1. I thought the in class assignment about my worst date was really fun. I thought it was really funny hearing everyones worst dates and people were able to hear one of my stories from my crazy exes.
2.I thought research paper #1 made learn how magazine ad's play a big role in sumbliminal messages and how there more than advertisements and i thought that was very interesting.
3. I honestly cared about every assignment. I did not dislike any of them lol.
4. Yes blogger was very usefull. I introduced me to yet another website and I thought it was really cool how I used a blog for educational purposes.
5.I was happy with the overall class. As far as gadgets and customizing my blog I did that during my own time lol.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Research Paper #2 Final Copy
Jeremiah Rivera
Miss.B
English 101
Men aren't usually seen being very close with each other unless they were homosexual. But in this modern day heterosexual men have developed great bromantic relationships with one another. A bromance is a non-sexual relationship between two men that are unusually close. The concept of bromance can mostly be seen in the media; in movies such as Superbad, and I Love You Man. Bromancing is a positive to masculinity in terms of relationships amongst other men. Bromances can help men in having relationships and learning how to trust someone as well as having someone to help them with in case they have a problem.
Bromantic relationships can usually help men in creating a strong close bond amongst one another..In the movie Superbad Michael Cera's character Evan and Jonah Hill's character Seth have a bromantic relationship. In their relationship they give each other advice on how to get girls at a party they attend. The two characters discover that they need each other in their lives by admitting that they were going to miss one another after they graduate high school which leads them into using the term "I Love You". This shows that men in bromantic relationships gain an amount of trust and creates a close bond between the two. It also shows that the two boys feel comfortable to talk to one another about uncomfortable topics like sex and virginity as well as other topics they can't talk to no one else about. Those are key factors that the two boys benefit from their bromantic relationship.
In an article by Eric Anderson entitled “I Kiss Them Because I Love Them”: The Emergence of Heterosexual Men Kissing in British Institutes of Education”, men have shown their confidence by becoming close with one another. Many people would view this man on man bond as homosexuality but bromancing helps men depend and trust in one another and in this case become more comfortable with their sexuality. This is also seen in the movie Superbad. The characters feel compfortable by admitting that they love each other. This supports the fact that bromances help men create close bonds. The men in this article are simply trying to prove that bromancing is a positive and how it can also boost ones confidence. It also change what Anderson claims from Kimmel that “Heterosexual masculinity has long maintained hegemonic dominance in Western Europe and North American culture(Kimmel 1980(page2)).”
Bromantic relationships usually help when it comes to advice but it also helps heterosexual men with their relationship with women. An example of this is the movie I Love You Man. In the movie Paul Rudd's character Peter learns how to stop being a pansy and becomes more open and outgoing when he meets Jason Segel's character Sydney. In the movie Peter has no male friends so his brother sets him up on man dates and eventually he meets Sydney. Sydney shows Peter new ways of living and helps him strengthen his relationship with his fiance. This shows that men in bromantic relationships can work together to make sure that their women are happy with them. It also makes sure they do right by them which is also a plus for women.
Although building confidence amongst men bromancing also one key positive thing. It teaches men how to make friends which is also shown in the movie I Love You Man. In an article from Readers Digest by William Speed Weed entitled "The Secrets of Male Friendship" The article William Speed Weed explains that “intimacy was usually for women and men were too out of touch with their feelings for most of the 20th century men are emotional.They disclose weakness and build trust((Kimmel)Page1). It is said that males do more things together as suppose to talking on the phone. Men learn how to become more dedicated if they want a friendship to last because it can easily end in an instant if their relationship isn't good.
Bromance, a non-sexual relationship between two men that are unusually close. Bromancing is a positive thing in society. As it has been proven within the media and articles bromancing effects people’s lives and helps develop social skills. It also breaks the barrier for men to become closer and allows them to overcome that stereotype that becoming "close" is just feminine
WORK CITED PAGE
1. Anderson Eric. “I Kiss Them Because I Love Them”: The Emergence of Heterosexual Men Kissing in British Institutes of Education”. Springerlink. 10 August 2010. Web. 22 October 2010
2. I Love You Man. Dir.John Hamburg. Perf.Paul Rudd, Jason Segel. Dreamworks Pictures,2009.DVD
3. Superbad. Dir.Greg Mottola. Perf. Michael Cera, Jonah Hill. Colombia Pictures,2007.DVD
4. Weed, Speed Williams. “Secrets of Male Friendships”. Reader’s Digest. Reader’s Digest, October 2005. Web. October 2005
Miss.B
English 101
Men aren't usually seen being very close with each other unless they were homosexual. But in this modern day heterosexual men have developed great bromantic relationships with one another. A bromance is a non-sexual relationship between two men that are unusually close. The concept of bromance can mostly be seen in the media; in movies such as Superbad, and I Love You Man. Bromancing is a positive to masculinity in terms of relationships amongst other men. Bromances can help men in having relationships and learning how to trust someone as well as having someone to help them with in case they have a problem.
Bromantic relationships can usually help men in creating a strong close bond amongst one another..In the movie Superbad Michael Cera's character Evan and Jonah Hill's character Seth have a bromantic relationship. In their relationship they give each other advice on how to get girls at a party they attend. The two characters discover that they need each other in their lives by admitting that they were going to miss one another after they graduate high school which leads them into using the term "I Love You". This shows that men in bromantic relationships gain an amount of trust and creates a close bond between the two. It also shows that the two boys feel comfortable to talk to one another about uncomfortable topics like sex and virginity as well as other topics they can't talk to no one else about. Those are key factors that the two boys benefit from their bromantic relationship.
In an article by Eric Anderson entitled “I Kiss Them Because I Love Them”: The Emergence of Heterosexual Men Kissing in British Institutes of Education”, men have shown their confidence by becoming close with one another. Many people would view this man on man bond as homosexuality but bromancing helps men depend and trust in one another and in this case become more comfortable with their sexuality. This is also seen in the movie Superbad. The characters feel compfortable by admitting that they love each other. This supports the fact that bromances help men create close bonds. The men in this article are simply trying to prove that bromancing is a positive and how it can also boost ones confidence. It also change what Anderson claims from Kimmel that “Heterosexual masculinity has long maintained hegemonic dominance in Western Europe and North American culture(Kimmel 1980(page2)).”
Bromantic relationships usually help when it comes to advice but it also helps heterosexual men with their relationship with women. An example of this is the movie I Love You Man. In the movie Paul Rudd's character Peter learns how to stop being a pansy and becomes more open and outgoing when he meets Jason Segel's character Sydney. In the movie Peter has no male friends so his brother sets him up on man dates and eventually he meets Sydney. Sydney shows Peter new ways of living and helps him strengthen his relationship with his fiance. This shows that men in bromantic relationships can work together to make sure that their women are happy with them. It also makes sure they do right by them which is also a plus for women.
Although building confidence amongst men bromancing also one key positive thing. It teaches men how to make friends which is also shown in the movie I Love You Man. In an article from Readers Digest by William Speed Weed entitled "The Secrets of Male Friendship" The article William Speed Weed explains that “intimacy was usually for women and men were too out of touch with their feelings for most of the 20th century men are emotional.They disclose weakness and build trust((Kimmel)Page1). It is said that males do more things together as suppose to talking on the phone. Men learn how to become more dedicated if they want a friendship to last because it can easily end in an instant if their relationship isn't good.
Bromance, a non-sexual relationship between two men that are unusually close. Bromancing is a positive thing in society. As it has been proven within the media and articles bromancing effects people’s lives and helps develop social skills. It also breaks the barrier for men to become closer and allows them to overcome that stereotype that becoming "close" is just feminine
WORK CITED PAGE
1. Anderson Eric. “I Kiss Them Because I Love Them”: The Emergence of Heterosexual Men Kissing in British Institutes of Education”. Springerlink. 10 August 2010. Web. 22 October 2010
2. I Love You Man. Dir.John Hamburg. Perf.Paul Rudd, Jason Segel. Dreamworks Pictures,2009.DVD
3. Superbad. Dir.Greg Mottola. Perf. Michael Cera, Jonah Hill. Colombia Pictures,2007.DVD
4. Weed, Speed Williams. “Secrets of Male Friendships”. Reader’s Digest. Reader’s Digest, October 2005. Web. October 2005
Friday, November 26, 2010
Research Paper #2 Draft
Men aren't usually seen being very close with each other unless they were homosexual. But in this modern day heterosexual men have developed great "bromantic relationships with one another. A bromance is a non-sexual relationship between two men that are unusually close. The concept of bromance can mostly be seen in the media; in movies such as Superbad, and I Love You Man. These media influences create real life bromances in society. My thesis is that bromancing is a positive thing in society. I believe bromances can help men in having relationships and learning how to trust someone as well as having someone to help them with a problem.
