Adonis Specimen: Masculinity- TED Talk

Notes:

'believes there is no one masculinity in society today but a number of masculinities, shaped by the intersection of gender and influences like race, class and sexuality.'

Zachary Kimmel:

'work and family will be shared between the spouses/partners'

'correlation between women becoming more integrated into the workforce and public sphere and some men retreating into insular, all-male groups — the fraternity, sports team and the online Facebook chat — to keep up that traditional understanding of masculinity.'

'We’ve retreated to our online spaces'

Good man - 'Responsible, honourable, does the right thing, protector, provider, honest'

Man up - 'show no weakness, show no pain, real men don’t cry, they get rich, they get laid, show no emotions.'

Learn - 'particularly older men, coaches or the captains on the sports teams when I played sports, media, music — a variety of sources.'

Michael Kimmel:

'they said, “No, that’s my responsibility. I take care of supporting the family. She should stay home with the kids.”'

'Masculinity in its rigid, norm-driven form can harm men'. 

'pressuring men to binge-drink or submit to hazing rituals'

'It can also lead to an emotional shut-down they’re worried about social consequences' 

'Yet sometimes in the name of proving we’re real men, we’re asked to betray our values'

'I don’t think it’s easy to tell men we need to change masculinity, because men will experience this as if you’re saying, “Give up what has worked for you.”'

'notions of brotherhood or solidarity that are harmful to each other and harmful to ourselves' 

This article was very interesting as you got to hear about masculinity from two different generations, highlighting the developments in masculinity but also how the issues who effect men have changed and transformed within modern society. The article highlighted the use of social media as a way for men to communicate with others, a place where they feel they can express their views.