The Man Issue (V.10)

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REAL MEN Written by Julian Williams When I was growing up, I loved playing football. It taught me comradrey, respect, patience, and to be quick on my feet. I’m sure there are countlesss other lessons that I could take away from my time playing football as well, but these are the ones that stuck for me. But I know that there are different lessons that others took away from the game. One time I was in a game and an opposing player got hit pretty hard. He was in the air. He hobbled to the sidelines crying and his dad approached him, observed him, and left him with these words; “Real men don’t cry.” As we grow develop, young men are bombarded with statements like this by parents, peers, and countless forms of media. “You throw like a girl!” “Don’t be a sissy!” “Be a man!” <strong>The</strong> thesis of this rhetoric is to achieve and maintain Masculinity; which is described in the Webster’s Dictionary as having qualities traditionally ascribed to men, as strength and boldness. But perhaps the mere fact that there is a definition of Masculinity in itself is a harmful aspect of an ever-changing society. Especially when that definition is as vague as it is. What one person considers “strong” or “bold” differs greatly from the rest of the world. And while strength and boldness might be good qualities for a man to have, perhaps there is a different lesson we need to be teaching the young men of our society. <strong>The</strong> status quo percieves a man’s relationship with masculinity as fluid, but not necessarily in a positive way. We are taught that a status of Masculinity is not something everyone is born with. It must be “earned.” Not
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