Bromantic relationships can usually helpmen in creating a strong close bond amongst one another.. In the movie Superbad Michael Cera's character Evan and Jonah Hill's character Seth have a bromantic relationship. In their relationship they give each other advice on how to get girls at a party they attend. The two characters discover that they need each other by admitting r that they were going to miss one another after they graduate high school which leads them into using the term "I Love You". This shows that men in bromantic relationship gain an amount of trust and creates a close bond between the two. It also shows that the two boys feel comfortable to talk to one another about uncomfortable topics like sex and virginity as well as other topics they can't talk to no one else about.
In an article by Eric Anderson entitled “I Kiss Them Because I Love Them”: The Emergence of Heterosexual Men Kissing in British Institutes of Education men have shown their confidence by becoming close with one another.Many people would view this man on man bond as homosexuality but bromancing helps men depend and trust in one another and in this case become more comfortable with their sexuality. This supports the fact that bromances helps men create close bonds. The men in this article are simply trying to prove that bromancing is a positive and how it can also boost ones confidence.
Bromantic relationships usually help when it comes to advice but it also helps heterosexual men with their relationship with women. An example of this is the movie I Love You Man. In the movie Paul Rudd's character Peter learns how to stop being a pansy and becomes more open and out going when he meets Jason Segel's character Sydney. In the movie Peter has no male friends so his brother sets him up on man dates and eventually he meets Sydney. Sydney shows Peter new ways of living and helps him strengthen his relationship with his fiance. This shows that men in bromantic relationships can work together to make sure that their women are happy with them and to make sure they do right by them which is also a plus for women.
Although building confidence amoungst men bromancing does one key positive thing. It teaches men how to make friends which is also shown in the movie I Love You Man. In an article from Readers Digest by William Speed Weed entitled "The Secrets of Male Friendship". The article explains in its first paragraph that intamacy was usually for women and men were too out of touch with theirs feelings for most of the 20th century. "Men are emotional. They disclose weakness and build trust" as Kimmel says in the article.It is said that males do more things together as suppose to talking on the phone. Men learn how to become more dedicated if they want a friendship to last because it can easily end in an instant if their relationship isn't good.
Bromance,a non-sexual relationship between two men that are unusually close. Bromancing is a positive thing in society. As it has been proven within the media and articles bromancing effects peoples lives and helps develop social skills. It also breaks the barrier for men to become more close and allows them to overcome that stereotype that becoming "close" is just feminine
Bromantic relationships can usually helpmen in creating a strong close bond amongst one another.. In the movie Superbad Michael Cera's character Evan and Jonah Hill's character Seth have a bromantic relationship. In their relationship they give each other advice on how to get girls at a party they attend. The two characters discover that they need each other by admitting r that they were going to miss one another after they graduate high school which leads them into using the term "I Love You". This shows that men in bromantic relationship gain an amount of trust and creates a close bond between the two. It also shows that the two boys feel comfortable to talk to one another about uncomfortable topics like sex and virginity as well as other topics they can't talk to no one else about.
In an article by Eric Anderson entitled “I Kiss Them Because I Love Them”: The Emergence of Heterosexual Men Kissing in British Institutes of Education men have shown their confidence by becoming close with one another.Many people would view this man on man bond as homosexuality but bromancing helps men depend and trust in one another and in this case become more comfortable with their sexuality. This supports the fact that bromances helps men create close bonds. The men in this article are simply trying to prove that bromancing is a positive and how it can also boost ones confidence.
Bromantic relationships usually help when it comes to advice but it also helps heterosexual men with their relationship with women. An example of this is the movie I Love You Man. In the movie Paul Rudd's character Peter learns how to stop being a pansy and becomes more open and out going when he meets Jason Segel's character Sydney. In the movie Peter has no male friends so his brother sets him up on man dates and eventually he meets Sydney. Sydney shows Peter new ways of living and helps him strengthen his relationship with his fiance. This shows that men in bromantic relationships can work together to make sure that their women are happy with them and to make sure they do right by them which is also a plus for women.
Although building confidence amoungst men bromancing does one key positive thing. It teaches men how to make friends which is also shown in the movie I Love You Man. In an article from Readers Digest by William Speed Weed entitled "The Secrets of Male Friendship". The article explains in its first paragraph that intamacy was usually for women and men were too out of touch with theirs feelings for most of the 20th century. "Men are emotional. They disclose weakness and build trust" as Kimmel says in the article.It is said that males do more things together as suppose to talking on the phone. Men learn how to become more dedicated if they want a friendship to last because it can easily end in an instant if their relationship isn't good.
Bromance,a non-sexual relationship between two men that are unusually close. Bromancing is a positive thing in society. As it has been proven within the media and articles bromancing effects peoples lives and helps develop social skills. It also breaks the barrier for men to become more close and allows them to overcome that stereotype that becoming "close" is just feminine
Friday, November 19, 2010
Annotated Biblpgraphy for Research Paper 2
I Love You Man.John Hamburg.DreamWorks.2009.Paul Rudd, Jason Segel.
I Love You Man is a movie about Paul rudd's character Peter getting married to his fiance and is need of finding a best friend because he lacks any male companions. Throughout the movie Peter goes to a few "man dates" and eventually meets Jason Segel's character Sydney. The two become good friends and later on have a falling out which results to them making up in the end. The relationship between Peter and Sydney goes along with my topic because it shows how bromancing helps strengthn heterosexual relationship. for example, in the movie Peter and Sydney hang out a couple of times and they begin to both grow from each other. In Peter's case he learns to stop being a pansy and helps him have an even better relationship with his fiance and in Sydney's case he learns how to be more mature.
This a very usefull source for my topic also due to the fact that the name of the movie is I Love You Man which says alot about the movie. I think this movie is a objective source and this source goes along greatly with another one of my sources because they are both media based.
This source fits in to my research paper because it shows my point of bromancing is a positive. This helps my arguement because the entire movie shows and proves the positives in bromantic relationships. This source helps me does not change my mind but only proves my point even more.
Superbad. Greg Mottola.Colombia Pictures.2007. Michael Cera, Jonah Hill.
Superbad is a teen comedy revolving around two best friends in their senior year of highschool and their main goal is to lose there viriginities before they graduate and go off to college. This movie is related to my topic because the movie focuses on the bromantice relationship between Michael Cera's charcter Evan and Jonah Hill's character Seth. It shows how they need each other and it they learn how they strengthen their friendship by admiting to each other that they are going to miss each other since they will be attending different colleges which leads them into telling each other "I Love You".
Eric Anderson.“I Kiss Them Because I Love Them”: The Emergence of Heterosexual Men Kissing in British Institutes of Education. Department of Education, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK. 22 October 2010.
The online article is about the heterosexual relationships between men in the United kingdom and how they begin to grow comfortable around each other forming a kind of bromance. This goes along with my topic because the article list some activities and behaviors of the heterosexual men. For example the the men become comfortbale to have non homosexual kisses and some result in "engagement".
I Love You Man is a movie about Paul rudd's character Peter getting married to his fiance and is need of finding a best friend because he lacks any male companions. Throughout the movie Peter goes to a few "man dates" and eventually meets Jason Segel's character Sydney. The two become good friends and later on have a falling out which results to them making up in the end. The relationship between Peter and Sydney goes along with my topic because it shows how bromancing helps strengthn heterosexual relationship. for example, in the movie Peter and Sydney hang out a couple of times and they begin to both grow from each other. In Peter's case he learns to stop being a pansy and helps him have an even better relationship with his fiance and in Sydney's case he learns how to be more mature.
