1. Barely Behind the Line
Boys are influenced to put on a certain image through their family, peers, and media. ... He has to be athletic and needs to show that by participating in sports such as football, basketball and soccer. ... The society's media represents reinforcing the ideas of what it is to be a "real man.". ... In Tough Guise: Violence, Media and the Crisis in Masculinity, Jackson Katz argues that the media provide an important perspective on social attitudes- and that while the media are not the cause of violent behaviors in men and boys, they do portray male violence as a normal expression of mascu...
The locker room of a sports team is a great place to start when looking at how men and masculinity rule in society. ... In Sam Borden's article, "Female star comes out as gay, and sports world shrugs," he explains that the basketball player Brittney Griner casually came out as a lesbian in an interview, and the media's reaction was just as casual. ... It is a much bigger deal when a male athlete comes out, because he has the higher status in the sports world. ... What is worse is that the media and the coaches of these athletics do not condemn this kind of violence. ... Hom...
For example, a car commercial aimed at a man usually advertise a sports car or a truck, while a car commercial aimed at woman usually advertise a minivan, and the female would be portrayed as a soccer mom. ... Later in the day, and on weekends the commercials are aimed at men while they are watching sports. ... This implies that gender codes in our overall couture aren't going anywhere and will exist as long as they keep continuously being displayed in the media....
It may not seem like it in looking in the media today, but there are many men coming out of this "manly" way of life. ... Many people feel as though these types of men are not what they deem "normal" so they do not ask them to do many things, such as play on sports team, join clubs or fraternities, or even talk to them. ...