The paper “Dude Sex: White Masculinities and “Authentic” Heterosexuality Among Dudes Who Have Sex with,” published in the Sexualities Journal and authored by Jane Ward revolves around the idea that whiteness, masculinity and culture interact to offer a heterosexual culture to white men who want to have sex with men, thus reaffirming their identity as “straight men” and consequently rejecting or distancing themselves from gay culture. The author uses the Casual Encounters section of Craigslist-Los Angeles for her research and found a number of types of ads of such encounters. One such type is regular dudes, who are str8 dudes in heteroerotic culture who seek casual encounters with other men while reinforcing straightness with the use of stereotyped cultural norms that make them “bros or dudes”. …show more content…
420). While in other cases using violence against women as a link between dude-sex and heterosexual male bonding and masculinity. This masculinity also took different forms, from appropriating hip-hop culture using ‘Black slang’ and being ‘thugs’ to the more mainstream (for white men) surfers, skaters and frat guys, as archetypes of white heterosexual masculinity. Another form of this MSM’s (straight men who have sex with other men), was the desire for black men. This form was less str8 and more on the DL (down low/low key), a type of pre-formulated code for impersonal sex across racial difference. Recurring themes here, were anonymity, discretion and ‘Black dominance’ over ‘White submissiveness’. In this case it wasn’t ‘male bonding’ or ‘men just being men’, but rather differences in class and race produced a “darker, less natural and less straight encounter” (Pg.
The sorority girls from the University of Delaware State stated, “‘A lot of guys are lacking in that department,’ says Courtney with a sigh. ‘What’s a real orgasm like? I wouldn’t know.” They all laugh knowingly. I know how to give one to myself,” says Courtney.” (10). Sales does not intend for this to be interpreted as a form of pathos to produce a disguised or mixed feeling towards the idea of an orgasm. But this in reality, Sales’ want this too connate as the cry of women who are not accepting the current norms of men on Tinder. In which the pathos of the connotation purpose serves to redirect the audience towards idea of sadness of the reality for women to date men for sex and not a real relationship. An additional connotation can be picked up at the last fragment of when Jessica stated, “Yeah, but men don’t know what to do” (10). In reality, men do know what to do but the women are not satisfied because it is not how women want things. For say, these young ladies may want to be with a man but not just for quick and easy sex as mentioned previously. They want something that will last a bit longer and actually have meaning. In total, not everyone is happy with the change of stigma of online dating Sales connotation
Conor Kelly argues in her article, “Sexism in Practice: Feminist Ethics Evaluating the Hookup Culture” that the hookup culture is sexist and disempowers women. Although, he mentions it is difficult to define “hooking up” but majority of the students will agree that it involves “some level of sexual activity without the constraints and expectations of a relationship” (Kelly 65). In other words, when two people have casual sex with no strings attached, when they both finish they both can go on with their lives without
Although it is not to say the people of color do not engage in casual sex, but rather that greater hookup culture on average college campuses represents a classist, eurocentric, racist, ableist, and heteronormative system that marginalizes a wide range of students. This social hierarchy rooted in exclusion is a self-perpetuating cycle that often times goes undiscussed, and uncriticized. The author engages with these issues, however, there is definite room for more on the nature of involuntary exclusion in this culture.
This club emulates hip hop culture because it is a typical scene from hip hop videos where the settings take place in an upscale club, where people can drink and party, privately, protected by the club’s exclusiveness, where many of the guests dress to impress each other, as the dress code directly states. Partying and the club seen is a prominent part of hip hop culture because this culture originally began with backyard and street parties, similar to the ones that take place at the 40/40 lounge . In these club settings, historically and presently, “pressures to sexualized interaction with other young people on the hip hop dance floor may well be present in the interpretations that young people of the visual imagery of the people dancing in the club, of hip hop music videos and their lyrics,” a stereotypical image that many artists and hip hop enthusiasts seek to maintain and participate in” (Munoz-Laboy &Weinstein & Parker, 2007, pg.
When looking at the landscape of Hip-Hop among African Americans, from the spawn of gangsta rap in the mid 1980s to current day, masculinity and an idea of hardness is central to their image and performance. Stereotypical to Black masculinity, the idea of a strong Black male - one who keeps it real, and is defiant to the point of violence - is prevalent in the genre. This resistant, or even compensatory masculinity, encompasses: the hyper masculinity rife in the Western world, misogyny, and homophobia, all noticeable in their lyrics, which is in part a result of their containment within the Black community. The link of masculinity and rap music was established due to this containment, early innovators remaking public spaces in their segregated neighbourhoods. A notion of authentic masculinity arose from the resistant nature of the genre, but the move to the mainstream in the 90s created a contradiction to their very image - resistance. Ultimately, this in part led to the construction of the masculinity defined earlier, one that prides itself on its authenticity. I’ll be exploring how gender is constructed and performed in Hip Hop, beginning with a historical framework, with the caveat of showing that differing masculine identities in the genre, including artists
The process of hooking up does not lend itself well to a city setting where people cannot walk to their destinations. Also, females begin to stress the importance of building connections with their male partners before any sexual interactions occur. This is due to the lack of network connections outside of a college setting. It is harder to determine a person’s background and personality when a one does not live in such a small community anymore. The only similarity between undergraduates and alumni is that the double standard between men and women still exist. The social norm for men is to have had multiple sexual partners; whereas, women are expected to have had a small number of sexual partners. In Bogel’s study, males mentioned that they would never be interested in a female that was as sexually active as a male (Bogel 2008). Beth Montemurro explains, “American media have presented conflicting images of girls and women, images that paint them as either innocent or promiscuous, resulting ‘schizophrenic [ideas] about women’s sexuality” (2006:152). With this confusing representation of women’s sexuality, women do not truly understand what they should consider deviant behaviors. Women only know they have been deviant when a male labels them as being too promiscuous, while they are being just as sexually
...ve begins generating rumors for male peers who do not qualify as a stereotypical male. For instance, Olive pretends to have sex with a male peer during a popular house party (Gluck, 2010). This imaginary hook-up benefits the male peer’s bullying dilemma. Again, gender policing occurs between men when masculinity is questioned (Kimmel, 2008). “One survey found that most Americans boys would be rather be punched in the face than called gay” (Kimmel, 2000, p.77). The gender police govern Olive’s and the male peer’s status in social standings. America’s obsession with sex disregards if a girl truly sleeps around.
