Tough Guise

Tough Guise shows how negative views of masculinity are present and continue to be seen negative. This shows how young men are viewing the tough guy stance as being a real man and feel toughness is the only way in being a man. The way our society is, men have this standard of having to be a strong physical type of person. The negativity that has been put on masculinity is and can be harmful. Men may have control over a lot of things and have this image but is that what we are suppose to live like and be like? There are many women who are capable of doing things men can and are probably better at it, so why cant we put an image of women being this tough person. I feel that we live in a "man's" world and will probably always be this way mainly because of how things are ran and how these negative images are instilled in the minds of young people which can carry with them for their whole lives.

Through my childhood my grandfather was the main man who ran everything and the women were second to his decisions and sayings. Even though my family has more women in my generation and the one before me the men have the control and authority. This is present because of the stereotypes of men having to be the higher power. Women may run my family but ultimately the man is who makes the final decision. Tough guise shows all these examples and shows that men need to be the leader of whatever may be at hand.