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Is the Stereotype of the 'Manly Man' accurate and appropriate?BY: Guest User | Category: Men | Submitted: 2010-02-26 10:51:35
It's the guys' night out. Women can only imagine what they are heading out to do. Some things that come to mind are poker, football, beers, and a lot of food. In our movies and television shows, there is a tendency to elevate the men who are leading roles like Indiana Jones and 007 himself, James Bond. Each of these men bring to mind strength, daring, adventure, and (whether we like it or not) women. But is there any connection between these men and the reality of manly men in our times? Let's look at Indiana Jones first. He's incredibly intelligent, and yet doesn't seem to have a sense of the women who constantly dote on him in the classes he teaches. In addition to his intellect, he also has a pretty well-kept physique to say the least (of course, running away from arrows, snakes, and giant boulders may help in this regard). He also knows how to cut to the chase: who cares if a guy has really cool moves with a sword, if you have the ability to end the fight in a second with your gun? James Bond gives us a slightly different picture. He is suave, sophisticated, and always has time for a drink. And yet, he has no qualms about killing others who are "professionals" (depending on which Bond character you are watching or reading, that is). Bond's character has changed over the years: his thirst for women and for smoking has ebbed and flowed depending on the writer, director, and societal allowances. In this instance, it's hard to determine whether art imitates life or whether life imitates art. There are definitely men out there with the characteristics described above, but one can't really tell if these are the men that we portray on film because we want men to be like this, or because we see these qualities in men already. One of the interesting results of the feminist movement is that men have, in a sense, received more competition for "manliness." The actions and habits that would have once only been ascribed to men are now fair game for women as well. This has caused some questions to arise as to where the line is drawn between traditional male and female roles. This may be why some men find themselves going to the extreme of our culture's current fascination with manliness. "The Man Show," a comedy television show that aired on Comedy Central in the United States for a couple of seasons, is one example of manliness taken to the extreme. In this show, the hosts sat in recliners with giant mugs of beer. They routinely had scantily clad women pole dancing in the audience, and women jumping on trampolines during the end credits. Each of these portrayals of manliness calls into question what our society values in men. Though the medium of television and movies may be part of the reason that these examples seem so outrageous, with people spending so much of their time watching these, it may be the best indicator of what our society values and how it is beginning to define manliness. Article Source: http://www.writearticles.org/ About Author / Additional Info: Jen, http://www.jenhurst.wordpress.com Comments on this article: (0 comments so far)
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