1) I found the debate real fun mostly because there was Jacky just shooting questions and statements tot he oppsing side and the other side was trying at least.
2) The assignment that made me learn and realise something was the magazine ad analysis becasue I got to analyse a simple ad that I never look twice on and realised that a man model can really tell alot about himself with one ad.
3) I really didnt dislike any of the assignments they were all for the purpose of the course and I found them really interesting (me being a dude and all) :P
4) Yes this blogger site was awesome better than I hoped. Because I thought I was in for pen and paper, sit down, shut up and learn.. kind of class. But Blogger made this class interesting and attention grabbing.
5.) An assignment that I would have rather done would be to learn more about Blogger. But this is me talking about in the very beginging, when I had no clue what this was. I really thought this course would be over whelming and learning a bit more about Blogger would have helped but after clicking here and there I got the hang of it :)
Friday, December 10, 2010
Final Draft Research Paper #2
Johnny Quizphi
12/08/2010
Prof. Bogacka
Famous Men and their masculinity in binds.
A man is considered a man by how he decides to act and behave towards people. How he chooses to be will define the way people view him and judge where does his masculinity stand. There are two clear choices to be either a gentleman or beast. This whole concept of gentleman or beast is based on the research of Susan Bordo and her book The Male Body, specifically focusing on the chapter titled “the double bind of masculinity”. From this reading one can understand that men always have these situations in which they have to choose to become one or the other (gentleman or beast). Whichever one a man chooses to be will affect how people see him and he has to accept the consequences (negative stereotypes) that go along with that choice. Famous men of any ethnicity, any race (doesn’t matter) they cannot escape the stereotypes placed on them by the media and because of this their masculinity takes a big hit. I agree with this and the chapter of Susan Bordo's entitled "the double bind of masculinity".
With this whole concept of the double bind of masculinity putting men in lose-lose situations, men’s masculinity can be permanently scarred because of the constant negative stereotypes. An article found in respect to this was in the Sunday Mirror magazine on the February 24 edition. It was about the ex-world heavyweight boxing champion "Iron" Mike Tyson. Tyson is known for many things such as being a savage bull in the ring as well as for biting off Evander Holyfield’s ear off in a match but this article is interesting because Mike Tyson is known for all this aggressiveness and mean temper, but his girlfriend said that "It makes me sad he still has this reputation as a mean aggressive person. The real Mike is sensitive, funny, romantic, generous and extremely loving”. (Luz) There is a perfect relation between his choice to be a gentleman and a beast to the Bordo chapter. This is where the stereotypes happen and form up in the minds of the media. How could a man who was a mean, lean, punching machine be a sweet, romantic and loving guy? The media will act harshly on that information and stereotype the man. Tyson had to choose between a gentleman or beast and no matter which one he chose he was bonded by his spectators and critics to their opinion about him.
Another interesting article was found in The Times (London) magazine the September 2002 edition and it was written about the rock and roll icon Brian Warner (leader of the band Marilyn Manson). This article gives examples that very well relates to the studies of Bordo in her “gentleman or beast…” chapter. One line that Warner said was “Well, I am not competitive but in every relationship I’ve had, guys, girls and everything...” This artist is very interesting because in his concerts he is super aggressive to the point he plays ground smashing rock and roll music, some people would clearly say he is an uncontrollable beast. But as it turns out he has a bit of too much “gentleman” in him as well off stage. In his social private life he acts too feminine and any leaked information the press can get a hold of can land him a negative stereotype. The double bind is very applicable with Brian Warner because he has many people who want him as far away possible and practice his visions other places. He cannot escape the negative stereotypes of the public but yet some die-hard fans love him for being the artist he is.
Many males face this double bind in which their masculinity was put to the test; a test that makes them face contradictory decisions that can follow them for the rest of their careers and lives. The example of “Iron” Mike Tyson who to the media was an aggressive fighter a regular savage beast in the ring turned out to be a perfect gentleman, a soften man with his girlfriend. As well as the example of Brian Warner a wild and crazy rock superstar turned out to be a very “curious” man and very feminine. This all portraits back to the author Susan Bordo and her article “the double bind of masculinity” in her The Male Body book, these men have made their own choices and now face whatever the media says of them, though in the end as long as the know where their masculinity stands the media is nothing but a pesky bug that can be shrugged off the shoulder.
Work Cited
Billen, Andrew. "Brian and the beast" The Times (London) 16 Sept. 2002. 16 Sept. 2002. WEB.
