When someone think of a man, what do they think? Strong? Brave? That’s what most people think; in reality that is a very false image. “Bros Before Hos: The Guy Code,” by Michael Kimmel, talks about what it means to be a man and what it takes to be a man in today’s world. Men are pressured into what they “should” be. If they don’t follow certain unwritten rules, which include: not asking for directions, not giving up, not showing fear, or any signs of emotional weakness, such as tears; they are considered less than a man, a wimp. Areal man must be aggressive and brave. Men blindly follow the Guy Code, they must fit in. When boys are very young they are surround by women, their mother and others rather than their fathers; consequently, they are much closer to their mothers. Their mothers teach them to be kind and helpful; yet as young as Kindergarten they are taught to avoid their mothers’ ideas and emulate their fathers’. Why? Because mothers are a bad influence on them, making them soft. Kimmel states, “Boys learn that their connection to the mother will emasculate them, turn them into Mama’s …show more content…
Masculinity and Muscularity Across Western Countries” Calogero and Thompson state that “Young men of ten view the attainment of a muscular body is indicative of having reached the status of being a man,” however after achieving this goal they are unhappy and must set a new goal. Many body builders reach that point, they see someone who is bigger and want to become bigger and better than them. It’s like the Mr. Olympia competition, the winner is the most muscular guy there with the most rippling muscles while the losers go back to work-out bench, desiring to beat those other, next time. Mills & D’Alfonso, from “How Is Men’s Conformity…” state “Masculine stereotype is closely connected to men’s fear of appearing physically inadequate and their desire to muscularity, physical bulk, and