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Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity
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While the social construction of femininity has been widely examined, the dominant role of masculinity has until recently remained largely invisible. Tough Guise is the first educational video geared toward college and high school students to systematically examine the relationship between pop-cultural imagery and the social construction of masculine identities in the U.S. at the dawn of the 21st century.
In this innovative and wide-ranging analysis, Jackson Katz argues that widespread violence in American society, including the tragic school shootings in Littleton, Colorado, Jonesboro, Arkansas, and elsewhere, needs to be understood as part of an ongoing crisis in masculinity.
This exciting new media literacy tool-- utilizing racially diverse subject matter and examples-- will enlighten and provoke students (both males and females) to evaluate their own participation in the culture of contemporary masculinity.
why do they validate it?
In any case, from society we hear all the time: women want a man's man. A man who is in control, who is cool, collected, respected and has status in society. And society also shows us a way to achieve said status: by beating out other guys (in a job, in money, in muscle size...)
Violent men are a threat to society and therefore should be educated to be friendly. Dogs can learn to shake. If a dog can do it..you can do it. I'm a man and I approve this message!
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That also applies to women nowadays. Just add "sexy".
Anyway, to the question of why they validate it: because in our society it is rewarded to do so. And people like to be rewarded, and people like meeting the expectations of other people and pleasing the majority.
I am saying that we are presented with the incorrect ways of getting to be in control and getting respect. We confuse respect with fear and interchange it freely.