In the “Boys Do Cry” Article, there are many different points but one that stood out to me is the “Men Should Act Like Boys” part. I think it very well describes the persona given off by media today of how men should act. Instead of instilling responsibility and respect in men, were teaching them to be demeaning and childish. An example mentioned in the article is the saying "bro’s over ho’s." Treating women with disrespect with name-calling is not something we want to teach younger generations. Commercials and media have represented manhood as watching football, drinking, spending money, having sex, and freedom whereas women in the mix are just nagging, and annoying. Nowhere in there does it represent responsibility for men. That is what used to be men's job.. the responsibilty of his family and it you took care of your family you were a man. Now if a dad leaves his kids behind without support he isn't looked down upon nearly as much and it is more of a common occurance. And I definately think it has become more popular because of medias influences.
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