Bordo, Susan. “Gentleman or Beast? The Double Bind of Masculinity.” The Male Body: A New Look At Men in Public and In Private. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1999. 242-264. PRINT.
Hancock, Louise. "Mike is a BEAST." Sunday Mirror 29 Feb. 2004. 1 March. 2004. WEB.
12/08/2010
Prof. Bogacka
Famous Men and their masculinity in binds.
A man is considered a man by how he decides to act and behave towards people. How he chooses to be will define the way people view him and judge where does his masculinity stand. There are two clear choices to be either a gentleman or beast. This whole concept of gentleman or beast is based on the research of Susan Bordo and her book The Male Body, specifically focusing on the chapter titled “the double bind of masculinity”. From this reading one can understand that men always have these situations in which they have to choose to become one or the other (gentleman or beast). Whichever one a man chooses to be will affect how people see him and he has to accept the consequences (negative stereotypes) that go along with that choice. Famous men of any ethnicity, any race (doesn’t matter) they cannot escape the stereotypes placed on them by the media and because of this their masculinity takes a big hit. I agree with this and the chapter of Susan Bordo's entitled "the double bind of masculinity".
With this whole concept of the double bind of masculinity putting men in lose-lose situations, men’s masculinity can be permanently scarred because of the constant negative stereotypes. An article found in respect to this was in the Sunday Mirror magazine on the February 24 edition. It was about the ex-world heavyweight boxing champion "Iron" Mike Tyson. Tyson is known for many things such as being a savage bull in the ring as well as for biting off Evander Holyfield’s ear off in a match but this article is interesting because Mike Tyson is known for all this aggressiveness and mean temper, but his girlfriend said that "It makes me sad he still has this reputation as a mean aggressive person. The real Mike is sensitive, funny, romantic, generous and extremely loving”. (Luz) There is a perfect relation between his choice to be a gentleman and a beast to the Bordo chapter. This is where the stereotypes happen and form up in the minds of the media. How could a man who was a mean, lean, punching machine be a sweet, romantic and loving guy? The media will act harshly on that information and stereotype the man. Tyson had to choose between a gentleman or beast and no matter which one he chose he was bonded by his spectators and critics to their opinion about him.
Another interesting article was found in The Times (London) magazine the September 2002 edition and it was written about the rock and roll icon Brian Warner (leader of the band Marilyn Manson). This article gives examples that very well relates to the studies of Bordo in her “gentleman or beast…” chapter. One line that Warner said was “Well, I am not competitive but in every relationship I’ve had, guys, girls and everything...” This artist is very interesting because in his concerts he is super aggressive to the point he plays ground smashing rock and roll music, some people would clearly say he is an uncontrollable beast. But as it turns out he has a bit of too much “gentleman” in him as well off stage. In his social private life he acts too feminine and any leaked information the press can get a hold of can land him a negative stereotype. The double bind is very applicable with Brian Warner because he has many people who want him as far away possible and practice his visions other places. He cannot escape the negative stereotypes of the public but yet some die-hard fans love him for being the artist he is.
Many males face this double bind in which their masculinity was put to the test; a test that makes them face contradictory decisions that can follow them for the rest of their careers and lives. The example of “Iron” Mike Tyson who to the media was an aggressive fighter a regular savage beast in the ring turned out to be a perfect gentleman, a soften man with his girlfriend. As well as the example of Brian Warner a wild and crazy rock superstar turned out to be a very “curious” man and very feminine. This all portraits back to the author Susan Bordo and her article “the double bind of masculinity” in her The Male Body book, these men have made their own choices and now face whatever the media says of them, though in the end as long as the know where their masculinity stands the media is nothing but a pesky bug that can be shrugged off the shoulder.
Work Cited
Billen, Andrew. "Brian and the beast" The Times (London) 16 Sept. 2002. 16 Sept. 2002. WEB.
Bordo, Susan. “Gentleman or Beast? The Double Bind of Masculinity.” The Male Body: A New Look At Men in Public and In Private. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1999. 242-264. PRINT.
Hancock, Louise. "Mike is a BEAST." Sunday Mirror 29 Feb. 2004. 1 March. 2004. WEB.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Draft for Reasearch paper #2
Johnny Quizhpi
Eng 101.0800
Prof. Bogacka
December 1, 2010
Draft #1
Men and their double bind
A man is defined by how he portraits to be, whether it be a gentleman or a beast. What he chooses to be will define the way people view him as and where does his masculinity stand. This whole concept of gentleman or beast is based on the research of Susan Bordo and her book The Male Body, specifically focusing in the chapter titled “the double bind of masculinity”. From this reading one can understand that men always have these situations in which they have to choose to become one or the other (gentleman or beast). Whichever one a man chooses to be will affect how people see him and he has to accept the consequences (negative stereotypes) that go along with that choice. Men have no clear way out to avoid any stereotypes that may be said about them and I agree with this and the main concept of Susan Bordo's "the double bind of masculinity".