This a very usefull source for my topic also due to the fact that the name of the movie is I Love You Man which says alot about the movie. I think this movie is a objective source and this source goes along greatly with another one of my sources because they are both media based.
This source fits in to my research paper because it shows my point of bromancing is a positive. This helps my arguement because the entire movie shows and proves the positives in bromantic relationships. This source helps me does not change my mind but only proves my point even more.
Superbad. Greg Mottola.Colombia Pictures.2007. Michael Cera, Jonah Hill.
Superbad is a teen comedy revolving around two best friends in their senior year of highschool and their main goal is to lose there viriginities before they graduate and go off to college. This movie is related to my topic because the movie focuses on the bromantice relationship between Michael Cera's charcter Evan and Jonah Hill's character Seth. It shows how they need each other and it they learn how they strengthen their friendship by admiting to each other that they are going to miss each other since they will be attending different colleges which leads them into telling each other "I Love You".
Eric Anderson.“I Kiss Them Because I Love Them”: The Emergence of Heterosexual Men Kissing in British Institutes of Education. Department of Education, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK. 22 October 2010.
The online article is about the heterosexual relationships between men in the United kingdom and how they begin to grow comfortable around each other forming a kind of bromance. This goes along with my topic because the article list some activities and behaviors of the heterosexual men. For example the the men become comfortbale to have non homosexual kisses and some result in "engagement".
Quick Write
In responce to the picture i agree that men should not have maternal relationship with their children but at the same they should not resort to just giving money annd considering that as an act of love. I think that teachers the father that he is able to buy his child's love and that he barely has to do anything to be a real dad.
OutLine For Research Paper 2
Preliminary thesis- Bromancing is a postive
First Supporting Detail- It helps men grow a closer bond
Example-In the movie I Love You Man Paul Rudd's character is searching for a best mn for his wedding since he has no male acquantinces so he he meets Jason Segel's character which soon enough becomes his best man and also his new best friend.
Example- Jason Segel's character helps Paul's character to come out of his shell and be more aggressive because his wife and her friends believe that he is a pansy.
Analysis- Bromancing can help build character.
Second supporting Detail- Helps men out with their relationship with their women.
Example- In the movie Superbad Michael Cera and Jona Hill's characters are trying to get laid before they graduate high school so they give each other advice.
Example- In the end of the movie the two characters learn to give each other space so then they can begin to make deeper connections with their significant others
Analysis- Men begin to grow confident about asking other men on relationship advice so that they get a man's point of view.
Third supporting Detail-
First Supporting Detail- It helps men grow a closer bond
Example-In the movie I Love You Man Paul Rudd's character is searching for a best mn for his wedding since he has no male acquantinces so he he meets Jason Segel's character which soon enough becomes his best man and also his new best friend.
Example- Jason Segel's character helps Paul's character to come out of his shell and be more aggressive because his wife and her friends believe that he is a pansy.
Analysis- Bromancing can help build character.
Second supporting Detail- Helps men out with their relationship with their women.
Example- In the movie Superbad Michael Cera and Jona Hill's characters are trying to get laid before they graduate high school so they give each other advice.
Example- In the end of the movie the two characters learn to give each other space so then they can begin to make deeper connections with their significant others
Analysis- Men begin to grow confident about asking other men on relationship advice so that they get a man's point of view.
Third supporting Detail-
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Final Draft
Jeremiah Rivera
Miss. B
English 101
Research Paper #1
Alcoholic, Beastly, Dominant, Prideful, these are a few stereotypes that people think of when it
comes to men. Well at least when it comes to a traditional man. People of course think these
stereotypes are true especially with help from the media and ads in magazines. It looks like every
year a different masculinity is used to promote a theme for a magazine. In the year 2009 Maxim
magazine did its research and constructed a years worth of brain washing material. Maxim
magazine helped promote the theme of traditional masculinity to men in 2009. The traditional
definition of masculinity includes attributes such as independence, pride, resiliency, self control
and physical strength. I personally think that this definition has a double bind meaning that a
person is required to follow two contradicting requirements. It’s nearly impossible to do two
contradictory things at the same time. In the case of Maxim, they use their articles to reset men’s
brains to follow traditional masculinity because it is the latest trend. I gathered up a couple of
issues of Maxim magazine from the year 2009 and went on the official Maxim website to search
for articles to help support my thesis that traditional masculinity was the theme of that year
Maxim Magazine uses suggest that men should be fit and work out to support their theme of
traditional masculinity in 2009. In a January issue of Maxim magazine I found an article by
Christian Rebaldo entitled "What Happens?" which was about a man named Christian asking the
editors of Maxim on what would happen if he had took steroids but didn't work out? The editors
of Maxim encouraged him not to take steroids and explained to him that if he wanted a fit body
he should get it "the old fashion way" by working out. With that one statement “the old fashion
way” Maxim refers to traditional masculinity. Even though in this situation traditional
masculinity is the right approach it seems like Maxim uses this as a way to persuade their male
readers that traditional masculinity is the right masculinity and it will help you obtain a better life
knowing that you were able to do yourself.
Maxim also suggest that men should groom themselves in a more hunter like way as suppose to
using cosmetics after grooming. I found an article on Maxim's website that supports the fact that
Maxim was using traditional masculinity in 2009. The article by William Buckley entitled
“Maxim's Style Guide: to Shave Properly” teaches men how to simply use a razor to shave
instead of the extra use of creams and oils. Within the article I caught the phrase "How real men
use to do it" referring to an old fashion way of living. Maxim again uses another phrase referring
to traditional masculinity to teach their male reader that it is very manly not to use oils soaps and
other cosmetics when they can just use water and a clean blade. This article also uses the
subliminal message that a clean shave will attract females and it this process will work if the man
doesn’t smell pretty after the shave.
According to traditional masculinity men were seen as the provider and hunters of the family.
After, reading a special January issue of Maxim I discovered an article by Ted Nugget entitled
"Kill Your Way To Happiness" where Ted Nugget tells Maxim about his time as a U.S. Marine
and how to helps him hunt for food. He goes on to explain that being a former marine helps him
get use to weather conditions and how it makes it easier to hunt for food. "The family loves the
fresh Boar" he tells Maxim. Maxim for the third time now uses a quote to promote traditional
masculinity. It gives off the message that perhaps women like a man that can be like the
traditional man and is able to provide for their families.
To further investigate this method of traditional men and being “hunters” I had looked into
this topic of males being viewed as the dominant one of the family as well as being viewed as the
provider of the family and came across an online article by Jose M. Abreu entitled “ Ethnic
Belonging and Traditional Masculinity Ideology Among African Americans, European
Americans and Latinos”. The article shows that masculinity is affected by ethnicity and how in
different ethnicities some men are viewed as dominant and the provider of the family and in
some other ethnicities men and women share power. According to the article European
Americans show this trait of dominance and provider type more than any other ethnicity
mentioned in the article.
In history men have been stereotyped as alcoholics and apparently being "best friends with the
bottle". In a January issue of Maxim magazine I found an article by Satoshi called "The 99 Best
Bottles(and Cans) On Earth" it listed the best beers a man should drink. This goes back to the
stereotype that men are just alcoholics. With articles such as this one it does not help men
remove this alcoholic image. Instead Maxim magazine uses this to encourage men and their
friends to feed into the stereotype and chug their way to traditional masculinity.
To support this male bonding activity of drinking I searched up traditional masculinity and
male bonds and I discovered an article by Joesph H. Pleck entitled ” Masculinity Ideology: Its
Impact On Adolescent Male’s Heterosexual Relationships”. This article describes how
adolescents can easily be manipulated and the affect traditional masculinity has on them. The
idea of male bonding and drinking is one of the stereotypes of traditional masculinity.
Traditional masculinity puts the idea into their heads that they can have multiple sexual relations
and have unprotected to sex to certify their masculinity.
