Common Man

In the reading “Bros Before Hos: The Guy Code”, Michael Kimmel critics what it means to be a man and the “Guy Code” they are expected to follow. According to Kimmel, masculinity is a problematic social construct that invokes behaviors that men tend to follow unconsciously. The unconscious behaviors that men tend to follow is know as the “Guy Code” that is passed down to them when they were young. Kimmel claims that boys follow the “Guy Code” at a young age because they don’t want to be…

just can’t find Mr. Right or that he simply doesn’t exist. Some can even go as far as to say the person they were with before wasn’t good enough and did not live up to their expectations. They can often be overheard saying things such as, “I need a man with a very well-paying job, no kids, time to take me on romantic dates and money to treat me to spa dates on a monthly basis.” Most women aren’t married not because men do not hold up to their standards and or needs, but because some women are…

nature of man according to Hobbes in chapter 13 of Leviathan is that men always desire power and will never be satisfied with the amount of power that they have, because of this men will always try to gain more power. This power hungry mindset causes men to be in a constant state of competition and war. Men will continue to fight for power. Without rules and a common leader men will become so power hungry that they will destroy themselves and others. William Golding fulfills Hobbes ideas about…

what is on my mind, although perhaps I should not. As Tannen describes “… the conversational rituals common among men are designed to maintain the one-up position, or at least avoid appearing one-down” (154). This is true because I am always trying to one-up my wife. I attempt to find something that she has done wrong so that subconsciously I can feel better about my own wrongdoings. I am the man of the house, and I am not supposed to show weakness or my integrity could be in…

men, twelve long rectangular sheets of color paper transitioning from light green, blue, purple, orange, and yellow and a painting of the man facing towards the audience while standing on top of a cliff overlooking the ocean during the time of a sunset. As I continue to look my eyes caught a quote on a mustard color wall. A particular section of the quote sparked my curiosity. It stated, “As a cradle of humanity, Africa is a part of everyone’s heritage.” What strikes me as odd, is the fact that…

movie industry has made a shift to seem more gender neutral. However, underneath the façade of equality, movies like Monster-in-Law have anti-feminist undertones. It has anti-feminist undertones such as women's lesser job status, the need to have a man in a woman's life, the over-focus on a woman's body, and the lack of relationships between women. Monster-in-Law perpetuates the gender stereotype that women are lesser than men. Monster-in-Law, the 2005 rom-com from director Robert Luketic, tells…

Ester Hath Hanged Hamen, written by Ester Sowernam responds to the accusations proposed by Swetnam, asking “How rare of a thing is it for women to offer themselves prostitute? How common a practice it for men to seek and solicit women to lewdness? What charge do they spare?” (1457). Writing quite forwardly Sowernam calls out men on their actions of evil and focuses the blame on them. Sowernam uses valid arguments to illustrate that…

combinations are endless. Likewise, the mixture of tall, short, light-skinned, dark-skinned, blonde haired or brown haired men in the world is unending. There is a variety of men, but they all have a common base that makes them who they are in life. Growing up as boys, men pursue similar paths with common traits and habits that distinguish them from women. Their ingredients are virtually the same. Similarly, when making pizza, cooks need at least some type of cheese, flour, and sauce to start…

Color Of The Rainbow When we think of men crying we usually pair it with certain events like the death of a family member or the day their children are born. Soft males are men who show emotion and are sensitive people. Being themselves emphasizes a man is brave enough to show he has a heart. People believe real men should never cry but in reality all humans show emotions at some breaking point; therefore, men have every right to be soft males. David Buchbinder, in his book Studying Men and…

So throughout both of the rituals even though they were different rites of passages the common thing witnessed was pain. Pain was the common theme throughout these two rituals, and it is with many others. As well as this idea that you have to get through all these things and it makes you an official “man”. The characteristics that they believed a man should carry with them such as bravery, endurance of pain, . Their masculinity is so fragile, they have to prove that they are men via aggression…