Thursday, September 23, 2010
Masculinity and Society
What does it mean to be masculine? What attributes does one need to have in order to be thought of as masculine? According to our class survey, the top two traits of a masculine person are having muscles, and having an interest in sports and athletics. I wasn't surprised by the results, but that doesn't mean I agree with them completely. Society tends to place value in superficial things, and I can see why having muscles and being into sports gives the appearance of masculinity. And it's fine to have those traits, but I don't view them as necessarily crucial. Being crucial to masculinity, in my opinion, is having that basic instinct to protect the weak and innocent, and that drive to provide for ones' family. Those are the the things we should be looking toward in regard to masculinity, as I believe those traits define what it is to be a man.
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Many of your classmates have written in their blogs that muscles and athleticism are important qualities for a man, because they demonstrate overall health. How would you respond to that argument?
ReplyDeleteI think that has a place, but athleticism and muscles mean nothing if they don't represent a person of true character.
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