Sunday, October 26, 2008
Wow. It is true that disney films are stereotyping masculinity. I love those disney movies, so its weird to see that i was exposed to it so early. It causes girls to think that they want a guy to come sweep them off their feet, like every guy in a disney movie. Our culture should promote nonviolence in men, so guys wouldn't feel like they have to live up to the expectations of being violent. Some television programs do not promote violence. Like in the Office, Jim, the perfect guy, isn't violent and is thought of as being funny and cute. It works!
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Yeah, I definitely agree about the whole Disney thing, and it just is not real. The reality is that most men are not violent or super macho, but they feel like they have to be to attract a girl, which just is not true.
Great example from the office - we'll see if they can resist using Jim's nonviolence to make fun of him. If it becomes a joke - it just perpetuates the norm.
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