WHAT IS (LATINO) MASCULINITY?
January 24
1. READ: Clifton Evers, “Masculinity, Masculinities, and/or Masculinity as Style”
2. READ: Todd W. Reeser, “Introduction: The Study of Masculinity” from Masculinities in Theory
3. Sign up for presentations!
Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity
Above is an excerpt from Jackson Katz’s documentary Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity. In it, several young men discuss what it means to be “a real man” as well as what they understand as “being manly” and the implications of not fitting in to these definitions. Do you agree with Katz regarding where as a society we learn these definitions? Where else do we learn about masculinity (as well as femininity)? What are the most common representations of Latinos according to Katz? What are other representations of Latino men? How does this hold true for our understanding of masculinity?
Fictions of Latino Masculinities 
TEST COMMENT: Please post 5 words you associate with masculinity and 5 words you associate with Latino men.
Masculinity: provider, strength, virile, chivalrous, courageous
Latino men: smooth, brooding, flirtatious, macho, confident
Masculinity:
-Patriarch
-manliness
-pants
-stud
-protection
Latino men:
-mexican
-mustache
-infidelity
-machista
-abusive
I think they go hand and hand for latino men in association with masculinity
Machismo for both, strength, stern, hollow (emotionally), fighter, lover, dancers, workers, foreign, and smooth
Masculinity: protector, provider, strong, big, smart
latino men: sexy, hard worker, flirtatious, cocky, feisty
Masculinity: Strong, Bread winner, tough, control, Brave.
Latino Men: Smooth, Controlling, romantic language, Flirts, Rich culture.
Five words that I associate with masculinity: tough, strong, dominant, large, power
Five words that I associate with Latino men: suave, confident, sexual, loud, collected (or calm)
Masculinity: breadwinner, powerful, tough, confident, strong
Latino men: smooth, jealous, confident, macho, sexual
unfortunately, masculinity has earned the wrong image and its fallacies have been passed down to our children, which now equates to violence. jackson katz provides a compelling, cogent argument on what our culture should aspire masculinity to be defined as. i subscribe to the thinking that women respect a man who strays from violence. as a former perpetrator of domestic violence, i have seen first hand how it destroys trust in a relationship; which usually never gets restored. on a personal note, i dont want my daughter to be attracted to a violent man. education is the key for our youths to unlearn violent behavior and dislike all the baggage it brings. the media furthers the violent, stoic male image. a real man should be just as in touch with his own emotions as he is in touch with his sexual life and the sexual concerns of his partner. anything less is selfish as he is only giving his partner his body and not the full spectrum of his emotions. MEN, GET INTO IT, GET INVOLVED!!!
five words i associate masculinity with is:
1. fidelity
2. leader
3. provider
4. lover
5. warrior
five words i associate latino men with is:
1. salsa
2. macho
3. boricua
4. caliente
5. jealous
Masculinity: money maker, power, cocky, independent, strong
Latino men: rico, sexy, touchy, aggressive, pretty
Masculinity: Dependable, Honest, Hardworking, Sociable, Successful
Latino Men: loud, party-goers, smooth, dancers, hardworking
Masculinity: strong, athletic, guarded, provider, confident
Latino Men: Smooth, muscular, jealous, over-protective, family-oriented
Masculinity – confident, strong, stoic, physical, and independent
Latino Men – sexual, passionate, confrontational, self-absorbed, and family-oriented
Masculinity: strong, tough, breadwinner, fighters, rough
Latino Men: sensual, hard worker, family-oriented, underestimated, physical
Five words I associate with masculinity are strong, powerful, callous, athletic, and tough.
Five words I associate with Latino men are confident, hard-working, persuasive, intimidating, and family-oriented.
These associations are based off of images portrayed through media outlets, which show a narrow/obscured representation of what Latino men are like.
