Essay On Macho Men

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Back in the 1800’s, men were always considered in charge. Men were more dominating than females where they lived in a patriarchal society-which men rule over woman. Those who were dominant worked jobs, took care of their family and played up to the role of a “macho man.” Macho men are supposed to have this built body that makes females drool, manliness between other males, and this sexy personality that make females fight each other over.
Male dominance was very well known that all male felt obligated to live up to the expectations needed.
Woman was not so lucky on the other hand, they were not allowed to vote, got treated unequally and earned only 72% of men’s earnings. Woman was used for the sexual pleasure and labor, weeding, planting, …show more content…

Nowadays, we females have no self-confidence. We tend to look in the mirror and always down ourselves about something on our body. Whether it’d be a pimple on our face, make-up, clothes being too tight or too loose, and or the fact of not feeling pretty enough. Social media plays a role in this where females won’t post a picture if their makeup is not done or if they look to “fat” in the image or even if they just aren 't satisfied at looking at themselves. Females tend to feel this more because they compare themselves to other …show more content…

Females nowadays react quicker than just going with the flow. If someone were to jump in the friendship, that one friend will be passive aggressive because she 's considered “her” friend and not the new bee’s one.
As for guys, on the other hand, men don’t attach like how girls do. They don’t have that sense of attachment or emotional connection as girls. Guys are more laid back and are more reliable on giving advice. Females end up turning biased. Men are more mature on how to deal with relationships, good at always being there for my personal problems, and have no judgment for my decisions.
Lastly, females are more fragile to certain topics. They don’t know how to take jokes. Insults are what hurt the most even if it’s true. If people were to be talking about something, there’s always that one girl that just breaks down and starts crying. They are so fragile, that if they get attached to someone they like but it ends up not being what they thought, they cry the day away instead of faking a smile till the end of the

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