I personally really like what Terry
Crews had to say in his interview about what it meant to be a man and how to
act in such a way. Not only did he discuss what being acting the way a man
should towards women but also towards his child. Often times like Caitlin Moran
says “men can, pretty much, carry on as normal once they’ve had a baby.” She is
saying a man isn’t necessarily tied down to his child and doesn’t take effect
his day to day life near as much as it would a woman. Terry Crews however
believes men need to be there for their child playing whatever role is needed
or how he would say it whatever purpose may be needed. I really liked his
example of how to be a father describing him and his sons day at the iron man
movie. It shows that at times all men are afraid at some point and should be
nothing to be ashamed of.
I
thought very highly of Terry Crews also talking about how in order for a man to
rape a woman in his mind he sees them as an object and not a person which he
goes on to say is a horrible mindset in grained in todays society. Crews believes
in order for this to change we must target the root of the problem or as he
says it the trunk of the issue. Society as a whole must open it’s mindset that
all people are equal whether it be black or white, man or woman, gay or
straight, or any other type of person one falls in. All are just as good as one
another and should be thought of as that way, and I think both Crews and Moran
would agree with that.
Hey Derrick!
ReplyDeleteI really like how you tied both of the readings together. It's interesting to see both Crews and Caitlin's take on these issues and you tying them together. I completely agree with what you said at the end of your first paragraph, that men shouldn't be ashamed to show how they feel. Society puts so much pressure on men to be these unemotional tough guys and it sucks because men have all kinds of emotions and thoughts to express but they won't because of society's norm. I also agree with when you said "Society as a whole must open its mindset that all people are equal". That is the whole basis behind Feminism as Terry Crews was saying in the video. It's nice and refreshing to see that more people in our generation are not necessarily feminists, but they agree that society should be equal to all no matter what.