In this day and age, masculine views and practices have negatively affected gender equality. According to Schrock and Schwalbe, masculinity is seen as a “form of collective male practice that has as its effect the subordination of women.” (136) The “male practices” which Schrock and Schwalbe refer to are classified as “manhood acts.” Specific manhood acts in male homosocial heterosexual interactions, otherwise known as homosociality, reinforces the image and presence of hegemonic masculinity. Hegemonic masculinity not only elicits a disparity between men and women, but also other men. In consideration of various scenes from Knocked Up and Fury, hegemonic masculinity absolutely exist in today’s world.
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Soles states, “Falling squarely within the tradition of Hollywood misogyny, the films of Team Apatow tend to depict women as either two-dimensional objects of male sexual desire or as asexualized/hyper-sexualized objects of fear and revulsion, in the form of domineering mother figures, awkward asexualized female geeks, and/or scary, masculinized butches” (90) After Alison and Debbie …show more content…
In this scene, Norman, played by Logan Lerman, begins to read music and play the piano while Collier, played by Brad Pitt, is standing at the table. As Norman plays, Emma, the young girl that lives in the apartment, played by Alicia von Rittberg, stands next to Norman, helping him to turn the music pages and sings along. As the song comes to an end, Collier says to Norman, “She’s a good, clean girl. If you don’t take her into that bedroom, I will.” This statement made by Collier is essentially a threat of raping Emma if Norman doesn’t lose his virginity. Virtually, Emma has no choice and is forced into having sex. Emma’s situation and outcome are overshadowed by Norman finally losing his virginity and congratulatory comments made the rest of the
Indeed, the existence and portrayal of hegemonic …show more content…
Soles states, “Falling squarely within the tradition of Hollywood misogyny, the films of Team Apatow tend to depict women as either two-dimensional objects of male sexual desire or as asexualized/hyper-sexualized objects of fear and revulsion, in the form of domineering mother figures, awkward asexualized female geeks, and/or scary, masculinized butches” (90) After Alison and Debbie …show more content…
In this scene, Norman, played by Logan Lerman, begins to read music and play the piano while Collier, played by Brad Pitt, is standing at the table. As Norman plays, Emma, the young girl that lives in the apartment, played by Alicia von Rittberg, stands next to Norman, helping him to turn the music pages and sings along. As the song comes to an end, Collier says to Norman, “She’s a good, clean girl. If you don’t take her into that bedroom, I will.” This statement made by Collier is essentially a threat of raping Emma if Norman doesn’t lose his virginity. Virtually, Emma has no choice and is forced into having sex. Emma’s situation and outcome are overshadowed by Norman finally losing his virginity and congratulatory comments made the rest of the