Masculinity Essay

What makes a man masculine? Well, masculinity is the possession of qualities or traits traditionally associated with a man. Some people view masculinity as being a strong man who takes care of his family. Some think that masculinity is all a front that men put up. Words that tend come to mind when dealing with masculinity is, strong, dominant, emotionless, and alpha, etc. How can you define something to describe a man when all men are different? Who invented this idea of masculinity? This idea is associated with gender there is no law that says a man has to be the breadwinner for his family, or that a man can’t cry, or that a man can’t kiss his son after a certain age. While scrolling through social media on the evening of Father’s Day I came across a picture of a grandfather kissing his son’s forehead, while his son kissed his son’s forehead. There was nothing wrong with the picture, but the comments below completely bashed what seemed to be a beautiful moment for that family. They said that it wasn’t appropriate for them

At this point men are supposed to be emotionless creatures that are only good at eating, making money, and babies. There is so much more to manhood. Hypermasculinty is killing the substance of what a man is supposed to be. When the idea of a man making all the money for his family was conceived women were not allowed to work. They had no power to do anything, all they could do was stay home, cook, clean, and take care of the children. That was their job. But in a society where women are entitled to just as much as a man that idea can be diminished and the job of providing for a family can be split evenly between the two parents in the household. The man of the house can still be the man of the house without that factor. A man is a leader and a role model and that is what a family needs from a