Maxim Magazine has been using traditional masculinity as their theme in the year 2009. They
have tried to influence men into traditional masculinity by using the encouragement of alcohol,
and telling them to hunt like a predator. I don’t think men should follow this traditional way of
life because I feel like we live in a new era and men should express themselves in their own way
as suppose to following someone else’s life style.
.
Work Cited
1.Abreu, M. Jose “Ethnic Belonging and Traditional Masculinity Ideology Among African Americans, European Americans and Latinos” 31 August 1999 Psychology of Men and Masculinity
2.Buckey,William. “Maxim’s Style Guide: Learn To Shave Properly” Maxim Magazine.com 6 Nov. 2009. New York, New York
3. Nugnet. Ted. “Kill Your Way To Happiness”. Maxim Magazine January 2009:133. New York, New York
4.Pleck, H. Joesph “Masculinity Ideology: It’s Impacts on Adolescent Male’s Heterosexual Relationships” 14 April 2010:1 Journal of Social Issues
5.. Rebaldo. Christian” What Happens”. Maxim Magazine January 2009:133. New York, New York
6.. Satoshi. “The 99 Best Bottles(and Cans) On Earth”. Maxim Magazine January 2009:133. New York, New York
Miss. B
English 101
Research Paper #1
Alcoholic, Beastly, Dominant, Prideful, these are a few stereotypes that people think of when it
comes to men. Well at least when it comes to a traditional man. People of course think these
stereotypes are true especially with help from the media and ads in magazines. It looks like every
year a different masculinity is used to promote a theme for a magazine. In the year 2009 Maxim
magazine did its research and constructed a years worth of brain washing material. Maxim
magazine helped promote the theme of traditional masculinity to men in 2009. The traditional
definition of masculinity includes attributes such as independence, pride, resiliency, self control
and physical strength. I personally think that this definition has a double bind meaning that a
person is required to follow two contradicting requirements. It’s nearly impossible to do two
contradictory things at the same time. In the case of Maxim, they use their articles to reset men’s
brains to follow traditional masculinity because it is the latest trend. I gathered up a couple of
issues of Maxim magazine from the year 2009 and went on the official Maxim website to search
for articles to help support my thesis that traditional masculinity was the theme of that year
Maxim Magazine uses suggest that men should be fit and work out to support their theme of
traditional masculinity in 2009. In a January issue of Maxim magazine I found an article by
Christian Rebaldo entitled "What Happens?" which was about a man named Christian asking the
editors of Maxim on what would happen if he had took steroids but didn't work out? The editors
of Maxim encouraged him not to take steroids and explained to him that if he wanted a fit body
he should get it "the old fashion way" by working out. With that one statement “the old fashion
way” Maxim refers to traditional masculinity. Even though in this situation traditional
masculinity is the right approach it seems like Maxim uses this as a way to persuade their male
readers that traditional masculinity is the right masculinity and it will help you obtain a better life
knowing that you were able to do yourself.
Maxim also suggest that men should groom themselves in a more hunter like way as suppose to
using cosmetics after grooming. I found an article on Maxim's website that supports the fact that
Maxim was using traditional masculinity in 2009. The article by William Buckley entitled
“Maxim's Style Guide: to Shave Properly” teaches men how to simply use a razor to shave
instead of the extra use of creams and oils. Within the article I caught the phrase "How real men
use to do it" referring to an old fashion way of living. Maxim again uses another phrase referring
to traditional masculinity to teach their male reader that it is very manly not to use oils soaps and
other cosmetics when they can just use water and a clean blade. This article also uses the
subliminal message that a clean shave will attract females and it this process will work if the man
doesn’t smell pretty after the shave.
According to traditional masculinity men were seen as the provider and hunters of the family.
After, reading a special January issue of Maxim I discovered an article by Ted Nugget entitled
"Kill Your Way To Happiness" where Ted Nugget tells Maxim about his time as a U.S. Marine
and how to helps him hunt for food. He goes on to explain that being a former marine helps him
get use to weather conditions and how it makes it easier to hunt for food. "The family loves the
fresh Boar" he tells Maxim. Maxim for the third time now uses a quote to promote traditional
masculinity. It gives off the message that perhaps women like a man that can be like the
traditional man and is able to provide for their families.
To further investigate this method of traditional men and being “hunters” I had looked into
this topic of males being viewed as the dominant one of the family as well as being viewed as the
provider of the family and came across an online article by Jose M. Abreu entitled “ Ethnic
Belonging and Traditional Masculinity Ideology Among African Americans, European
Americans and Latinos”. The article shows that masculinity is affected by ethnicity and how in
different ethnicities some men are viewed as dominant and the provider of the family and in
some other ethnicities men and women share power. According to the article European
Americans show this trait of dominance and provider type more than any other ethnicity
mentioned in the article.
In history men have been stereotyped as alcoholics and apparently being "best friends with the
bottle". In a January issue of Maxim magazine I found an article by Satoshi called "The 99 Best
Bottles(and Cans) On Earth" it listed the best beers a man should drink. This goes back to the
stereotype that men are just alcoholics. With articles such as this one it does not help men
remove this alcoholic image. Instead Maxim magazine uses this to encourage men and their
friends to feed into the stereotype and chug their way to traditional masculinity.
To support this male bonding activity of drinking I searched up traditional masculinity and
male bonds and I discovered an article by Joesph H. Pleck entitled ” Masculinity Ideology: Its
Impact On Adolescent Male’s Heterosexual Relationships”. This article describes how
adolescents can easily be manipulated and the affect traditional masculinity has on them. The
idea of male bonding and drinking is one of the stereotypes of traditional masculinity.
Traditional masculinity puts the idea into their heads that they can have multiple sexual relations
and have unprotected to sex to certify their masculinity.
Maxim Magazine has been using traditional masculinity as their theme in the year 2009. They
have tried to influence men into traditional masculinity by using the encouragement of alcohol,
and telling them to hunt like a predator. I don’t think men should follow this traditional way of
life because I feel like we live in a new era and men should express themselves in their own way
as suppose to following someone else’s life style.
.
Work Cited
1.Abreu, M. Jose “Ethnic Belonging and Traditional Masculinity Ideology Among African Americans, European Americans and Latinos” 31 August 1999 Psychology of Men and Masculinity
2.Buckey,William. “Maxim’s Style Guide: Learn To Shave Properly” Maxim Magazine.com 6 Nov. 2009. New York, New York
3. Nugnet. Ted. “Kill Your Way To Happiness”. Maxim Magazine January 2009:133. New York, New York
4.Pleck, H. Joesph “Masculinity Ideology: It’s Impacts on Adolescent Male’s Heterosexual Relationships” 14 April 2010:1 Journal of Social Issues
5.. Rebaldo. Christian” What Happens”. Maxim Magazine January 2009:133. New York, New York
6.. Satoshi. “The 99 Best Bottles(and Cans) On Earth”. Maxim Magazine January 2009:133. New York, New York
Friday, November 12, 2010
Worst Date
My worst date was right after I graduated from middle school. A week previous to the date I invited the girl to my graduation party because I thought she was kind of hot. I found out she had a boyfriend who was one of my friends but that didn't stop me. I convinced her to break up with her boyfriend and she became my girl. We hung out a few times and a week later I decided to take her to the movies. I let her choose the movie and unfortunatley she picked "The Devil Wears Prada". We were at the movie theater early for some reason I forgot so I decided to sneak us into "Fast and Furious: Tokiyo Drift". We watched that movie until almost the ending but she made me leave because she wanted to watch "The Devil Wears Prada". To sum up my review of the movie I fell asleep on it. She constantly complained that I wasnt paying attention and I began to get upset cause she didnt want to kiss me during the movie. So the next day I went to her birthday party just to break up with her =D
THE END
THE END
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Proposal
For my second research paper I would like to talk about the positives in bromancing. I want to talk about how it affects people, but mostly focus on how the media promotes bromancing. Some media sources i plan on using is I Love You Man, Superbad, Entourage, Jersey Shore, and Friends.
I plan on looking into the behavior between two character in movies and television and see if they resemble behavior like men in reality do in "Bromancing". I also plan to to find opinions of others on this topic.
I plan on looking into the behavior between two character in movies and television and see if they resemble behavior like men in reality do in "Bromancing". I also plan to to find opinions of others on this topic.
