In reading the chapter on the constrution of Mal eMasculity I find myself agreeeing with many of te points that he makes regarding te manner tat te media constructs Malet masculitity. For example, in His conclusion, he points out that we neeto to take an intensive look at te manner in wic males are reperesented in the media is imposrtant since te image of wome is already scrutnized from the pores on their faces to the size of their hips in various popular magazines.
He also points out tat 90% of crime is committed by males. To this I would like to add the not only is this true, but violent crimes tend to dominate in te male sectio of te prisoners. I fact, the crimes mostly comited by women relate to larceny and embezzelmet rather than more violent criems such as, what I consider the most viokent of crimes: Rape.
I thought that it was important to mention this statistic here; 6% of rapist will ever spend a day in jail ( 15 of 16 rapist walk free) ( from the RAINN website) just to highlight te importance of this prolem in society.
I concurr with this atatement: "And while he may not realize it, every man-every accountant, science nerd,clergyman,
or cop-is engaged in a dialogue with muscles" (p. 16). (Kratz 139)" just looking back at my previous blog about the vitamine commercial.
Again time constraints keep me from continuing the analysisc of this Chapter reading.
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I agree that Katz's tactic to turn to comparative constructions of masculinity is an interesting one, and that paying some critical attention to various cultural constructions of masculinity is instructive for our larger understanding of the social construction of identity and gender roles for both men and women. How can we build on a comparative discussion or analysis of these gender roles, and the impact they have on us all as we try to relate to each other, particularly when we acknowledge the occurrence of rape as a violent crime committed (for the most part) by men against women?
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