Masculism

In an Iron Man 2 movie cover found on the Amazon website, there are four people on the poster. Specifically, there are two men and two women. The men are positioned above the women and are dressed in suits. Both women appear to be wearing tight, form-fitting clothes. While the men are wearing sharp suits that seem to emphasizes their size. The women’s clothes seems to be used to play up their beauty, while the men’s’ seems to be to enhance their powerful look. The background is mostly black with two different Iron Men positioned behind the four people. The men are in the center of the cover, while the women are near the sides. An interesting aspect of this poster is that everyone is wearing dark clothing. The men and women are all wearing black clothing which could indicate that on the outside, men and women are similar. The similar colors of the clothes almost act like jerseys and create a team-like look out of the four people. The background is a gloomy, cloudy sky that is paired with an extreme foreground of a man surrounded by a fireball. The man is standing on a very dirty environment that seems to be covered in sand. This could indicate that the man is lower class and he is poor. These contrast each other significantly and bring out the middle of the poster involving the four people. The poster seems to direct all attention to the men, specifically Robert Downey Jr. (RDJ). He is positioned in the center of the poster, and he is wearing a commanding outfit complete with…

The media has always been a commonplace for feminists and their opinions and beliefs, but even more so recently. Feminism strives for “equality” with men, but oftentimes the media can distort this view. Due to many feminists taking the goal of equality to the point of hating on the male population, the views of feminists have become negative. The media presents a mistaken impression on feminism, which induces the hatred towards feminists, which then only encourages these feminists to expose…

Women’s and Gender Studies Reflective Essay My journey through Women’s and Gender Studies has been an eye opening experience. I say experience because this was more than a Quest I class for me, with each new topic we discussed in class, I became more aware of the social justice issues around me. Women’s and Gender Studies has not only made me more aware of social justice issues, but also helped me gain the confidence and knowledge to speak up when I see injustices around me. What every lecture,…

Shooting for Masculine Protection The rifle company Bushmaster wants you to “consider your man card reissued” as you get your hands on their manliness-boosting firearms. The advertisement features a lonely rifle depicted in front of a white background. It is clean and straight forward; this weapon will confirm your manliness. Between the lines of the poster is a sad story of gender norms that we still have to break. The reminiscence of the 1950’s nuclear family and the man as a provider and…

Is it ok to be a feminist? In today’s society feminism is looked down on. People who identify themselves as feminists are often called “man haters”. The true definition of feminism is the equality of men and women in all aspects of life. This doesn 't seem like something we should disagree with but there are some who do. Feminism is a movement, just like any other ism it has its pros and cons. In this paper the idea of feminism will be represented and compared to other movements which stand…

Before reading the novel, I knew feminism only from stereotypes, being women who hated men in general. From my perspective with what society calls feminism, it seems the meaning behind it is women who have argued against men without any apparent reason. As if feminism is a horrible thing a woman can be. Since feminism doesn’t come up much in television or social media I am not sure what the feud is all about when people start to discuss about it. When it does appear in my social media,…

In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the author's rhetorical purpose is to teach us about Feminism and masculism. To show men are not the other actors. In most stories with a knight the man is always the main character, in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight the main character is Lady Bertilak. In the book there are many rhetorical patterns from bob and wheel to alliteration. The first rhetorical pattern I found in the story is colors. Throughout the poem the colors green and gold repeat. Green I…

female. In detail, gender defines meaning more socially and not biologically. There are differences notion of the gender in each agency or tribes because there are different power of the gender agency in society. Todays, most countries gain gender equality and have an egalitarian society so; people have not discrimination from the gender agency and they have equal freedom within society. However, some countries have still gender discrimination in their agency and people still desire to equal…

Emilia locks her mouth, she will not get a consequence of death, while she chooses to “speak as liberal as the North” and “let heaven and man and evil, let them all” (Shakespeare 5.2.227-228). Predicated on the quotations, she arouses her conscience and forsakes every repercussion for maintaining the purity of her lady in the last. Therefore, the courageous decision that she makes after her inner conflicts demonstrates her sense of justice and loyalty. To conclude, the three inner conflicts…

simply a culture of sexism, as many write it off to be, and that radical views like those of extreme feminists are partly to blame. She hastily concedes the point that some guys are clearly jerks and are out to cause trouble. However, she then goes on to say that there are some serious side effects with politically correct terms that women promote like ¨gender equality¨, where men and women are supposed to be treated the same and therefore act the same. Rachel Lu, author of the article Two…