Muscular, Rebellious, and Brainless

In the media males and females are portrayed in very different ways. While there are some woman characters that surprise us with their wit or strength, guys in the media are pretty consistently stereotyped as being “manly”. In action movies guys are strong, attractive looking, and rebellious. Even in chick-flicks, while guys are portrayed as sensitive and chivalrous, they are still attractive and act like a tough boy attitude. In my research paper I plan to discuss why our society puts so much stress on guys being muscular, rebellious, and tough. Guys are expected to have the Abercrombie or Hollister models body and reasonably, that is far-fetched. So why does are society judge our males on a scale of how big their muscles are or how tough they are? In movies such as Live Free or Die Hard, The Fast and the Furious, or the Bourne movies the males are “hot”, law-breakers that are not a afraid to get in trouble. These movies always have them saving the day with their fighting techniques or skills that would take over a lifetime to realistically learn. The media also portray men as seductive and brainless. They are rebels that are not afraid to cut classes or talk in slang, yet they always get the prettiest girls and know exactly what to say to make a girl melt. In http://www.peertrainer.com/LoungeCommunityThread.aspx?ForumID=1&ThreadID=33406 a few people blog about males being portrayed as the dominant people in society, even without intellectual skills. In my essay I plan to discuss the roles of men in media society and why they are portrayed that way.