Friday, April 29, 2011
Chicano Men and Masculinity Blog Post #7
In Zinn's article "Chicano Men and Masculinity" it does seem as if the Chicano man needs to prove his manhood to let his wife and children know that he is the man of the house, because when he's outside of his house he doesn't get the same respect from his boss,co-workers and/or people in general that he would get from his family. But, when Zinn points out the "definitive characteristics of a Chicano Man(Zinn 24)" I don't really see the difference between any other male. Isn't the male suppose to be the dominant one and be the "family provider,protect and judge(Zinn 24)"? Zinn states "presumably, he is perpetually obsessed with the need to prove his manhood, oftentimes through fighting excessive drinking and/or extramarital affairs(24). That's with all males not just Chicano men. I thought this was what masculinity is suppose to be about the male being a provider for their family, the wife and children respecting their husband, the male being the dominant and aggressive one, and him being the man of the house.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Friday, April 8, 2011
Blog Post #5: All Men Are Not Created Equal
I think the reason why Marable and Espiritu mention women throughout the readings is to show that women of different races are accepted in America than men of different races. Its like women of a different color can get further than a male can in America. Also, being that both Asian and Black men were gone from they're family the women took the role of being mothers and fathers. The women worked and came home and did there household chores and took over all the responsibility so the male had no significance because the women learned how to adapt to life without their husbands. That played a role in why Asian men would beat there wives and Black males find it hard to express there emotions to their women because even though it wasn't intentionally women played a role in striping both men of there masculinity.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Friday, April 1, 2011
Who's The Man ?
Theroux piece The Male Myth and Marable The Black Male : Searching Beyond Stereotypes compare because they believe there is alot expected out of males. In both pieces they state that the male is taught to be unemotional and have insecurities and fear to be who they are because what they are told throughout life. Theroux believe that males are taught that they have to not show emotion in order to be manly. Marable believes that because of what the black male experienced through slavery watching there family be seperated and being beaten and castrated and strip of their masculinity that it made it hard for them to show emotion.
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