Performative Theory Of Boxing

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There was one man that stucked out to me that made me think of the performative theory on page 55 in chapter 2. It was the man that was really into boxing and he was explaining how he showed no empathy and he was super aggressive, which is why he is so good at boxing. How i related this to the performative theory was , performative theory is when humans generate identities, including gender through performance or expression. I feel like this man felt like being a true man was being super aggressive, non empathic, and strong. To him that is what made him a man, that was his identity.

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