San Francisco, (April 19, 2010) According to the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, testosterone is declining in American men at the alarming rate of one percent a year. But why? Thats what Casey Neistat and Oscar Boyson sought to uncover in their film An Emasculating Truth. Ultimately, the short film goes beyond this question to further the current dialogue about todays definition of masculinity in light of changing gender roles. Boyson, the films producer and on camera emcee, came to some very personal conclusions about what it means to be a man today, turning the camera on himself and asking the question what does it mean to be a man?
Masculinity isnt something people think about often, said Boyson. Our goal was to find a cross-section of people and ask them, what does being a man mean to you? This is an issue where there isnt much middle ground and we wanted to find out why.
[ame=http://youtu.be/a3jUumdgPyw]An Emasculating Truth // The Official Trailer - YouTube[/ame]
Tough Guise: Violence, Media and the Crisis in Masculinity
Tough Guise: Violence, Media and the Crisis in Masculinity | Watch Free Documentary OnlineThe question that really comes out of this is 'why are boys behaving in this way?' 'Why is 90% of violence committed by boys and men?' Its not just in these few places (like video games or movies) but its in what passes for normal culture. It is part of the normal training and conditioning and socializing of boys and men. That's a point that a lot of people don't want to hear, but if you look at the culture these kids are immersed in, violence is a normal, natural part, not just of the world, but of being masculine or being a male person in the world. Its not just in these few places (like video games or movies) but its in what passes for normal culture. It is part of the normal training and conditioning and socializing of boys and men. That's a point that a lot of people don't want to hear, but if you look at the culture these kids are immersed in, violence is a normal, natural part, not just of the world, but of being masculine or being a male person in the world.
In this innovative and wide-ranging analysis, Jackson Katz argues that widespread violence in American society, including the tragic school shootings in Littleton, Colorado, Jonesboro, Arkansas, and elsewhere, needs to be understood as part of an ongoing crisis in masculinity.
[ame=http://youtu.be/Mmy2IHYq_y8]Tough Guise: Opening Montage - YouTube[/ame]
So how do you define "masculinity" , "manly" and is there such a thing as a "real man" if so what defines a real man?