Masculinity

Germaine Greer, The author of the article, is a very is inflammatory writer who is known very well around the world for her feminism. She is most famous for her book The Female Eunuch, noted as a key text of the feminist movement in the '70s. Germaine Greer is a feminist, she wrote this article in order to create an alternative female out look on a male tendency, but also to show society what was wrong with their thought about masculinity and that it is determined by biology. In the book The Female Eunuch, the last chapter was called Masculinity. There were several but the three main essential attributes of masculinity, according to the minutes off their career are that they need to be extremely strong, they also need to be in control come and they have to always feel better than women.

In the chapter masculinity for all their Greer state the expression “ how to make a man of [someone]” (p.731) it then states that when a “boy” into manhood it is normally when they join into a paramilitary organization such as scout movement, cadets, school officer training corps. In program such as these they’re taught how to take a punishment “like a man”. (P.732) They get used to be rough, and tumble. When a young man is learning about masculinity he has to learn to be courageous and strong. Eventually later in life they start to learn that “a man is supposed to be unflinching, and as hard in every sense.” (P.732) It is said that “Real men do not fuss or scurry” (P.732). Men should not have to always stick to theses standards. They should feel as if they can be upset when it if they need to be, even if that means being upset in front of a crowd. It doesn’t make you any less of a man. But women do need a strongman when the time is appropriate....

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... be stronger and faster than any woman whatever is obviously absurd.” (P.734) This statement shows you exactly how I feel. Women can do the same thing that man can do. I feel that Germaine Greer’s view on man and how men have to be better then women is correct but women are starting to change it.

Men I feel like they are the center of the universe sometimes. In this day and age that is not some much the truth anymore. Women are now becoming better than man at a lot of things, even at manager position, running for president and so much more. Men do not have to be the strong one, or even in control when comes to life or even relationship anymore. The three essential attributes of masculinity, according to the feminists author Germaine Greer is that men believed that they have to be strong, that they have to be in control, and that they have to be better than women.