Over the past couple centuries that the United States has existed, society has always had a judgement to make on one’s sexuality. At the head of society has consistently been white, Christian, hetereosexual males; therefore, they had the power to define sexual and societal norms. As a result, judgements on one’s sexuality have always intersected with one’s race, class or gender, groups of people that are not dominating society.
Warner, Michael. The Trouble with Normal: Sex, Politics, and the Ethics of Queer Life. New York: Free Press, 1999. Print.
Is homosexuality considered a choice to have or not? Homosexuality is something someone is born with. Someone can not just choose whether they are straight, bisexual, pansexual, or homosexual. People sometimes want to be one, but they end up being the other, which is not their choice. People go through life thinking being a homosexual is considered a choice and for attention, but that isn’t at all what people do that for. In “Is Homosexuality a Choice?” the article states: “Supporting gay marriage becomes equivalent to supporting the construction of wheelchair ramps. The ‘gays can’t help being that way’ approach is reminiscent of the old view of homosexuality as a psychiatric illness” (Mallory, Marcia, Scientific American). This is saying
The oppressive picture displaying the sexual objectification of women that most hip-hop artists paint while rapping can only be described as appalling. Many artists imply that a woman?s sole purpose is to gratify a man?s every sexual desire. For instance, ?Nelly?s ?Tip Drill? goes as far to portray scantily clad women as sexual appliances? (Weisstuch). Though Nelly is relatively mild when contrasted to other hip-hop artists, his actualization of women cannot be ignored. By calling women ?sexual appliances,? Nelly essentially promotes the idea that it is customary to view all women solely as sexual objects. Moreover, the generic ?sex appe...
The hookup culture has become deeply ingrained in the college experience, all across the country students are fulfilling their desires while preserving their autonomy. On the surface the hookup culture doesn’t sound so bad, however, I am going to argue that the hookup culture itself stems from and promulgates problematic societal inequalities. I will develop my claim by first discussing the dominance of the hookup culture and the societal pressure placed on those who don’t want to participate or are unsure about participating in what the culture has to offer. Then, I will illustrate why the general dynamic of the heterosexual hookup is an uneven playing field even for women who actively choose to participate in the hookup culture. Finally,
According to the article “Tinder and the Dawn of the “Dating Apocalypse,’” “People used to meet their partners through proximity, through family and friends, but now Internet meeting is surpassing every other form” (Sales). Jo Sales’ point is that the Internet is overtaking other ways of meeting a partner. In the past, the way of finding one’s potential partner was through family members, but now society is moving in the direction of using the Internet as a way to find their partners. Students in college provided a great amount of information regarding hookup culture, which supported Jo Sales arguments. According to Martin Monto and Anna Carey, “Current research and the popular media have claimed that the hookup culture is a widespread phenomenon that has replaced traditional dating...” (Monto and Carey 606). In making this comment, traditional relationships that were once said to be loving and caring have moved to sexual activity called hookups. Research shows how hookup culture has overtaken the roots of traditional dating and will continue to expand in the future. The study shows how college students were involved in one-night stands frequently knowing that they do not want to build a long lasting relationship. Traditional dating in the past formed stable relationships, and the idea of hookup culture was not even a topic of discussion. Questions
Han, C. (2006). Being an Oriental, I Could Never Be Completely a Man: Gay Asian Men and the Intersection of Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Class. Race, Gender & Class. New Orleans: Jean Ait Belkhir, Race, Gender & Class Journal.
The subversion culture of hip-hop However, hip-hop culture also have the correlation with developing crime culture. In the study of Clubbing masculinities and crime: A qualitative study of Philadelphia nightclub scenes, it examines the relationship between masculinities and crime within the hip-hop music nightclub scenes in Philadelphia. The study observes 33 club events and interviews with 24 male clubbers. The result shows three common situation from these men, which are men with consistently high masculinities reported the most frequent involvement in nightclub crime, men with consistently low masculinities scores reported the least involvement, and men with variable masculinity scores put on more hyper-masculine identity while clubbing which lead them to engage in nightclub crime. The people with high possibility of engaging with nightclub crime may be associated with other sexuality problem because they contain the behavior of competitiveness, aggressiveness, dominance, and independence. In the other words, these males has established the link of trait with crime. Also, the hip-hop music nightclub scenes provide males alcohol as an activator which led them to be less rational than they normally act in life. As the result comments on the type of male with high masculinities, they should the higher crime rate with raping. Therefore, the culture of hip-hop has been