Think Like A Man

This section on masculinity has really been interesting. I have always learned about feminism and it’s cool to see the other side of the spectrum. While watching TV, I stumbled upon a trailer for a movie. The movie is called, “Think Like A Man”. The movie portrays the stereotyped masculinity that many believe in. It shows how men try to keep their masculinity through their toughness and the subordination of women. It was always men who got what they wanted from a relationship. Now however, the women will play the men’s game against them. A book is published that helps women understand the male brain. From the trailer we can see the masculinities of the men develop as they attempt to pursue their love interest.

                I found it interesting how the women say that we must act like ladies yet think like a man, while the men in this story also face a change. They act tough with each other in order to show their masculinity yet in a different situation, with a woman, for example, they may demonstrate their true feelings. As it seems, this film can probably portray the masculinity in women and the femininity on men rather than showing that men ought to be what they were “predetermined” to be. It just reminded me of Connell's book on the various types of masculinity and how they are perceived once they cross the line between what's considered masculine and what's considered feminine. Now I wait to wonder what unexpected turn this film will take and what statement about this line crossing among norms it will create.