Image And Masculinity

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A prominent image given to guys is that they have no feelings and would never cry. Crying is for girls or for homosexuals, it is thought. Over time this causes many bottled up feelings and results in a violent temper. Men are just as prone to be hurt as women are, but often have a harder time expressing it. The man is supposed to be the strong and stable one, as where the women is the meek and frail one that the man must protect. A man that can’t cry, or express the way he feels is no more a man than one you can inflate.
Some masculine instincts are inborn, like the need for a boy to protect his mother, but most are acquired. The image a man chooses to portray for himself is influenced by the environment he is brought up in. Television shows such as Married with Children depict men to treat women terribly and only worry about their own needs. A boy who grows up with these images will probably treat his wife the way he sees Al treating Peggy.

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