Masculinity In America

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What this generation has made what a “man” is has made many individuals lose train of thought of who they really are. Maybe what a man has liked doing his entire life isn’t as “manly” and shouldn’t do it because of what this era has done with what men should be doing. Being a man isn’t being what this generation created, doing what you want to accomplish and following your steps is what a Man should be able to do without being criticized. To be able to come to reason to explain that being both genders is difficult is something many can’t seem to come together and fix it. Seeing both sides of what a man and woman is impossible but it can easened up for the both if we just come to reason on how what a woman or man really is. The conflict …show more content…

Throughout the years the word “masculinity” has changed and become more strong and ignorant to the moment where kids don’t know what to choose. If it’s to be themselves on an everyday basis or change their life to be an actually being an man, meaning to be stupid, unfeeling, and obedient is what “America” has chosen to what it truly means to be a man.(Source 2) Being indecisive as a boy isn’t easy because as a boy it can sorta be controlling also to young girls since they both don’t want to be demanded to be someone their not. This can be affected on both sides on what a girl sees what a woman supposed to be or what boy is supposed to be like to be a man, but it can lead to feeling different if you don’t do as your told making them feel unwanted or out of place which shouldn’t be making boys or girls …show more content…

Just because girls have been able to outperform boys doesn’t mean it would be unmanly to try to make a difference between that subject, but this generation has made it seems like it’s wrong for young men to try to have higher placements as girls usually do. (Source 5) Don’t forget about the part where the meaning “being a man” is being cold hearted, laconic, or stupid which causes younger boys to deal with that low presumptuous about what they choose to deal with. Having decisions to make and not being able to choose just because of how someone can judge you for what you have chosen just because your a man is totally unhealthy for for the boy since that means they can afraid because they want to be “manly.” (Source 4) Yes, there’s arguments that can be made how girls deal with the same problem but as girl on how they should “supposed” staying at home working as a wife but they women have grown far more than that. Women are strong and have a word of their known but now being a boy is hard because of what this generation has made what a “man”

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