Masculinity And Tough Guise 2 In Bond Hall

On November 12, 2015 at 6:00pm I attended the film “Tough Guise 2” in Bond Hall. This film is directly related to our class because it brings up masculinity and the problems related to the way our society views this topic. Bringing to light some rather disturbing realizations about what being a man truly means. We watched the first film Tough Guise in class but Tough Guise 2 is an updated version with more relevant examples. The director Jackson Kats starts out the beginning of the film listing some statistics related to violence and how an alarming amount of these crimes are done so by men. We can see that there is a definite problem with how men view and normalize violence, yet we aren’t doing anything about it. The media is constantly framing the crimes as “kids …show more content…
They make a profit if a specific gun is seen in a video game or film, it adds to the idea of what is manly. Manly men use guns at least that is what the media is showing us. The normalization in our society is fueled by capitalism and consumerism. The idea of masculinity is providing an entire market towards being a “man”, and consumers are buying into this and reinforcing the violence through these products. I think it is important to fight against the system and to understand what the deeper meaning behind these products and ideas is. The film also mentioned boys are taught from a young age to not show their feelings because it made them weak. As I see it, the problem starts there. When we raise our children to keep their feelings inside they often have things that build up and lead towards violence. So future parents should make sure that their children, male or female, can talk about their feelings in a safe environment and that it is brave. When boys talk about their feelings they are often called derogatory words such as “gay” or “pussy”, we also need to teach our children not to use those words in a negative