With this whole concept of being in a lose-lose situation, men’s masculinity can be brought down with constant negative stereotypes. An article in the Sunday Mirror, I found one on ex-world heavyweight champ "Iron" Mike Tyson. Well Tyson is known for many things such as being a savage bull in the ring as well as for biting a fellow competitor’s ear bit off in a match. This article is interesting because Mike Tyson is known for all this aggressiveness and mean temper, but his girlfriend said that "It makes me sad he still has this reputation as a mean aggressive person. The real Mike is sensitive, funny, romantic, generous and extremely loving." (Luz) There is a perfect relation between his choice to be a gentleman and a beast to the Bordo chapter. This is where the stereotypes come into play, a man that has no control in ring is a negative influence and an enemy to the public, but his softness to his woman can land him a view that he is too feminine and a fake. No matter which one he chooses he is bonded by his spectators and critics and he can't really get free from their voices.
Men’s masculinity is sensitive as in what other people think of it.
Another interesting article I found was in The Times (London) and it was about the contradictory rock icon Brian Warner. This article published in September of 2002 gives examples that very well relates to the studies of Bordo. One line that Warner said is “Well, I am not competitive but in every relationship I’ve had, guys, girls, everything..” Well this contradictory artist very interesting because in his shows he is super aggressive to the point he plays goth, ground smashing rock and roll music. But he turns out to have feminine likings to men of his same sex. His decision to be a “gentle-man” as to say he has his masculinity sense way out of mind and perhaps he doesn’t know where it stands. The double bind is very applicable with Brian Warner because he know has many people who want him away and to practice his visions other places, he can not escape the sterotypes of the public but yet some die-hard fans love him for being the artist he is.
In conclusion many males face this double bind that makes them face decisions and stereotypes, mostly negative of the public to them. The example of “Iron” Mike Tyson who was an aggressive man but later his girlfriend said that he is soft and a perfect gentleman. As well as the example of Brian Warner a wild and crazy rockstar, who turns out to be a bisexual and very curious man. This all portraits back to the Susan Bordo article of “the double bind of masculinity”, these men have their own proper sense of masculinity and where it stands.
Work Cited
Eng 101.0800
Prof. Bogacka
December 1, 2010
Draft #1
Men and their double bind
A man is defined by how he portraits to be, whether it be a gentleman or a beast. What he chooses to be will define the way people view him as and where does his masculinity stand. This whole concept of gentleman or beast is based on the research of Susan Bordo and her book The Male Body, specifically focusing in the chapter titled “the double bind of masculinity”. From this reading one can understand that men always have these situations in which they have to choose to become one or the other (gentleman or beast). Whichever one a man chooses to be will affect how people see him and he has to accept the consequences (negative stereotypes) that go along with that choice. Men have no clear way out to avoid any stereotypes that may be said about them and I agree with this and the main concept of Susan Bordo's "the double bind of masculinity".
With this whole concept of being in a lose-lose situation, men’s masculinity can be brought down with constant negative stereotypes. An article in the Sunday Mirror, I found one on ex-world heavyweight champ "Iron" Mike Tyson. Well Tyson is known for many things such as being a savage bull in the ring as well as for biting a fellow competitor’s ear bit off in a match. This article is interesting because Mike Tyson is known for all this aggressiveness and mean temper, but his girlfriend said that "It makes me sad he still has this reputation as a mean aggressive person. The real Mike is sensitive, funny, romantic, generous and extremely loving." (Luz) There is a perfect relation between his choice to be a gentleman and a beast to the Bordo chapter. This is where the stereotypes come into play, a man that has no control in ring is a negative influence and an enemy to the public, but his softness to his woman can land him a view that he is too feminine and a fake. No matter which one he chooses he is bonded by his spectators and critics and he can't really get free from their voices.
Men’s masculinity is sensitive as in what other people think of it.
