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Dwindling Masculinity
- Thread starter The Hammer
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That's not a man sized tissue box
Duh!
It's a throwing sized box.
Violence, such a terribly many pursuit
Back when the IMDb had message boards, I noticed a certain trend where some posters would take certain "manospherian" stance on movies and their characters. One such movie was The Karate Kid, where they seemingly took the side of the bullies against Ralph Macchio's character, calling him "Danielle," while celebrating the uber-"manliness" of the Cobra Kai. I don't know if they were just doing a parody or if they really meant it, although it was somewhat interesting.
There was also a level of glorification of mobster movies, with a special love for the characters played by Joe Pesci in Goodfellas and Casino. Another popular figure is Al Pacino in Scarface (although also well-liked in The Godfather).
- Tony Montana : In this country, you gotta make the money first. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, then you get the women.
This, I think, represents a certain "masculine ideal" that men seem to strive for. Not necessarily being a criminal (although there's a certain amoral angle to all of it), but just the idea of money and power being aphrodisiacs which attract women.
It's on this point where men might resist taking the blame for toxic masculinity, since they might claim that they're merely playing the part that women would have them play.
Sense not making muchly?
Manly, dyslexia and l dont go together well, my alopogies
A very enlightening article. Thanks for sharing it.
Santa Clause does not dress like a Coke add in modern American mythology without a reason.
Culture promotes sales and sales promotes culture.
I like the idea of the self-made man, but that idea historically occurred within the context of a community. Being self-sufficient is not get them before they get you or melt because you see someone exercising their rights differently than you would.
I wouldn't mind trying some of that Black Rifle Gunship. Now that looks like a drink that would blow the pogies out of the morning. Is referencing an 80's sci fi TV show manly? Just tell me.