From: Natalie
Pictured in this photo is my younger brother Jacob. He is a
senior and plays Lacrosse; he works out, goes to the gym, and of course plays
video games. I took this picture because he represents what society wants for a
boy his age to look like and what his social status is as well; Jacob is very
popular amongst his peers and his teammates. I angled my camera, so it was
looking up at Jacob, that represents how much confidence Jacob has. In this
photo, I am representing how most teenage boys Jacobs age looks like and how
they are most likely to play a sport.
In the story “Making Masculinity: Adolescence, Identity, and
High School”, C.J. Pascoe points out some factors about masculinity.
“Dislodging masculinity from a biological location is productive way to highlight
the social constructedness of masculinity and may even expose a latent sexism
within the sociological literature in its assumption that masculinity, as a
powerful social identity, is only a domain of men” (Pascoe 49). Pascoe points
out how masculinity is only for men, what about women? Can’t they be masculine
as well? Or will they be judged by having too much muscle for being a female?
The media plays a major role in masculinity because they portrayed men as being
well-built and having huge muscles. “Tough Guise” shows how men put on a front
on how they are suppose to act and how their looks should be. Man who adapt the
“Tough Guise” cultural often act a certain way so that they will be accepted in
society and by their peers. Jacob often puts on a “Tough Guise” act when he is
around his friends and peers.
Work Cited
Pascoe,
C.J. " Making Masculinity: Adolescence, Identity, and High School."
Introduction
to Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies: Interdisciplinary and
Intersectional
Approaches
,
edited by L. Ayu Saraswati, Barbara Shaw, and
Heather Rellihan, Oxford Press, 2018, pp. 43-52.
Katz,
Jackson. Tough Guise 2. Media Education Foundation, 2013,
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1 comment:
From: Capri
In Natalie’s photo, “Masculinity and High School” shows a very well done interpretation of “Making Masculinity”. I like the camera angle Natalie used while taking a picture of her brother, you get a full frame. I agree, it definitely does represent the confidence. Another representation of confidence is the smile he has on his face. Another creative element that I wanted to discuss what the lighting. The lighting gives off a shadow in the background. The shadow makes his physique look bigger which could also symbolize how he is “supposed” to look, from societal standards. From the beginning passage in Natalie’s essay, she describes the theme of him not meeting up to the societal view of what men should look like. That being big abs and muscles. The lighting of his shadow could further depict an underlying message of what he could secretly aspire to look like in his life. I love the choice of topic and I definitely think the message was clear. I like that you chose a popular stereotype being that many believe that all male athletes have a killer body. And that every male athlete must have the abs and muscles to be popular and well-known amongst his peers, when that is not true at all. Even Jacob does work out by playing sports and going to the gym his body may not build or create gains like other males. This picture makes the audience second guess on how males can look. The quotes from “tough guise” fit the photo perfectly as well.
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