Feminised Faces Case Study

The words “guys” and “men” are interchangeable until they are used as adjectives. Guys and men are continuously divided into two different categories, especially by women, when it comes to their personality, habits, and hobbies. Dave Barry discusses these multiple differences in his essay, “Guys vs. Men.” Because it is a very dense topic, Barry only describes a couple of the traits that differentiate the two. Although the two words are synonyms, guys and men have two very different connotations, which are reflected in Dave Barry’s article “Guys vs. Men”

Gauging physical appearance was a common practice, as it continues to be in most modern day societies, though the defining features of what made someone “beautiful” were relatively rigid, and quite surprising effeminate. For a male to be considered appeasing to the eyes he had, “a plump white face with a minute mouth, the narrowest slits for eyes and a little tuft of beard on the point of the chin” (Morris 144)—all of which is an ideal that may not resonate with a time of such a heavily male dominated society. This projected sense of beauty is in turn considered, “the same as the ideal of feminine beauty…[to the point that] a handsome gentleman…is as beautiful as a woman” (Ibid), and it worked to shun those that stood too far from the societal norm. Through study, and a better understanding of the overall context that these physical traits of beauty developed, one can grasp the basis of this phenomenon, though that does little to lessen the unexpected nature of

In Robert Jensen’s article “The High Cost of Manliness”, he states that the idea of masculinity is a bad thing and they should get rid of it. This article debates on the common stereotypes of men, as he states:

In the essay What Meets the Eye, Daniel Akst argues that look or beauty does matter in the daily life, that is, people’s life can be largely influenced or even controlled by look. Through reading Akst’s essay, I completely understand how people have different perspectives of others, as many people pay attention to and worry about how they look in the daily life. And people tend to judge others by their beauty or looks to a large extent. Akst’s ideas quite conform to and reinforce Paglia’s points that pursuing and maximizing one’s attractiveness and beauty is a justifiable aim in any society, and that good surgery discovers reveals personality. Both of them hold the idea that beauty plays an important role in people’s life and it is significant to enhance one’s beauty and attractiveness. They both explain interestingly and reasonably what

The way people interact with one another is driven by the perceptions they conjure. The images that are associated with people can be a determining factor in how they are treated in all aspects of life. For example, if one were to project an image of high prosperity and fortune, people would favour them due to their financial stability. Another example could involve an image of confidence and charisma, which would result in attracting others to one’s presence. In the novel The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gatsby, the protagonist, is drawn towards a woman whom he loves. Gatsby goes to great lengths to win her love as she is his dream. In the play Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, Macbeth, the protagonist, is drawn

As promoted by the traditional commercials, men look for women with raven-like hair, emerald eyes, and a slender figure (Browne 39). The Victorian traditions encouraged women to maintain slim bodies and maintain long hair. Such a tradition prevails today as most of the men view slender women as attractive; hence, their preference for dating slender women to voluptuous ones (Sharp & Keyton 17-19). Conversely, the author claims that women want handsome, chisel-chinned CEOs looking forward to marry and have children after long romantic dating (Browne 39). Such an ideology conforms to the traditional postulations of physical traits of masculinity and the capacity of a man as the provider (Gaines 80-81). Furthermore, Browne also assumes that men hate makeup which women use to improve their physical appearances (Browne 45). Brown’s postulation conforms to the traditional depictions of masculinity barring men from altering their appearances with the help of makeup (McCarty & Kelly 238). However, the trend is changing today as more men embrace products aimed at improving their

Has a friend ever felt bad for you because your significant other makes more money than you? In fact, this is just one of the many examples of the “Manly” stereotype affecting all who doesn’t reform to its ideals. No matter where but the masculine stereotype is always finding a way into people’s lives and affecting all who don 't abide. This is the most dangerous aspect of the single story our society tells about men is that you have to be “manly” in order to become a man because it leads to bad marriages, moral degenerates, and social misfits.

The morale of the story, The Minister's Black Veil, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne is people judge others by how they look or appear to them then how the person acts. Mr. Hooper, a reverend from the story, goes through this same experience and he gets judged for being different. In the paragraphs I will describe what the people in the story say to him before and after he wears his veil. I will also write about how the people act differently towards Mr. Hooper before and after he wears his black veil.

“The Myth of the Alpha Male” by Scott Barry Kaufman highlights the historical distinction between the two types of men, ‘alpha’ and ‘beta,’ in order to debunk the ‘persistent myth’ between these dichotomies. Kaufman draws attentions to males and the male societal expectations in a way that challenges the male stereotypes in order to develop a commentary on the cultural paradigm and introduce the concept of the prestigious male.

For most people the word vampire is connected to blood-drinking creatures that wander through the night and hunt down defenceless victims in order to drain their blood. Many might have monstrous figures in mind that come straight out of horror films, or maybe some others imagine a romanticised version, i.e., the protagonist Edward Cullen, from Twilight. In sum, for the majority, vampires represent blood sucking creatures that exist in fantasy, horror, and romance, but are left to be in fictional realms of literature and movies. Vampires are far more than fictional characters in films, or books, they represent “metaphors about life and death, sexuality and gender, cultural identities, and even political ideologies” (Hobson and Anyiwo 1). Every depiction of vampires investigates messages

While everyone in the world today claims to different, unlike anyone else; everyone would agree that they all share a bond that can’t quite be achieved by any other species. What might that bond be one might ask it seems to be so easy overlooked in one’s ordinary day to day interactions. However that thing whatever it might be that brings every person on the planet together some might simplify its definition to be called humanity or ones human traits and characteristics. However if one were to ask what exactly is a human trait there would not be a clear and concise answer. Is it how one’s peers perceive an individual or can it be interpreted as how one perceives themselves. Maybe it’s how one reacts to the choices that they are given in life. Can it also be interpreted as how one appears and presents themselves toward the world. In the story of Bisclarvet by Marie de France it makes one question can someone still be human if they turn into a wolf?

The novel “Into the Wild” is about a man known as Chris McCandless, who takes a spontaneous journey across America and into the wilderness of Alaska where he attempts to live off of what he thinks he knows about survival. McCandless embarks on this adventure because he wants to escape his family and the way his parents live. Throughout the book, elements of the gender theory are present as far as what McCandless does and how he handles different situations in the novel. According to the gender theory, people adjust their behaviors to fit in with the gender norms and expectations of their culture. As you read you can pinpoint things in the book that can be considered both masculine and feminine. Going off on adventures across America and rebelling against his family’s norms is more of a masculine thing to do whereas the way he presents his feelings about his family and his vulnerability as he nears death is more of

There is definitely a problem when we talk about gender equality and sexism. It's everywhere: in movies, commercials on television, in music videos, at the workplace and even at school. The gender biases are blatant. One of the sources of the problem lies in the media and the way the media portrays women.

This essay will approach the poem My Last Duchess, by Robert Browning, from two perspectives: Masculinity and femininity. The essay will illustrate how the abundant details of this poem can be clear representations of many of the concepts of masculinity and femininity contained in the pertaining theories.Among the theorists that will be used or referred to are Kate Millet,Janet Saltzman Chaves, Helene Cixous and Michel Foucault.

Umberto Eco raises the question in his work ‘why is the history of beauty documented solely through works of art?’ As Eco states, art is what we are left as examples. As a result, it gives us an insight into beauty standards throughout time and of different cultures around the world. Furthermore, artists ideally strive to create something that is appealing to the eye of the viewer, but also what the artist themselves envisions as beauty. However, what one may see as beautiful may not be so through another’s gaze, which leads me onto my next point about beauty and desire.