Friday, November 5, 2010
Blogpost #8
Title-Wedding Crashers
Director-David Dobkin
Actors-Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson
Year-2005
the main characters behave in abrotherly way woth other males to fit in =to the weddings that they are crashing. They treat the women as prey.
The movie focuses more on the relationship between males and females because the main conflict is between Owen Wilson's character trying to get with Rachel Mcadams character. I think this movie relates to "Girl Hunt:Urban NighLife" because of the behavior of men in the sense of "Pregame". I believe the ultimate message of the movie is there is nothing wrong with bromance
Director-David Dobkin
Actors-Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson
Year-2005
the main characters behave in abrotherly way woth other males to fit in =to the weddings that they are crashing. They treat the women as prey.
The movie focuses more on the relationship between males and females because the main conflict is between Owen Wilson's character trying to get with Rachel Mcadams character. I think this movie relates to "Girl Hunt:Urban NighLife" because of the behavior of men in the sense of "Pregame". I believe the ultimate message of the movie is there is nothing wrong with bromance
Friday, October 29, 2010
Blog Post 9 Paper #1 Draft
Jeremiah Rivera
Miss. B
English 101
Research Paper #1
In the year 2009 a certain theme was being followed. Maxim magazine helped promote the
theme of traditional masculinity to men. The traditional definition of masculinity includes
attributes such as independence, pride, resiliency, self control and physical strength. I personally think that this definition has a double bind meaning that a person is required to follow two contradicting requirements.
In Maxim magazine I found an article called "What Happens??" which was about a man named
Christian asking Maxim what will happen if he took steriods but didn't work out? Maxim
magazine encouraged him not to take steriods and explained to him that if he wanted a fit body
he should get it "the old fashion way" by working out. It also tells him the consquences on taking
steriods such as acne, and liver failure.This article shows that Maxim is encouraging traditional
masculinity because its telling men to work out and be a strong men like what a traditional man
would be like and to not take the easy route.
I found an article on Maxim's website that I thought related well to my thesis on the theme of
traditional masculinity. The article entitled Maxim's Style Guide: to Shave Properly by William Buckley teaches men how to simply use a razor to
shave instead of the extra use of creams and oils. Within the article i caught the phrase "How real
men use to do it" refering to an old fashion way of living. It goes on to explain to me that simply
wetting the beard and a fresh blade will do the trick for a fresh clean shave.
According to traditional masculinity men were seen as the provider and hunters of the family.
After, reading a special January issue of Maxim I discovered an article entitled "Kill Your Way
To Happiness" where Ted Nugget tells Maxim about his time as a U.S. Marine and how to helps
him hunt for food. He goes on to explain that being a former marine helps him get use to
weather conditions and how it makes it easier to hunt for food. "The family loves the fresh Boar"
he tells Maxim. That quote supports the theme of traditional masculinity.
In history men have been stereotyped as alcoholics and apparently being "best friends with the
bottle". In an article I found called "The 99 Best Bottles(and Cans) On Earth" it list the best beers
a man should drink. This type of exposure does not help removes people's mentality that men
are simply hunters and alcoholics. The article goes on by saying that men do not drink beers with
feminine names or a feminine like appearance.
To further my research on traditional masculinity i discovered an article describing how
ethnicity affects masculinity. I believe this aspect is true considering that different ethnicities
have different beliefs that can conflict within itself similar to that of the definition of traditional
masculinity. According to Ethnic Belonging dominance is a key trait within the different
ethnicities.
I also found an article for my secondary source and it was based on how masculinity impacts
adolescent males in heterosexual relationships. I believe this goes along greatly with my research
because it proves the idea that traditional masculinity brings about ideas to adolescent males and
how the conflicting definition can confuse them.
Maxim Magazine has been using traditional masculinity as their theme in the year 2009. They
have tried to influence men into traditional masculinity by using the encouragement of alcohol,
and telling them to hunt like a predator. I don’t think men should follow this traditional way of
life because I feel like we live in a new era and men should express themselves in their own way
as suppose to following someone else’s life style
.
Work Cited
1.Buckey,William. “Maxim’s Style Guide: Learn To Shave Properly” Maxim Magazine.com 6 Nov. 2009. New York, New York
2. Nugnet. Ted. “Kill Your Way To Happiness”. Maxim Magazine January 2009:133. New York, New York
3. Rebaldo. Christian” What Happens”. Maxim Magazine January 2009:133. New York, New York
4. Satoshi. “The 99 Best Bottles(and Cans) On Earth”. Maxim Magazine January 2009:133. New York, New York
Miss. B
English 101
Research Paper #1
In the year 2009 a certain theme was being followed. Maxim magazine helped promote the
theme of traditional masculinity to men. The traditional definition of masculinity includes
attributes such as independence, pride, resiliency, self control and physical strength. I personally think that this definition has a double bind meaning that a person is required to follow two contradicting requirements.
In Maxim magazine I found an article called "What Happens??" which was about a man named
Christian asking Maxim what will happen if he took steriods but didn't work out? Maxim
magazine encouraged him not to take steriods and explained to him that if he wanted a fit body
he should get it "the old fashion way" by working out. It also tells him the consquences on taking
steriods such as acne, and liver failure.This article shows that Maxim is encouraging traditional
masculinity because its telling men to work out and be a strong men like what a traditional man
would be like and to not take the easy route.
I found an article on Maxim's website that I thought related well to my thesis on the theme of
traditional masculinity. The article entitled Maxim's Style Guide: to Shave Properly by William Buckley teaches men how to simply use a razor to
shave instead of the extra use of creams and oils. Within the article i caught the phrase "How real
men use to do it" refering to an old fashion way of living. It goes on to explain to me that simply
wetting the beard and a fresh blade will do the trick for a fresh clean shave.
According to traditional masculinity men were seen as the provider and hunters of the family.
After, reading a special January issue of Maxim I discovered an article entitled "Kill Your Way
To Happiness" where Ted Nugget tells Maxim about his time as a U.S. Marine and how to helps
him hunt for food. He goes on to explain that being a former marine helps him get use to
weather conditions and how it makes it easier to hunt for food. "The family loves the fresh Boar"
he tells Maxim. That quote supports the theme of traditional masculinity.
In history men have been stereotyped as alcoholics and apparently being "best friends with the
bottle". In an article I found called "The 99 Best Bottles(and Cans) On Earth" it list the best beers
a man should drink. This type of exposure does not help removes people's mentality that men
are simply hunters and alcoholics. The article goes on by saying that men do not drink beers with
feminine names or a feminine like appearance.
To further my research on traditional masculinity i discovered an article describing how
ethnicity affects masculinity. I believe this aspect is true considering that different ethnicities
have different beliefs that can conflict within itself similar to that of the definition of traditional
masculinity. According to Ethnic Belonging dominance is a key trait within the different
ethnicities.
I also found an article for my secondary source and it was based on how masculinity impacts
adolescent males in heterosexual relationships. I believe this goes along greatly with my research
because it proves the idea that traditional masculinity brings about ideas to adolescent males and
how the conflicting definition can confuse them.
Maxim Magazine has been using traditional masculinity as their theme in the year 2009. They
have tried to influence men into traditional masculinity by using the encouragement of alcohol,
and telling them to hunt like a predator. I don’t think men should follow this traditional way of
life because I feel like we live in a new era and men should express themselves in their own way
as suppose to following someone else’s life style
.
Work Cited
1.Buckey,William. “Maxim’s Style Guide: Learn To Shave Properly” Maxim Magazine.com 6 Nov. 2009. New York, New York
2. Nugnet. Ted. “Kill Your Way To Happiness”. Maxim Magazine January 2009:133. New York, New York
3. Rebaldo. Christian” What Happens”. Maxim Magazine January 2009:133. New York, New York
4. Satoshi. “The 99 Best Bottles(and Cans) On Earth”. Maxim Magazine January 2009:133. New York, New York
OutLine for Research Paper #1
Jeremiah Rivera
Miss. B
English 101
10.27.10
Primary Thesis-Traditional Masculinity was the theme in 2009 in Maxim Magazine
Primary Sources
First Supporting Detail- men should work out to keep their body in shape.
