Men Are Straight Men Essay

SET A

1. Are straight men ever suspected of being gay? Do men have to prove to women, or to other men that they are not gay? Explain your response. Also...what do you think about this?

In our current generation, Yes men do have to prove it. As a straight man I do think I have to sometimes convince women that I’m not gay. Compared to the 60s where such things like homosexuality was shunned or hidden from the public view now it’s all out and about even with the approval of same sex-marriage just like any cause if it’s worth fight for the world views on it will change, as long as it doesn’t harm the world as a whole.

2. If you answered yes, I’m also curious to know: do think this influences the ways in which men are able to express themselves? Is

this good, bad, a little of both, doesn't matter, etc. Explain. (Please be honest - there are no right or wrong answers!)
It does influence self-expression, the stereotype of how a straight man would act is macho, tough, likes sports and women.

Looking at earlier movies for example we see that like in Die Hard, James Bond movies, etc. that’s how men have been portrayed for centuries. So for a man to come out and say “I Prefer men over woman” it leads the mind to think that they want to be a woman instead when that isn’t the case. The one thing I see a lot of is degrading or out casting people because there gay. It’s discriminating and the wrong way of doing things but like most people I would admit for me personally I dint hate them but I was confused about the whole thing. Growing up in a predominantly Christian household I hear how “A man & woman is the right thing”. As I grew up having a mind of my own I see what they mean about the whole man, woman thing but to hate an entire group of people because there different? That’s just wrong. I understand fully because it reminds me of discrimination towards minorities. I can only speak for blacks since I’m in this category. The looks I get in certain areas because of my skin color I always hated it and it made me a bit self-conscious about myself the feeling when I walk in a store people clutched their purses or gave

me that weird look that had a bit of fear in it. First time I experienced it I was 8 I had walked to the store to get candy as soon as I walked in the store owner grabbed something under the counter, the area I lived in was middle-class so it wasn’t a big fear of being robbed while I was looking another guy came in, Caucasian male by the time I got to the register turns out they dint have what I need so I was walking out when he stopped me and pointed a gun at me yelling “I know you stole something you N” I’m sure u can assume what he said. At the same time the other guy was just looking and stuff fell out his pocket, the owner looked in disbelief and I’m over there trying not to wet myself. In the long run it’s not good to judge simply because you don’t fully understand something. That’s my view on anything in life; learn about something so we can all better understand it.