Male Rhetoric

Society today is full of stereotypes that have been around for hundreds of years. Stereptypes about the way people should walk, talk, behave, etc. In our heteronormative society males are shown as being strong, masculine, althletic, competitive, and emotionless. Men are expected to look a certain way also. Tall, muscular, dark, and handsome has been the common view of how the ideal man should look. The media has created this idea about how the "normal" man should look or act. As young children boys are taught to be tough, play sports, and do boys stuff. Fathers tell their boys to never cry because crying shows weakness, and men are not weak. If that was a young girl crying she would have been consoled and told that it was alright to cry. In a homosocial bond men are expected to be tough or as some might say, act like a hardass. Hugging and showing emotion would not be and acceptable way to act. Those who do not act this way are looked at differently and are considered to not fit in with what this society claims is hetereonormative. However, around women men are supposed to change their behavior and become the dominate one that protects the women and provides for her. They are taught to being caring, understanding, and supportive. So here we have one person that is being told to act in two completely different manners.