SOC275H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Nba Coach Of The Year Award, Femininity, Hegemonic Masculinity
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Things only get meaning in the way that they related to one another. Controlling images of black men (and women) as hypersexual (patricia hill collins) impacts black men and woman in a negative way. The fag discourse: is less about sexuality, but more about regulation of proper masculinity ( fag being subordinated masculinity) An exaggerated form of femininity that bolsters and supports masculinity. It is based on the idea that woman must conform to the needs and desires of men, and is the female compliance of gender inequality. Femininity should support masculine ego, the kinds of feminine actions that make the man look powerful and strong, and in some ways females perform a certain weakness to make the masculine look more strong or smart or successful. Question: think of one of your favourite movies. Bechdal test: 1) women who have name 2) these women talk to each other 3) they talk to each other about something other than a man.