Example-Article in Maxim Magazine encouraging not to take steroids to achieve fitness.
Support- In the article it says that men should work out and get a fit body “The old fashion way” instead of taking steroids.
Support- List all the negatives on taking steroids like acne and liver damage.
Analysis- Men should work hard to get into shape and to get what they want instead of taking the easy route.
Second Supporting Detail- Men are thought of as alcoholics and enjoy drinking
Example-Article in Maxim Jan.2009
Support-The article shows 99 of the best bottles of alcohol a man should drink
Support-
Analysis-Men are suppose to resort to the stereotypes that men love to drink and are alcoholics
Third Supporting Detail- Men are seen as the providers of the family
Example-Article in Maxim Magazine jan.2009
Support-in the article Ted Nugent hunts for his own food to bring home
Support-Being a former U.S. Marine helps him hunt
Analysis- He is seen as the dominant and the family depends on him
Fourth supporting Detail- Men should learn how to properly shave
Example-Maxim's Style Guide article from 11/6/09
support- Men should use a fresh blade
support-dont use alot of creams and oils when shaving
Analysis- Men should have a fresh and traditional look after the shave
Secondary Sources
First Supporting Detail- Masculinity is affected by ethnicity
Example-Article from the internet on ethnic belonging
Support-Ethnic belonging was the best predictor of traditional masculinity ideology.
Support-They have the dominance factor in common within all ethnicities.
Analysis-traditional male gender role endorsements were stronger and more consistant in European Americans
Second Supporting Detail-The idea of Masculinity impacts Adolescent Male’s in Heterosexual Relationships
Example-Article from the internet on impact of adolescents in heterosexual relationships
Support-The idea of unlimited heterosexual relationships
Support-Uninteded pregnancy and STD’s
Analysis-Heterosexual males with traditional additudes toward masculinity had more sexual partners and unprotected sex because it validated their masculinity
Miss. B
English 101
10.27.10
Primary Thesis-Traditional Masculinity was the theme in 2009 in Maxim Magazine
Primary Sources
First Supporting Detail- men should work out to keep their body in shape.
Example-Article in Maxim Magazine encouraging not to take steroids to achieve fitness.
Support- In the article it says that men should work out and get a fit body “The old fashion way” instead of taking steroids.
Support- List all the negatives on taking steroids like acne and liver damage.
Analysis- Men should work hard to get into shape and to get what they want instead of taking the easy route.
Second Supporting Detail- Men are thought of as alcoholics and enjoy drinking
Example-Article in Maxim Jan.2009
Support-The article shows 99 of the best bottles of alcohol a man should drink
Support-
Analysis-Men are suppose to resort to the stereotypes that men love to drink and are alcoholics
Third Supporting Detail- Men are seen as the providers of the family
Example-Article in Maxim Magazine jan.2009
Support-in the article Ted Nugent hunts for his own food to bring home
Support-Being a former U.S. Marine helps him hunt
Analysis- He is seen as the dominant and the family depends on him
Fourth supporting Detail- Men should learn how to properly shave
Example-Maxim's Style Guide article from 11/6/09
support- Men should use a fresh blade
support-dont use alot of creams and oils when shaving
Analysis- Men should have a fresh and traditional look after the shave
Secondary Sources
First Supporting Detail- Masculinity is affected by ethnicity
Example-Article from the internet on ethnic belonging
Support-Ethnic belonging was the best predictor of traditional masculinity ideology.
Support-They have the dominance factor in common within all ethnicities.
Analysis-traditional male gender role endorsements were stronger and more consistant in European Americans
Second Supporting Detail-The idea of Masculinity impacts Adolescent Male’s in Heterosexual Relationships
Example-Article from the internet on impact of adolescents in heterosexual relationships
Support-The idea of unlimited heterosexual relationships
Support-Uninteded pregnancy and STD’s
Analysis-Heterosexual males with traditional additudes toward masculinity had more sexual partners and unprotected sex because it validated their masculinity
Friday, October 22, 2010
Blog Post #6
Reading One-Zinn
Title- Chicano Men and Masculinity
Differences
-Focuses on Chicano Men
-Women were responsible for taking care of the house and family
-Men were seen as the dominant one in the family
-They share desicion making
Author-Espiritu
Reading Two- All Men Are Not Created Equal:Asian men in US History
-Focuses on asian men
-Male had to work in feminine jobs
-asian were put in jail after pearl harbor
-Asian women worked both male and female jobs in their own country
Similarities
-both men are hard working
-Lower class then white men
-worked for white men
-both suffer steotypes
Title- Chicano Men and Masculinity
Differences
-Focuses on Chicano Men
-Women were responsible for taking care of the house and family
-Men were seen as the dominant one in the family
-They share desicion making
Author-Espiritu
Reading Two- All Men Are Not Created Equal:Asian men in US History
-Focuses on asian men
-Male had to work in feminine jobs
-asian were put in jail after pearl harbor
-Asian women worked both male and female jobs in their own country
Similarities
-both men are hard working
-Lower class then white men
-worked for white men
-both suffer steotypes
Friday, October 15, 2010
Annotated biblyography
Jeremiah Rivera
Miss.B
English101
October 14, 2010
1. Redablo,Christian. “What Happens If I Use Steriods But Don’t Exercise?”. Maxim Magazine(Special Issue Young Hollywood)(January 2009) page 23.Print
In the article Christian Rebaldo asks Maxim Magazine what the side effects of taking steroids are if he does not work out. The answer that was given to him were the following:horrific acne, liver damage, teensy testicles, and “roid rage” and it is highly recommended throughout the article for him not to take steroids.
As being a part of Maxim magazine this article is a relevant source for this project. It shows my thesis on how Maxim magazine supports traditional masculinity. One reason for it being relevant is because the article shows the reasons for Christian to not only be steroid free but encourages him if he wants to have a nice body that he should work out and get it the old fashion way.
2. Satoshi. “The Drinking Man’s Guide To Beer: The 99 Best Bottles(and Cans on Earth). Maxim Magazine(Special Issue Young Hollywood)(January 2009)pages 58-62. Print/Photography
In the article Satoshi uses a lot of photography along with informative details of drinks to shows what the best 99 drinks that men should drink. The article goes through all 99 drinks and also uses opinions from other people.
The article fully supports my thesis because of the title alone. It states the drinks that traditional men should drink. For example none of the beverages have weird exotice names like margarita or mimosa.
3. Nuget, Ted. ”Kill Your Way To Happiness”. Maxim Magazine(Special Issue Young Hollywood)(January 2009) page 67.Print
In this article Nuget talks about a hunting experience that he had and how being a former U.S. Marine helped him hunt and cope with weather conditions. He goes on to explaining how hunting for his own food makes him feel good and being a former marine helps him out while being in nature.
The article goes well with my thesis on traditional masculinity because it shows how a man goes hunting for his own food and provides for his family. Traditional masculinity shows how men are hard workers and how they are seen as the provider of the family.
4. Holiday Entertaining Guru. “You’ve Been Served”. Maxim Magazine.141. (December 2009).Website(http://www.maxim.com/stuff/hhe/85461/youve-been-served.html)
In this article it shows how drinking from a keg is manlier because men enjoy drinking. This goes along with my thesis because its giving off this traditional masculinity stereo type that men love to drink.
Miss.B
English101
October 14, 2010
1. Redablo,Christian. “What Happens If I Use Steriods But Don’t Exercise?”. Maxim Magazine(Special Issue Young Hollywood)(January 2009) page 23.Print
In the article Christian Rebaldo asks Maxim Magazine what the side effects of taking steroids are if he does not work out. The answer that was given to him were the following:horrific acne, liver damage, teensy testicles, and “roid rage” and it is highly recommended throughout the article for him not to take steroids.
As being a part of Maxim magazine this article is a relevant source for this project. It shows my thesis on how Maxim magazine supports traditional masculinity. One reason for it being relevant is because the article shows the reasons for Christian to not only be steroid free but encourages him if he wants to have a nice body that he should work out and get it the old fashion way.