Masculinity: strong, leader, violence, rational, fights
Latino Men: smooth, friendly, good dancers, mustache, bad temper
Masculinity: confident, responsible, integrity, risk takers, determined
Latino Men: family oriented, loud, loving, passionate, party
masculinity: aggressive, violent, strong, outspoken, controlling
Latino men: mustache, suave, sexual, dominating, lovable
Masculinity: Dominant, assertive, independent, providers, strong
Latino Men: Protective, sexual, family orientated, passionate, smooth
Masculinity: Strong, Tough, Serious, Protective, Aggressive
Latino Men: Hardworking, funny, violent, passionate, suave
Masculinity: strong, provider, respect, rough, loud
Latino Men: passion, temper, (super) friendly, accents, drunks
masculinity: aggressive, tough, emotionless, confident, dominant
latino men: foreign, hardworking, good dancers, sexual, touchy
Masculinity: Strong, tough, aggressive, confident, provider
Latino men: aggression, family, protective, proud, independent
SPRING 2013
TEST COMMENT:
Please post 5 words you associate with masculinity and 5 words you associate with Latino men.
masculinity: strong, hard-working, protective, aggressive, athletic
Latino men: macho, passion, family, proud, tough
Masculinity: rugged, ambitious, dominant, fearless, independent.
Latino Men: casanova, machismo, protective, prideful, hard headed.
Masculinity: dominant, aggressive, prideful, unemotional, superior
Latin men: macho, possessive, hard workers, family-orientated, jealous
masculinity: strong, confident, determined, loyal, athletic.
latino men: passionate, jealous, vengeful, vain, compulsive.
Masculinity: agressive, unemotional, provider, tough, independent
Latino men: passionate, strong temper, protective, proud, hard worker, family
Masculinity: Overbearing, rough, testosterone, sports, indifferent
Latino men: Lovers, passionate, emotional, verile, energetic
-Christopher Richard
Masculinity: tough, protector, competitive, rugged, determined
Latino Men: jealous, loud, protective, family, macho
masculinity: dominance, strength, aggression, leadership, self-sufficience
Latino men: heterosexist, family oriented, macho, sexual, strong
Masculinity: Strong, Provider, Athletic, Deep Voice, Aggressive
Latino Men: Player, Loud, Dancer, Partier, Tough
Masculinity: Powerful, Ambitious, Independent, Aggressive, Competitive
Latino Men: Proud, Temperamental, Jealous, Hardworking, Protective
~Sabryne Vidal 1/25/2013
Masculinity:
1. Strong will
2. Unemotional
3. Provider
4. Protector
5.Tough
Latino Men
1. Lovers
2. Passionate
3.Family- centered
4. Players
5. Emotional
Masculinity: Strong, Aggression, tough, dominate, controlling
Latino Men: protective, good dancer, macho, sexual, hard working
Masculinity: Strong, Hairy, Emotionally detached, Muscular, Players, Leader
Latino men: Latin Lovers (Romantic), Providers, Sexist, Family man, Hardworking
Masculinity: dominance, bravado, strength, unemotional, aggressive . Latino men: sensual, passionate, family-oriented, religious, tough.
5 words for Latin Men:
– Latin Lovers, Strong, Passionate, Aggressive, and Protective
masculinity: dominant, patriarch, breadwinner, tough, strong
5 words associated with masculinity: Strong, Dominant, Tough, Assertive, Unemotional
5 words associated with Latino men: Proud, Respectful, Strong, Passionate, Confident
5 words associated with masculinity: strong, dominant, aggressive, unemotional, tough
5 words associated with Latino masculinity: proud, respected, lovers, machismo, players
5 words associated with masculinity: aggressive, dominant, powerful, provider, strong
5 words associated with latino masculinity: smooth, charismatic, romantic, strong, sexual
Masculinity: Prideful, Controlling, Unemotional, Cocky, Confident
Latino Masculinity: Sexual, Proud, Rhythmic, Family Orientated, players
5 symbolic words
Masculinity: Aggressive, Competitive, Independent, Stoic, Overconfident
Latino masculinity: Prideful, Passionate, Honorable, Charismatic, Determined
Masculinity: strong, power hungry, confident, firm, protective
Latino Masculinity: prideful, sensual, suave, energetic, loyal
Masculinity: strong, unemotional, confident, freedom, responsibility
Latino Masculinity: machismo, pride, aggressive, struggle. suave
Masculinity: tough, firm, toned (in shape), protective, provider
Latino Masculinity, crazy, macho-man, homophobic, patriarch, hard-working (go-getter/provider)