Masculinity In Disney-Pixar

The article “Poste-Princess Models of Gender: The New Man in Disney/Pixar” by Gillam and Wooden uses great examples to show how the views on masculinity is changing. In the article, they talk about ‘emasculation of the alpha male’, which is when you deprive a man of his role. In they describe a man’s masculinity using moves such as toy story, little mermaid, the Incredibles, etc. They talked about how Buzz Lightyear and his companion Sheriff Woody see themselves based “on a masculine model of competition and power” (Gillam and Wooden, 2008). They do this by using their desire to be the “favorite toy” (Gillam and Wooden, 2008). In the movie “toy story” Sheriff Woody is seen as the leader, which Gillam and Wooden describe as “paternalistic (the act of leading/governing others) care” (Gillam and Wooden, 2008) and “patriarchal (being the top leader) dominance” (Gillam and Wooden, 2008). The authors also describe how in the movie “The Incredibles” Mr. Incredible uses strength and speed to save the day, all …show more content…
I believe that they wanted to show their views on what they think men are surpassed to act. At the same time, I see lots of humor in it when it some to the films with women leaders. With everything that is on the media now, I think that boys are learning that masculinity is very flawed. I know my nephews see it as flawed in a way that they don’t like to keep their feelings hidden. They understand the stereotype of masculinity, but they have moved to a different state of understanding that there are many sides of being a man. For example, a couple of months ago my 6 year old nephew came up to me upset and said “I know men are not supposed to cry, but my heart hurts”, his older sister had snatched his favorite toy from him. He understood the stereotypical views, but he also understood that he is a human being with