Another interesting article I found was in The Times (London) and it was about the contradictory rock icon Brian Warner. This article published in September of 2002 gives examples that very well relates to the studies of Bordo. One line that Warner said is “Well, I am not competitive but in every relationship I’ve had, guys, girls, everything..” Well this contradictory artist very interesting because in his shows he is super aggressive to the point he plays goth, ground smashing rock and roll music. But he turns out to have feminine likings to men of his same sex. His decision to be a “gentle-man” as to say he has his masculinity sense way out of mind and perhaps he doesn’t know where it stands. The double bind is very applicable with Brian Warner because he know has many people who want him away and to practice his visions other places, he can not escape the sterotypes of the public but yet some die-hard fans love him for being the artist he is.
In conclusion many males face this double bind that makes them face decisions and stereotypes, mostly negative of the public to them. The example of “Iron” Mike Tyson who was an aggressive man but later his girlfriend said that he is soft and a perfect gentleman. As well as the example of Brian Warner a wild and crazy rockstar, who turns out to be a bisexual and very curious man. This all portraits back to the Susan Bordo article of “the double bind of masculinity”, these men have their own proper sense of masculinity and where it stands.
Work Cited
Friday, November 19, 2010
Quick Write: Pregnant Men in Okada's "Future Plan #2" and Coltrane's "Fathering: Paradoxes, Contradicitons, and Dilemmas"
The photo of the two pregnant men best relates to the paradox found in section "The Emergence of modern fathering". The chapter implies that a modern father of today is "at least adept to changing a diapers as changing tires" (Coltrane) I belive that this is in the right because a father is one who can work and change a tire (manly thing) but is also one who can provide that figure for his offspring, changing a diaper. As also found withen the same paragraph "No longer limited to being proctetors and providers, fathers were pictured on television and magazines as intimetly involved in his family life." best relates to the photograph as men being the one who now feel that bond. A strong maternal feeling that normally a mother would.
Preliminary Thesis and Annotated Bibliography
Johnny Quizhpi
ENG 101.0800
Prof. B
November 19, 2010
Thesis: A man is defined by who he portaits to be whether it be a gentleman or a beast, what he chooses to be will deine the way he acts towards the other sex.
Bordo, Susan. “Gentleman or Beast? The Double Bind of Masculinity.” The Male Body: A New Look At Men in Public and In Private. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1999. 242-264. PRINT.
In this chapter Susan bordo explains the double bind that men have to face daily. The double bind being caught between two choices that often contrast each other. The manner in which the male acts with his partner let it be gentleman like or beast like.
This source is relative to my thesis in which case it is excellent to use. The way in which a man expresses his masculinity is in his choice either beastly or gentleman, all to show the rest of society who he is.
My personal thoughts about this "double bind" is that a man can be one or the other, its just that society will label him as to aggressive (beastly) or to much female like (gentleman) a right mix of both is just right. This all brings up the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde a good man bad guy kinda thing.
Hancock, Louise. "Mike is a BEAST." Sunday Mirror 29 Feb. 2004. 1 March. 2004. WEB.
In this article it explains ex-champion Mike Tyson life to the moment. He is broke and filed to the bank he was bankrupt. But before that he was a beast for boxing and in a relationship with his lady Luz. She claims him to be romantic, caring extremely loving.
This source is relative to my thesis of the double bind of masculinity because if what his lady says is true, "big Mike being a romantic, loving guy" this relates heavily on the topic at hand.
I see a connection between this and the double bind of masculinity. We all know Tyson was a big time boxer and bit off an ear once this shows us he was a beast, clearly without a doubt. With his lady he is one type of masculinity and with the press and other male boxers he is clearly and animal (beast)
Billen, Andrew. "Brian and the beast" The Times (London) 16 Sept. 2002. 16 Sept. 2002. WEB.
In this atricle, Brian Warner (lead singer of the band Marilyn Manson) has said to be in many relationships involving both men, women. His artistic mind has lead his to growl heavly on stage with one persona, while on the other hand wear ladies undergarments offstage (perhaps even on). His experiences with women has been cheated, lied too, and even one who concieled that she already had a son.
This source is relavent to my thesis that men are what they choose to be, either gentlman or beasts because of the situations he was and how he was treated throught many relationships. Juggling heavy dark rock music with relationships. THis article relates to the Susan Bordo piece by having this man be too much of a gentleman thus society viewing him as a feminine male, BUT he can also be a beast.
When I first saw this I thought to myself "I knew this guy was interesting but he just took it to a new level." He is an artist and well sees thing in a new perspective and he is just an interesting individual that has his own meaning of masculinity towards his females an males.
ENG 101.0800
Prof. B
November 19, 2010
Thesis: A man is defined by who he portaits to be whether it be a gentleman or a beast, what he chooses to be will deine the way he acts towards the other sex.
