The Film we watched in class Tough Guise: Crisis in Masculinity, gave me a better idea of how the world and its peoples see these young men behind the mask showing their true colors. Showing their true colors meaning that they aren’t what they seem to be, as soon as the public has brutalized their mind they often set their plan for revenge. Setting their plan for revenge could include anything from the media giving a bad image of things to the students in schools bullying other children and running these young boys life into retaliation. This movie made me feel as if young boys who aren’t raised right or aren’t socially interacted with the other children are usually the ones to become outgoing into committing bad realities. Social interaction a very big part of any …show more content…
Mostly every crime committed is by a man; rarely you will see in some cases their will be a woman for trial or on the face of the news but most 9 out 10 times it will be a man committing the crime. Seeing this harsh reality makes a person think a lot about their surrounding as if “are they ever safe”. These young men who commit these crimes need to realize that what they are doing affects those in the situation and those outside of it as well. The documentary was a very big shocker to me because the point of view that the film was watched gave me a perspective on how children around us at this age and time period can turn into any one of these monsters if given or taught the wrong information. Equality needs to be taught around to children in schools and to people just around them. No one is better or great then the other person and people shouldn’t take advantage of a person who isn’t as normal as can be. Each individual should be seen as an equal no matter what he or she look or act like. Tough Guise: Crisis in Masculinity really shows the audience that there is always a reason for committing behind the
I also learned from the film that sexual offenders are not always the strangers hiding behind the bushes but people that the survivors of sexual assault knew or had had a relationship with. From this unit I also took away that sexual assault cases are treated objectively in court, based on the facts, and that the survivors, who are mostly but not always woman, are blamed for the assault questioning how much they had to drink or what they were wearing. Rape is extremely unreported to or unrecorded by police and rape kits almost never get
In discussing the many facets of masculinity among young men, one key issue has been the correlation it has with several developmental concerns. In Michael Kimmel’s 2008 publication “Bros Before Hos: The Guy Code”, he talks about how men believe manhood is really achieved. More specifically, he talks about “Guy Code”, the universal rulebook that all men must follow if they wish to remain in good standing among their fellow man. These rules are taught as early as their toddler years.
The way the documentary was presented showed the emotions of these girls. Looking at the girls, I would have never thought that they were raped. Watching them breakdown and explain the situation was difficult to look at. The presentation of the documentary makes them interested and teach them a valuable lesson. The most important concept i learned was that you can only fully rely on yourself to make a change.
In the documentary, The Mask you live in, it is explained that, “with lack of expressing emotions and it building up over time negativity and violence is the easiest way to get rid of all that emotion. Males are the at-risk sex to violence, gangs and crimes due to not expressing themselves, because its not manly, and it will ruin their image” (The mask you live in). Maybe that’s why Osvaldo Cruz admits to being in a gang as he says on trial, “I belong to the Diablos” (Myers 106). Or how he’s alright with leaving his mark on an innocent person just to be apart of the gang as he says, “you got to leave your mark on somebody” (Myers 106).
These victims started to hold press conferences all across the nation, and more and more coverage are seen on the national news. As a result, many of colleges were put under investigation by the DOE. I thought that this documentary was very inspiring and informative. It made me realize the difficulties that victims of sexual assault have to face. I would always hear stories of how UH does a poor job of informing students about sexual assault cases.
Multiple other places exist where young men learn these behaviors, such as community, school, and in their family; however, Katz argues that one of the most powerful influences is the country’s pervasive media. For example, as movies have progressed, men have grown larger as women grow smaller. Movies such as Rocky, Rambo, and even the Godfather show men as inherently violent, strong, and emotionally underdeveloped, and this becomes the ideal image for boys just as the beautiful, nurturing, thin woman becomes the ideal for girls. Similar to Sapolsky, Katz believes that in order to lessen violence, our society needs to show honest and diverse representations of males rather than blaming
Tough Guise 1. What are some benefits to boys and men of putting on the “tough guise”? When is it an effective and adaptive response, and when is it self-destructive and dangerous to others? 2. Are there biological reasons why males commit the vast majority of violence?
The Mask You Live In, show all the pressure from the media, their friends, and the grown people’s life. All the boys and man faced with some messages provide them to hide their real emotions, built up the idea that women are only for sexual conquest instead viewing women are friends, and allow men to communicate anger with other by violence. All the controversial about gender associate with race, class, their situation, creating a confusing of problems all men and boy must to be a man.
One of the main things that I liked about this documentary is how we got to hear the criminal’s side of the story. Many times, all we hear is about the gruesome acts of teens who kill. Media often paints teens who kill to be monster who do things out of rage and hatefulness. Frontline gave the background story and knowledge to its viewers. We get to hear the stories that made these teens commit horrible crime and how they feel about it today.
These students are many times symbolically labeled and classed as, “weird,” “gay,” or “loser” due to non-conformist dress, behavior, or participation in unmasculine activities such as art and drama (Kimmel and Mahler 2003). Consequently, these labels tend to define how others treat and interact with these students (Ballantine and Spade 2015). Students displaying volatility in emotional self-management experience poor treatment. Young men who fall short or step outside of the representation of hegemonic masculinity are met with relentless persecution (Kimmel and Mahler 2003). Tragically, over time, the compilation of these various symbolic factors and negative interactions can compound and incite deadly, violent outbursts.
Part One: Social Construction of Gender (~2 pages) The Mask You Live In begins with a George Orwell quote "He wears a mask and his face grows to fit it". The use of this quote in the documentary is to explain how men and young boys create a façade in which they live their lives behind. They put on a show for the world, while living behind this falsely created persona of happiness and security.
Unfortunately, toxic masculinity plays a role in every society, therefore many people, mostly men, put on a “mask” to hide behind in order to make a false impression of their best selves. No matter who it is, everyone has a way that they want people to know them by, which is why it plays such an important role. The book Lord of the Flies is a fiction text about a group of young boys whose plane crashes after it was shot down during a war. The boys turn from civilized to savages on their long journey on the island as they become less and less of a society. Toxic masculinity affects society in more ways than one and often is used to get ahead or to be seen as superior.
What are the varying explanations of men’s involvement in criminal activity? Savian Campbell University of Trinidad and Tobago CRIM2004 Gender and Crime Abstract This research paper is intended to analyse the various explanations for men’s involvement in criminal activity using a gendered approach. It looks at the masculinity of crime and seeks to answer the burning question that has been ignored for years (what is it about men that causes them to commit crime?) The notion of masculinity and the typical characteristics which are associated with it are discussed and a linkage between masculinity and crime is made.
The documentary went back in history to show how the reality of the past has shaped the lives of women today, without even realizing it. Media plays a huge role in portraying women and how they should look, dress, act, and what jobs they should hold. Therefore, through media, women are seen as doing the household chores and taking care of the children while the men
There is a lot of pressure on men in society to be manly; however, what exactly does it mean to be manly? Though many people have different opinions, a lot of them conclude that a man has to be strong and somewhat emotionless to be considered a man. This assumption can lead to Toxic Masculinity, which is “A false idea that men are expected to be as manly as possible” (The Hard, Adrenaline-Soaked Truth About 'Toxic Masculinity, 2017). Men are forced to face these assumptions not only from those around him, but also from people he might see in Media. Media reinforces Toxic Masculinity which in turn causes men to belittle women.