when it comes to masculinity and femininty, these labels are just what they are..."labels". Speaking as a gay man, there are many different type of game men walking the streets, masculine and feminine. Alot of people feel that the gay men that are masculine a pretending for security reasons and then become shocked when they acknowldge that they're out of the closet. Now speaking as a person, i feel that femininity and masculintiy are issues that have gotten out of hand. So what this guys voice is high and the girl wears baggy clothes all the time, thats just one of the unique qualities about that person. I heard my mother tell me that people are always afraid of whats different; its human nature. As far as competition goes between heterosexual men, thats just how most men act... like boys.
ReplyDeleteTyrone Brown