What is masculinity?
The Male Body A New Look at Men in Public and in
Private by Susan Bordo
Physically and mentally strong (warrior)
Polygamous, promiscuous, playboy
In the article “Masculinity as Homophobia: Fear, Shame,
and Silence in the Construction of Gender Identity” by
Michael S. Kimmel, he claims that…
Masculinity means being sexists and homophobia
Homosocial (each man polices and investigates their
peers whether their friends have what it takes to be real
Can we consider all the men in Mud “real men”?