2. Satoshi. “The Drinking Man’s Guide To Beer: The 99 Best Bottles(and Cans on Earth). Maxim Magazine(Special Issue Young Hollywood)(January 2009)pages 58-62. Print/Photography
In the article Satoshi uses a lot of photography along with informative details of drinks to shows what the best 99 drinks that men should drink. The article goes through all 99 drinks and also uses opinions from other people.
The article fully supports my thesis because of the title alone. It states the drinks that traditional men should drink. For example none of the beverages have weird exotice names like margarita or mimosa.
3. Nuget, Ted. ”Kill Your Way To Happiness”. Maxim Magazine(Special Issue Young Hollywood)(January 2009) page 67.Print
In this article Nuget talks about a hunting experience that he had and how being a former U.S. Marine helped him hunt and cope with weather conditions. He goes on to explaining how hunting for his own food makes him feel good and being a former marine helps him out while being in nature.
The article goes well with my thesis on traditional masculinity because it shows how a man goes hunting for his own food and provides for his family. Traditional masculinity shows how men are hard workers and how they are seen as the provider of the family.
4. Holiday Entertaining Guru. “You’ve Been Served”. Maxim Magazine.141. (December 2009).Website(http://www.maxim.com/stuff/hhe/85461/youve-been-served.html)
In this article it shows how drinking from a keg is manlier because men enjoy drinking. This goes along with my thesis because its giving off this traditional masculinity stereo type that men love to drink.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Blog Post 4 Final Draft
Masculinity the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men. I believe in this generation
that defintion of masculinity has changed dramatically. When I look at ads ,commercials, and
movies I can see the change in masculinity. When I am not watching television or reading an ad I
noticed that some men do not live up to this definition of masculinity. In my opinion I think men
in this modern age have stepped more into metrosexuality. I believe that metrosexuality gives
men confidence but there are some advertisements that put down men in their new found
confindence. I've noticed all of the pressure that men take on in order for them to live up to the
metrosexual image. One ad that shows this new metrosexual era is a Rocawear ad that
I stumbled upon in a men's magazine called "King ". The Rocawear shows the three necessary
items a man needs in order to obtain the metrosexual look. This ad gives off the subliminal
message of metrosexuality because the ad shows that men need sunglasses,sneakers, and jeans
when according to traditional masculinity men are not suppose to care about appearances and it
is considered feminine.
Rocawear is a very well known designer company that usually makes clothing for men.
It was created in 1999 by Roc-A-Fella records cofounders Jay-Z and Damon Dash. Rocawear
produces this image that men should follow. In time men let themselves head towards
metrosexuality. Each and everyone of Rocawears designs all have the logo"RW" imprinted
multiple times. This makes the consumer look like a walking advertisement for Rocawear.
In their new collection Rocawear has designed a new line of jeans that suggests men to purchase
them so then they can get women. According to traditional masculinity men are not suppose to
care about their appearance but in this Rocawear ad they are promoting that men should care.
In the image the jeans are blown up to maximum porportion to catch the consumers eye. The j
jeans are complimented by the gold backround to send a message that the wearer of the jeans
can feel wealthy and powerful. But with designers like Rocawear it takes more than one new pair
of jeans to complete "the look".
On the second page of the Rocawear ad we see three pairs of sunglasses. These glasses are
three different colors red,blue and silver but they are all complimented with gold metal on them.
Like the jeans the backround of the sunglasses are gold which also gives off the same message of
wealth and power. Usually sunglasses are worn to prevent people from seeing you but in this
metrosexual image sunglasses are worn to make people look at you but not really see you so
clearly. The glasses also give off the message that they are the second essiential item to
becoming a real man. What people are unaware of is another hidden message which is men must
spend more money to become apart of "the look".
The final essential item to become a real man is on the third page which has Rocawear's new
sneaker. The sneaker is blown up to maximum porportion to fit the entire page. The sneaker is
black and red and like the other images the backround is gold. The message being sent in this
image is that the sneaker is them last item a man would need to become the man of any women's
dream. I also think its saying that without the purchase of all three items no man can look the
way the public wants to view them.
I believe metrosexuality does give men alot of confidence in appearance. But I also think being
emotional and body conscious is due to the fact that the media puts out this image that all of us
men should look a certain way. With all the negativitey the media puts into our minds I believe
that it goes hand and hand with self confidence. With critisism it helps some men bring out their
best but for some it ruins them. With this analysis on one ad from Rocawear I strongly believe
that metrosexuality is the new masculinity.
that defintion of masculinity has changed dramatically. When I look at ads ,commercials, and
movies I can see the change in masculinity. When I am not watching television or reading an ad I
noticed that some men do not live up to this definition of masculinity. In my opinion I think men
in this modern age have stepped more into metrosexuality. I believe that metrosexuality gives
men confidence but there are some advertisements that put down men in their new found
confindence. I've noticed all of the pressure that men take on in order for them to live up to the
metrosexual image. One ad that shows this new metrosexual era is a Rocawear ad that
I stumbled upon in a men's magazine called "King ". The Rocawear shows the three necessary
items a man needs in order to obtain the metrosexual look. This ad gives off the subliminal
message of metrosexuality because the ad shows that men need sunglasses,sneakers, and jeans
when according to traditional masculinity men are not suppose to care about appearances and it
is considered feminine.
Rocawear is a very well known designer company that usually makes clothing for men.
It was created in 1999 by Roc-A-Fella records cofounders Jay-Z and Damon Dash. Rocawear
produces this image that men should follow. In time men let themselves head towards
metrosexuality. Each and everyone of Rocawears designs all have the logo"RW" imprinted
multiple times. This makes the consumer look like a walking advertisement for Rocawear.
In their new collection Rocawear has designed a new line of jeans that suggests men to purchase
them so then they can get women. According to traditional masculinity men are not suppose to
care about their appearance but in this Rocawear ad they are promoting that men should care.
In the image the jeans are blown up to maximum porportion to catch the consumers eye. The j
jeans are complimented by the gold backround to send a message that the wearer of the jeans
can feel wealthy and powerful. But with designers like Rocawear it takes more than one new pair
of jeans to complete "the look".
On the second page of the Rocawear ad we see three pairs of sunglasses. These glasses are
three different colors red,blue and silver but they are all complimented with gold metal on them.
Like the jeans the backround of the sunglasses are gold which also gives off the same message of
wealth and power. Usually sunglasses are worn to prevent people from seeing you but in this
metrosexual image sunglasses are worn to make people look at you but not really see you so
clearly. The glasses also give off the message that they are the second essiential item to
becoming a real man. What people are unaware of is another hidden message which is men must
spend more money to become apart of "the look".
The final essential item to become a real man is on the third page which has Rocawear's new
sneaker. The sneaker is blown up to maximum porportion to fit the entire page. The sneaker is
black and red and like the other images the backround is gold. The message being sent in this
image is that the sneaker is them last item a man would need to become the man of any women's
dream. I also think its saying that without the purchase of all three items no man can look the
way the public wants to view them.
I believe metrosexuality does give men alot of confidence in appearance. But I also think being
emotional and body conscious is due to the fact that the media puts out this image that all of us
men should look a certain way. With all the negativitey the media puts into our minds I believe
that it goes hand and hand with self confidence. With critisism it helps some men bring out their
best but for some it ruins them. With this analysis on one ad from Rocawear I strongly believe
that metrosexuality is the new masculinity.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
PaPer #1
Masculinity the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men. I believe in this generation that defintion of masculinity has changed dramatically. When I look at ads ,commercials, even in movies. When I am not watching television or reading an ad I noticed that some men do not live up to this definition of masculinity. In my opinion I think men in this modern age have stepped more into metrosexuality. In my opinion I believe that metrosexuality gives men confidence but there are some advertisements that put down men they discover their new found confindence. I've noticed all of the pressure that men take on to for them to live up to the metrosexual image. One ad that i found that shows this form of pressure is a Rocawear ad that I found in a men's magazine called "King ". The Rocawear shows in my opinion the three necessary items a man needs in our to obtain the metrosexual look. This ad gives off the subliminal message of metrosexuality because the ad shows that men need sunglasses,sneakers, and jeans when according to traditional masculinity men are not suppose to care about things like that and it is considered feminine.
