Tuesday, November 11, 2008

1. Masculine and feminine ideas come from many different places, such as television and movies but also from culture to culture. People’s ideas of what they see as masculine and feminine are as different as the wind. Some culture’s fine large women to be beautiful and other look for blue eyes, to these cultures this makes up feminine. But for the men it may be about how many children he fathered or what a mighty hunter he is, this makes up masculine features for other cultures. And here in the good old U.S.A. we look for the brave, strong, and mighty warrior as our masculine outline. As for a woman we tin to look for body size, like slim and curves with skin that looks pure. Crazy, but we judge people based on their masculine and feminine qualities such as size, shape, job, color and the way one carry’s ones self. Which brings me back to where did the ideas come from, as I stated before media, magazines, sports and our culture through out time and history. These things create, shape and impress upon us what is to be masculine and feminine. Looking at size not to big but not to small, not to short and not to tall, sounds like a book by Dr. Seuss, but the fact is that is the truth. Our views are shaped for us by the one’s who carry the golden rod think about it? “He who has the gold makes the rules”. The same is true for how we view the world and the people in it today.

5 comments:

Jackie said...

Wow, nice detail. I don't have anything to add to yours. I like your examples on how the ideal look is the brave, young warrior. Great Job!

jO STEWART said...

Nicole,
i like how you defined it to be broken down into cultural diversity is the way we recognize the way we decorate, or dress ourselves. and i like that you put a quote of your own in there :)

miguel said...

i agree with jackie you have really good details in your response. i completely agree on what you are saying and where you are coming from. nothing really else to add onto your response in my opinion

Anonymous said...

I really enjoyed reading your blog it is sad how amussing yet true all of that information is. It seems so silly doesn't it? That we have all of these criteria for one another to meet like there is some perfect human being. It is all media and money thats what sets the rules and thats what makes the world go round, at least in the US. :)

filipe ajay said...

I like that you brought up the old role models, who are showing that the man still is seen as a warrior or hunter whereas the women were pretty and did the household. I also like your quote.