What comes to your mind when you hear the word, macho? Most people may think of the many negative comments,or maybe a few of the positive ideas. But majority of people only remember the negative ideas of macho. People influence how words are remembered and talked about so if we are able let people know more about the word, people would remember genuine meaning. If people spoke more of the positive definitions and talk more about the good meanings, then macho would be remember in a more positive light. Macho can be reclaimed as something more positive to convey a man’s willingness to protect, defend and show honor to his family.
My first thoughts that came to my head when when I heard of the word macho, I thought the meaning of the word was …show more content…
However in the recent years, decades of influence from Anglo Americans, the meaning of the word has changed and is memorized for its negative interpretation. With Anglo American influence on macho’s negative meaning, macho men are mistakenly known for their drunkenness, raising hell, violence, oppression and abuse on women. From Rudolpho Anaya’s essay, “I’m the King: The Macho Image,” the definition of the word has taken more of a negative meaning and not as respected as the previous meaning of macho. The image of macho has changed significantly from influences of modern day challenges that were different from the past. Because the violence that has been a common perception that has been connected the word, people started to forget the other aspect of the word. Although, machismo man is recalled as a male that is it the norm to be loud, controlling and prideful in themselves. However, for Anaya when he was growing up, to be manly or hombrote was to have a sense of honor. “The intangible of the macho image is that sense of honor. A man must be honorable, for himself and for his family...They took care of the politics of the village, law and order, the church, the acequia, and the old people.”(Anaya). This was the meaning that Anaya grew up knowing about and wants more people to know rather that its negative
My first thoughts that came to my head when when I heard of the word macho, I thought the meaning of the word was …show more content…
However in the recent years, decades of influence from Anglo Americans, the meaning of the word has changed and is memorized for its negative interpretation. With Anglo American influence on macho’s negative meaning, macho men are mistakenly known for their drunkenness, raising hell, violence, oppression and abuse on women. From Rudolpho Anaya’s essay, “I’m the King: The Macho Image,” the definition of the word has taken more of a negative meaning and not as respected as the previous meaning of macho. The image of macho has changed significantly from influences of modern day challenges that were different from the past. Because the violence that has been a common perception that has been connected the word, people started to forget the other aspect of the word. Although, machismo man is recalled as a male that is it the norm to be loud, controlling and prideful in themselves. However, for Anaya when he was growing up, to be manly or hombrote was to have a sense of honor. “The intangible of the macho image is that sense of honor. A man must be honorable, for himself and for his family...They took care of the politics of the village, law and order, the church, the acequia, and the old people.”(Anaya). This was the meaning that Anaya grew up knowing about and wants more people to know rather that its negative