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blog post #4 "The Black Male:Searching Beyond Stereotypes"

The position of the black men has changed in the society over the years and they have more power now. In present they are treated like humans unlike the past but there are still few things which didn't change like racism this effect their image and personality on a wide range. The image of being savages and mean which was imposed on them in the history by white men is still with them somehow. In the reading Marable also says that “The stereo types imposed by white history and by the lack of the knowledge of our own past often convince many younger black males that their struggle is too overwhelming”(23). In other words the young black men doesn't have correct knowledge about their past due to which they also  sometimes believe these stereo types. This is how the history is affecting young generation as it has a very strong impact on their lives as the stereotypes. People still have the same thinking about the black men which was developed years ago. The actions and reactions of people do affect a person’s life. The society can’t be ignored as we are part of it and its opinion about us whether it’s positive or negative has a very strong affect on us. And I think this is one of the reasons of black men committing suicides, being more involved in crimes and killing each other. Because when you get accused of being some one you are not the reaction most of the time is anger or depression. I think their pre conceived image also causes them to do all these violent things.

blog post#3 "The Male Myth"

In the reading "The  male Myth" Theroux says that be a man means "be stupid, be unfeeling, obedient and soldierly, and stop thinking"(101). In other words to prove your self a man or masculine a person is restricted from showing his emotions and feelings. The person should fit the criteria of society of being a man which doesn’t allow a man to freely express himself or show his emotional side. A person is judged by the society from every aspect of his life even his job is considered a an adding factor towards his masculinity. Like Theroux states in the novel that he wanted to be a writer but was having problem occupying it because “there was a fear that writing was not a manly profession”(103). In other words he wasn’t able to do the job even when he wanted to because it was considered feminine at that time. In order to prove him self he had to suppress his will. This shows that men sometimes are not able to even make decisions of their life freely. They always have to keep society’s reactions and opinion in mind while making their personal decisions. Although they get more privileges but  the responsibilities of a being a man weighs more than the privileges they get. We expect them to be strong in every situation and not break down emotionally and mentally like a woman can. On the other hand we also expect them to sensitive towards certain issues. This somehow don't allow them to be themselves which is not fair.

blog post #2 "Night To His Day"

The categorization of the gender starts as soon as a baby is born and continues as the baby grows. From the moment we are born we are treated differently according to our genders. If a girl, she is taught all the traits of her gender and boys are brought up according to traits of their gender. As the author tells about her son, bobby, who acted in a class play when he was eight, they had to be squares and circles, all the girls in it were wearing make up but not the boys, when asked , the replies that bobby is a powerful boy and didn’t want to wear makeup, so other boys followed him. So it proves that gender groups are influence more by the same gender leader, as the girls listened to the female teacher and boys to their leader boy. This comes to us naturally that we differentiate people’s gender by their outlook. Like Judith Lorber says in her book, Paradoxes of Genders, “A sex category becomes a gender status through naming, dress, and the use of other gender markers.” We try to judge people based on their dressing and looks which we may not always guess correctly. In our society we have many cross dressers known as transvestites who act as the opposite gender. In our daily routine we observe peoples’ actions and behaviors and try to figure their gender through it even if it’s not intentional. Our genders give us a social status along with knowing what is expected of us. These days, we can see that typical image of genders has been changing. In early days there was no concept of male nannies or pilot women etc.  The standards and concepts of genderism are changing over time.

         

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I think that the men are born because the humans can't be manufactured. These days however there are several methods invented in medical science with which doctors can make huge changes in a man's body. But the fact can't be ignored that the people who go through these kind of changes in their life are mostly lacking something in their lives and can't enjoy it like the other ordinary men. These kind of changes also determine the power and the position of a person in the society. The men who are born and not made means don't go thruogh any physical changes tend to have a satisfied and a happy life and hold a strong position in the society as compared to those who go through these changes. The creation of nature is only concidered to be perfect not humans. So i would say the men are born and not made.