Toxic masculinity in sports culture has created a restricted and harmful environment for LGBTQ+ athletes, contributing to homophobia, transphobia, and a lack of representation. However, increased visibility, representation, and support from athletes and activists are challenging these norms and promoting more inclusion and equity in sports. Toxic masculinity has been a common issue in sports culture, creating an environment that is often hostile and exclusionary towards LGBTQ+ individuals. Homophobia and transphobia are very common in the sports world, and many athletes fear coming out due to the potential consequences. Additionally, the lack of representation and visibility of LGBTQ+ individuals in sports perpetuates harmful stereotypes and …show more content…
Numerous studies have consistently demonstrated that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals have been excluded, rejected, stereotyped, discriminated against, and treated violently in sports context” (Xiang et al. 2023). The. This highlights how sports are often viewed as a domain that reinforces hegemonic masculinity. It emphasizes the need for comprehensive efforts to create inclusive and safe sporting environments that challenge the existing power structures. Media representation plays an important role in shaping public opinions and attitudes towards LGBTQ+ individuals in sports. Positive and diverse representation of LGBTQ+ athletes in the media can contribute significantly to challenging harmful stereotypes and creating an environment of acceptance and inclusivity. By showcasing the successes, challenges, and experiences of LGBTQ+ athletes, the media can help create a more inclusive sports culture. By recognizing the impacts of toxic masculinity, striving for policy changes, and promoting positive media representation, we can create a more inclusive sports
expression of masculinity as solely meant to subordinate women. Upon further research and understanding of gender and its role in society, gender theorists have realized that masculinity is not only a patriarchal regulation against women, but that it also has negative effects against men. Masculinity has different characteristics in different cultures, but masculinity in general presents a hierarchy of traits, with femininity as the lowest, least desirable trait. In American culture, masculinity is defined
elements and themes of religion, violence, femininity, masculinity, foreignness, and many other themes in “The Bacchae”, premiered in 405 BC. The play elicited a variety of reactions from the people of Ancient Athens. The play surrounds the peripeteia Pentheus undergoes as he unknowingly challenges the God, Dionysus. Dionysus has disguised himself to lead Pentheus to this outcome. Euripides’ “The Bacchae” exemplifies how the fragility of masculinity can hinder males from acting with logic and reason
The Toxic Culture of Masculinity This paper will detail the toxic effects that were caused by the hypermasculine attitude our culture has created. It will prove that glorification of masculinity encourages abuse, violence, and gender roles. What do most people think when they hear the phrase “be a man”? They probably think to toughen up and suppress their emotions, because everyone knows men don’t cry. In our society, traditional masculinity is characterized by violence, danger, promiscuity, and
Sports has always been considered “weird” whenever they are being classified into traditional norms of business culture or that of leisure activities. It encompasses a wide range of aspects that give birth to a multitude of activities that can be classified as “sport”. What this paper intends to examine specifically is the inclusion, lack thereof, and attitudes towards those who identify as LGBTQ within a philosophical context across sports at the professional level. Participation of this group should
Predator and Prey: An Analysis on Rape Culture in The Modern World We tend to think that we have evolved as a species. We've put a man on the moon, but when it comes to treating humans equally regardless of creed we are unable to do such simple acts.This is most evident in the way society, specifically modern westernized culture treats gender and violence. When it comes to gender and it's ugly bi-products we seems to have not progressed much, especially when talking about rape and who to blame
very often a toxic form of masculinity, that which in turn grooms boys into hyper masculine adult men. This global acceptance and incentive of hypermasculinity has devastating recoil that results in disastrous self-image, higher levels of aggression, compensation of emotions, and spiked levels of violence. The concept of masculinity is encouraged and reinforced to young boys before they are able to comprehend what they are being taught. Society regurgitates these ideologies of what is an acceptable
young boys struggle against the socially ingrained, and often harmful expectations of masculinity. This definition prescribes masculine traits as emotionless, aggressive, physically fit, competitive, in control, tough-skinned creating an extremely narrow mold that not every boy fits in with. This film teaches us that “doing gender” has created a toxic atmosphere in which boys who do not fit the mold of masculinity are stigmatized and led to making harmful life
of the number, Mimi Imfurst ducked underneath fellow queen, India Ferrah, picked them up on their shoulders, and carried them on the stage. At the end of the performance, RuPaul eliminated Mimi Imfurst and said famous quote, “drag is not a contact sport.” How is manliness exemplified when cisgender, queer men are dressed up as women? The show RuPaul’s Drag Race is an American reality competition show that casts contestants to compete to become “America’s Next Drag Superstar” and win other monetary
the group of men bonding over sports. The pop culture idea of gender roles are clearly represented in the artifact advertisement. Likewise the implication in this add is that a woman's services can been purchased which is unhealthy for both genders. Companies continue to perpetuate these gender paradigms man as hyper-manly provider and a woman as grateful albeit bribed servant. It represents the attitudes which may lead to the notion of pathological or toxic masculinity. Ads like these are not the
that some boys feel when they discover they are homosexual. Pollack takes on the schools in failing boys in a number of ways but specifically for failing to understand the Boy Code. Boys continue to lose self-esteem as the mask of masculinity tightens and they conform to what society expects from them, interfering with their ability to learn effectively. Dr. Pollack not only gives us the problems that face the adolescent boy he also gives us suggestions to remedy and rectify the situation. This is
fans and will be a part of the sport until action is made. Fighting is also liked by many people and the money brought in from those fans is enough to keep fighting hockey. Furthermore, fighting in hockey has both its positives as well as its negatives, banning fighting in hockey will make people happy but will also make the other side of the argument mad. There is no way to make both sides happy, which is another reason why fighting in hockey has stayed in the sport. Overall, researchers believe
that it is okay to seek help from a husband that hurts you in any way and that they should not be ashamed for seeking With so much stacked against the female victim, the male rapist wins and remains unimpeded to rape again and again, protected by a toxic climate of both social and legal impunity (Hagopian). When women do take the cases to court and the man is considered not guilty and gets away with the crime then the woman just feels even worse. They feel as if they are the ones in the wrong and they