Discuss the Toxic masculinity is giving certain parameters to masculinity that if a person chooses to live outside of, he is then labeled as weak or feminine.

Paraphrase the following.Part 1: Toxic masculinity is giving certain parameters to masculinity that if a person chooses to live outside of, he is then labeled as weak or feminine. It is a social construct that glamorizes the dominant, violent, and controlling of the feminine (Price). In order to fit in, in this toxic age of masculinity, men are not given the option of being anything other than strong and tough. David Greenwood says in Dear Men: Toxic Masculinity Is Imprisoning Us, and Its Time to Set Ourselves Free that strength, anger, endurance, violence, stoicism was part of the path laid out for him as a boy. Sadly, this version of masculinity is dominant in American culture.Katz points out how most violence is caused by men; most shootings, fights and even gun induced suicides are carried out by men, not women. At a young age, boys are exposed to the notion that to be vulnerable is associated with weakness. They fear that showing emotion will make them the target of mockery. The media backs up male violence with statements like, Boys will be boys and blames it on their higher levels of testosterone. Society gives men the option of anger and violence as an outlet for emotions, as this is seen as being a real man and not a p***y. Movies, such as Pulp Fiction, are dramatic displays of violence that is seen in a good light. We have become so accustom to good guys killing bad guys in violent ways and viewing these men as heroes.The portrayals of white American men who are strong and powerful (and thus, successful men) have been saturated in our culture, from John Wayne movies, to current James Bond movies.

 

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