Diversity: Gender

Male Privilege Checklist-
         In the begging of this article it talks about how some privileges are invisible. In most cases today and especially for men, they pretty much go unnoticed. it made me think of how back in the day some privileges were very visible. For instance when there was segregation between blacks and whites, the whites privileges were clearly stated, "WHITES ONLY". The list that McIntosh comes up with is really interesting because I have never thought about a lot of the things mentioned on this list before. Yet when they are pointed out to you, you realize how true they really are. It is hard to relate to relate to those about jobs, because although I have a job, I only work with women. At Claire's it is never stated that men cannot work there it is almost that none would hire a man to work there.
        As I was going down the list, mouth wide with astonishment, I read a few that talked about body image and weight differences in men and women. It reminded me of a video that I wached about boys saysing that they like women to be thin yet it bothers them when she avoids eating junk food and doesn't bake all the time. Men dont have to worry about that kind of confliction. Its not quite fair, how men dont worry about apearance and dislike women who spend alot of money on themselves but still expect they woman to look good and wear nice things. How does this add up?

Media Portrayals of Men and Masculinity
          In the media "real men" are portrayed in a very specific way. For the most part this means unrealistic for the adverage guy. The stigma for men to be a certain way can lead to self essteem issues. I have noticed differences between male and female media portrayal. When it comes to advertising a product, they fit the advertisment to fit the intended audiance. For women they advertise a product by basically saying, you will be more beautiful if you buy this. For men the approach seems different, it is more like saying all real tough, hadsome men use this product. Yet obviously the real world doesnt work that way. the media is painting a very unrealistic picture of real life men. This is one of the examples that I thought of when i read the list of different male actors character types.

The Joker



If you have seen Pirates Of The Carabbean you know that Captain Jack Sparrow is portrayed as a very powerful smart and also man. He is a pirate which automatically means he is strong, mean, and very masculin. I have also noticed that he also in unafraid of making a fool of himself and takes nothing too seriously. He is put into horrible situations and still make light of it.