Bordo, Susan. “Gentleman or Beast? The Double Bind of Masculinity.” The Male Body: A New Look At Men in Public and In Private. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1999. 242-264. PRINT.
In this chapter Susan bordo explains the double bind that men have to face daily. The double bind being caught between two choices that often contrast each other. The manner in which the male acts with his partner let it be gentleman like or beast like.
This source is relative to my thesis in which case it is excellent to use. The way in which a man expresses his masculinity is in his choice either beastly or gentleman, all to show the rest of society who he is.
My personal thoughts about this "double bind" is that a man can be one or the other, its just that society will label him as to aggressive (beastly) or to much female like (gentleman) a right mix of both is just right. This all brings up the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde a good man bad guy kinda thing.
Hancock, Louise. "Mike is a BEAST." Sunday Mirror 29 Feb. 2004. 1 March. 2004. WEB.
In this article it explains ex-champion Mike Tyson life to the moment. He is broke and filed to the bank he was bankrupt. But before that he was a beast for boxing and in a relationship with his lady Luz. She claims him to be romantic, caring extremely loving.
This source is relative to my thesis of the double bind of masculinity because if what his lady says is true, "big Mike being a romantic, loving guy" this relates heavily on the topic at hand.
I see a connection between this and the double bind of masculinity. We all know Tyson was a big time boxer and bit off an ear once this shows us he was a beast, clearly without a doubt. With his lady he is one type of masculinity and with the press and other male boxers he is clearly and animal (beast)
Billen, Andrew. "Brian and the beast" The Times (London) 16 Sept. 2002. 16 Sept. 2002. WEB.
In this atricle, Brian Warner (lead singer of the band Marilyn Manson) has said to be in many relationships involving both men, women. His artistic mind has lead his to growl heavly on stage with one persona, while on the other hand wear ladies undergarments offstage (perhaps even on). His experiences with women has been cheated, lied too, and even one who concieled that she already had a son.
This source is relavent to my thesis that men are what they choose to be, either gentlman or beasts because of the situations he was and how he was treated throught many relationships. Juggling heavy dark rock music with relationships. THis article relates to the Susan Bordo piece by having this man be too much of a gentleman thus society viewing him as a feminine male, BUT he can also be a beast.
When I first saw this I thought to myself "I knew this guy was interesting but he just took it to a new level." He is an artist and well sees thing in a new perspective and he is just an interesting individual that has his own meaning of masculinity towards his females an males.
Friday, November 12, 2010
Worst Date post
The worst date that I have ever been a part of was 2 years ago and I was the one who paid the mean portion of the check. I belive that was totally unfair (in my mind of course) but as I have always been taught and told, the man has to pay for his date. But I belive there could be standards because she picked the heaviest prices and coincidently they were the foods she enjoy the most. The place wasnt even all that fancy but the prices were insane (name of the place was the Quisqueyna) . I did infact give her another chance because I felt she would change and well I'll watch out in future dates where it is I take her to go and eat.
Research #2 Proposal
I've decided to research about a topic in close relations to the article by Susan Bordo entitled “Gentlemen or Beast? The Double Bind of Masculinity”. I coordinatly agree with what the author Susan Bordo was reffering too "the double bind" idea. Which merely consists the idea that a man has to be either a "beast" out of control and with no class or a "gentleman" with a the manners in the world.
What Susan Bordo explains "double bind"- "is a predicament in communication which involves an individual with two or more conflicting messages, with one message contradicting the other." (242) My preliminary thesis towards this is; Men need to show their females partners as well the world that they can be gentlemen and "beasts" at the appropiate time repectfully. Knowledge in my head would be men show difference between "gentles" and "beasts" in sports. Contact sports show that agression different than would a gentleman at home with younglings around.
I will go about doing this research paper by looking in the LAGCC library database and public bourough librairies. Pick out information that have a close relation to the topic of being a man - either a gentle or a beast. To show my thesis true and anyother opinion that may be formed throught the process.
What Susan Bordo explains "double bind"- "is a predicament in communication which involves an individual with two or more conflicting messages, with one message contradicting the other." (242) My preliminary thesis towards this is; Men need to show their females partners as well the world that they can be gentlemen and "beasts" at the appropiate time repectfully. Knowledge in my head would be men show difference between "gentles" and "beasts" in sports. Contact sports show that agression different than would a gentleman at home with younglings around.
I will go about doing this research paper by looking in the LAGCC library database and public bourough librairies. Pick out information that have a close relation to the topic of being a man - either a gentle or a beast. To show my thesis true and anyother opinion that may be formed throught the process.
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