Class Week 8

There was sooo much masculinity in The Longest Yard.  The guy beating his head off the wall and bleeding and not showing any sign of pain was basically the biggest show of "tough guy"! Paul Crew showed his manly side when he ran from the cops without a thought to consequence.  He also showed that he wasn’t the alpha man because he gave into the guard when he first got in the jail and the guard beat him so he would say no to the warden.  Then the cafeteria scene Crew stood up to the guard which the guard didn’t like and had to prove his power by having the other guard punch Crew’s lights out, therefore he’s trying to act masculine but the other guy takes care of his business for him.  The “cheerleader” inmates definitely weren’t masculine, they had transgender identity! The one was feisty but fought like a girl by using insults and humiliating the one Mexican guy.  They also dressed as feminine as possible by tying up their shirts and wearing make-up to make themselves more attractive and appealing like actual women do.  The huge black guy that cried because the giant guy broke his nose was definitely not masculine.  He cried which just isn’t accepted as a “male” quality.  He also really liked to hug people and smile which are two traits most men do not have or don’t show.  We talked in class about how men are supposed to subdue their emotions except anger.  He did not tone anything down; he jumped and was giddy like a girl would be when the giant apologized for breaking his nose.