A Call To Men
A call to men is an interesting point of view of how men should be and the qualities they should have. What makes it interesting is that Tony Porter was saying things that women are thinking. He explains why men have the qualities that they have. Tony Porter put the qualities of what society classifies men as and what makes men feeble. Tony Porter named what classifies such as "don't be a woman", "don't cry" or "openly express emotions" except in anger and speaks about the negative stigma it is for a man to be called a woman. Tony Porter spoke about his personal experiences with his children, he stated that if his son started crying that he would send him to his room to try to silence the crying and tell him to come back and talk to him like a man. Tony Porter also has a daughter and he stated that when she cries that he consoles her until she feels better. His behavior towards his daughter is sensitive and which is why men shouldn't act like girls because that is what it is associated with.
Killing Us Softly
Killing us softly discusses what beauty is classified as today and how it affects what is considered beautiful. it talks about advertising and how it affects the life of people. She speaks about how advertisers surround viewers with flawlessness women and that it is false advertising. She also speaks about how advertising is focused on young people and try to
These articles relate to society chapter because it talks about how people interact with each other. Media and social interaction influence the way a child socializes at a young age because they are minds are very absorbent and easy to persuade. The media gives children false belief in beauty is and how they interact with people who are different.
Girls are socialized to play with barbies and wearing dresses looking clean.
Boys are socialized to be aggressive and play with toys and to get dirty.
