Who's the man?

        Reading my old posts made me see that the man in "The Male Myth" and the one in "The Black Male: Searching Beyond Stereotypes" are equally being a man. They are both described as violent, not expressing how they feel, and stupid. These are characteristics listed in both readings in how men are viewed in society. In that way it's similar but the definition of being masculine kind of changes depending on your race. Personally, I think that they both have a negative picture of masculinity or being a male. They only put down the negative traits of a man and the stereotypes of being male.


Works Cited :
Marable, Manning. "The Black Male : Searching Beyond Stereotypes". Men's Lives. 5ed. Michael S. Kimmel and Michael A. Messner Ed. New York : Allyn and Bacon, 2001. pgs 17-23. Print.

Theroux, Paul. "The Male Myth". Across Cultures: A Reader for Writers. 7th ed. Sheena Gillespie and Robert Becker Ed. New York : Pearson Longman, 2008. p 101-105. Print.