Rocawear is a very well known designer company that usually makes clothing for men.
It was created in 1999 by Roc-A-Fella records cofounders Jay-Z and Damon Dash. They produce this image that men should follow which in time begins leading up to metrosexuality. Each and everyone of Rocawears designs all have the logo"RW" imprinted multiple times. This makes the consumer look like a walking advertisement for Rocawear. It also pulls us into a metrosexual look.
In their new collection Rocawear has designed a new line of jeans that suggests men to purchase them so then they can get women. In traditional masculinity men do not care about their appearance but in this Rocawear ad they are promoting a new definition to masculinity and it suggest that metrosexuality is that new definition. In the image the jeans are blown up to maximum porportion to catch the consumers eye. The jeans are complimented by the gold backround to send a message that the wearer of the jeans can feel wealthy and powerful. But with designers like Rocawear it takes more than one new pair of jeans to complete "the look".
On the second page of the Rocawear ad we see three pairs of sunglasses. These glasses are three different colors red,blue and silver but they are all complimented with gold metal on them. Like the jeans the backround of the sunglasses are gold which also gives off the same message of wealth and power. Usually sunglasses are worn to prevent people from seeing you but in this metrosexual image sunglasses are worn to make people look at you but not really see you so clearly. The glasses also give off the message that they are the second essiential item to becoming a real man. What people are unaware of is another hidden message which is men must spend more money to become apart of "the look".
The final essential item to become a real man is on the third page which has Rocawear's new sneaker. The sneaker is blown up to maximum porportion to fit the entire page. The sneaker is black and red and like the other images the backround is gold. The message being sent in this image is that the sneaker is them last item a man would need to become the man of any women's dream. I also think its saying that without the purchase of all three items no man can look the way the public wants to view them.
I believe metrosexuality does give men alot of confidence in appearance. But I also think being emotional and body conscious is due to the fact that the media puts out this image that all of us men should look a certain way. With all the negativitey the media puts into our minds I believe that it goes hand and hand with self confidence. With critisism it helps some men bring out their best but for some it ruins them. With this analysis on one ad from Rocawear I strongly believe that metrosexuality is the new masculinity.
Rocawear is a very well known designer company that usually makes clothing for men.
It was created in 1999 by Roc-A-Fella records cofounders Jay-Z and Damon Dash. They produce this image that men should follow which in time begins leading up to metrosexuality. Each and everyone of Rocawears designs all have the logo"RW" imprinted multiple times. This makes the consumer look like a walking advertisement for Rocawear. It also pulls us into a metrosexual look.
In their new collection Rocawear has designed a new line of jeans that suggests men to purchase them so then they can get women. In traditional masculinity men do not care about their appearance but in this Rocawear ad they are promoting a new definition to masculinity and it suggest that metrosexuality is that new definition. In the image the jeans are blown up to maximum porportion to catch the consumers eye. The jeans are complimented by the gold backround to send a message that the wearer of the jeans can feel wealthy and powerful. But with designers like Rocawear it takes more than one new pair of jeans to complete "the look".
On the second page of the Rocawear ad we see three pairs of sunglasses. These glasses are three different colors red,blue and silver but they are all complimented with gold metal on them. Like the jeans the backround of the sunglasses are gold which also gives off the same message of wealth and power. Usually sunglasses are worn to prevent people from seeing you but in this metrosexual image sunglasses are worn to make people look at you but not really see you so clearly. The glasses also give off the message that they are the second essiential item to becoming a real man. What people are unaware of is another hidden message which is men must spend more money to become apart of "the look".
The final essential item to become a real man is on the third page which has Rocawear's new sneaker. The sneaker is blown up to maximum porportion to fit the entire page. The sneaker is black and red and like the other images the backround is gold. The message being sent in this image is that the sneaker is them last item a man would need to become the man of any women's dream. I also think its saying that without the purchase of all three items no man can look the way the public wants to view them.
I believe metrosexuality does give men alot of confidence in appearance. But I also think being emotional and body conscious is due to the fact that the media puts out this image that all of us men should look a certain way. With all the negativitey the media puts into our minds I believe that it goes hand and hand with self confidence. With critisism it helps some men bring out their best but for some it ruins them. With this analysis on one ad from Rocawear I strongly believe that metrosexuality is the new masculinity.
Friday, September 24, 2010
OutLine
Preliminary Thesis- Metro Sexuality is the real Masculinity
1st supporting detail-Men buy designer jeans so then they can be a part of the image that real men wear expensive designer clothing.
Example- Rockawear's new pair of jeans for their 10 year anniversary collection.
1.Further Detail- The jeans have gold influences incorporated into them to make them look flashy and makes the wearer seem very wealthy.
2.Further Detail- the jeans also make the wearer a walking advertisement because the Rockawear logo is printed multiple times on them.
Analysis- While men think they are now handsome and wealthy with their designer jeans they are unaware that they are now not only an advertisement for the brand but also taking steps towards the metro sexual image.
2nd Supporting point - the real man look is incomplete without rockawear sunglasses.
Example- Sunglasses are usually used to prevent people from looking at you but Rockawear sunglasses does the exact opposite
1.Further Detail- the color and design of the sunglasses have the message of wealthyness.
2. Further Detail- The image has 3 different kinds of sunglasses which s hows that it is not enough to own one pair of the sunglasses.
Analyisis Men must spend more money to be apart of a certain image
3rd supporting point- Inconclusion you must own a pair of rockawear's new sneakers to complete the real man look.
Example-
1.further Detail- The black color resembles one of the colors that rockawear's logo has
2.Further Retail- Like the sunglasses and the jeans the sneakers have the logo imprinted in big bold letters on the sneaker
Analyisis The consumer will feel like wealthy and will become a rockawear costumer and will be more towards the metro sexual look.
1st supporting detail-Men buy designer jeans so then they can be a part of the image that real men wear expensive designer clothing.
Example- Rockawear's new pair of jeans for their 10 year anniversary collection.
1.Further Detail- The jeans have gold influences incorporated into them to make them look flashy and makes the wearer seem very wealthy.
2.Further Detail- the jeans also make the wearer a walking advertisement because the Rockawear logo is printed multiple times on them.
Analysis- While men think they are now handsome and wealthy with their designer jeans they are unaware that they are now not only an advertisement for the brand but also taking steps towards the metro sexual image.
2nd Supporting point - the real man look is incomplete without rockawear sunglasses.
Example- Sunglasses are usually used to prevent people from looking at you but Rockawear sunglasses does the exact opposite
1.Further Detail- the color and design of the sunglasses have the message of wealthyness.
2. Further Detail- The image has 3 different kinds of sunglasses which s hows that it is not enough to own one pair of the sunglasses.
Analyisis Men must spend more money to be apart of a certain image
3rd supporting point- Inconclusion you must own a pair of rockawear's new sneakers to complete the real man look.
Example-
1.further Detail- The black color resembles one of the colors that rockawear's logo has
2.Further Retail- Like the sunglasses and the jeans the sneakers have the logo imprinted in big bold letters on the sneaker
Analyisis The consumer will feel like wealthy and will become a rockawear costumer and will be more towards the metro sexual look.
MASCULINITIES: Quick Write in response to Bordo's chapter
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Friday, September 17, 2010
The Male Privilege Checklist #8
8. I am not taught to fear walking alone after dark in average public spaces.
I do not agree with this statement from the Male Checklist. This reason being from personal experince. Everytime I go hang out with friends and I am coming home late my parents advise me to walk with a friend or to take the bus. Thus proving this stereotype does not pertain to me
I do not agree with this statement from the Male Checklist. This reason being from personal experince. Everytime I go hang out with friends and I am coming home late my parents advise me to walk with a friend or to take the bus. Thus proving this stereotype does not pertain to me
Joining yet another Social Network
Well i must say this is my(Counts fingers)6th website that I join and believe it or not this is for an English class. Even though this blog is suppose to be used for school i will also update my blog with all the random shananigans i run into =D
-Jeremiah R.
-Jeremiah R.
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