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Toxic Masculinity In Early Disney Movies

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“The fact that I have practically no self-esteem, especially concerning girls and looks and such. Therefore people make fun of me . . . constantly . . . therefore I get no respect and therefore I get fucking PISSED. As of this date I have enough explosions to kill about 100 people, and then if I get a couple bayonets, swords, axes, whatever I’ll be able to kill at least 10 more. And that just isn’t enough! Guns! I need guns! Give me some fucking firearms!” This quote was taken from one of Eric Harris’ journal entries, along with his friend Dylan Klebold, Harris Injured 23 and fatally wounded 13 students and teachers at columbine high school on April 20, 1999.
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For instance, if you see past the catchy melody the song “Make a man out of you from Mulan” its is clearly a negative influence on young boys with lyrics like, “a girl worth fighting for/ she’ll marvel at my strength adore my battle scars/ I couldn’t care less what she cooks like /I all depends on what she cooks like”. The use of characters like who are essentially the embodiment of toxic masculinity like Gaston from The Beauty and the Beast. Despite it being clear to any adult watching the animated film that Gaston is supposed to be the villain and almost a satirical example of a masculinity, this can easily go over the head the young boys watching. Instead of seeing him as the villain young boys may see all the male villagers respect and admire his alfa male behavior while the Female villagers fawn over his physique. Past their formative years then young boys are older most likely to play violent role-playing video games, like the call of duty franchise that placed third in sales in 2018 according to forbs magazine. Violent media like the aforementioned video game franchise legitimize violent behavior and weaken …show more content…

In his journal Eric Harris wrote “Oh well, just as long as I kill a lot of fucking people. Everyone is always making fun of me because of how I look, how fucking weak I am and shit, well I will get you all back, ultimate fucking revenge here.” Harris was subject to ridicule because he did not meet the standards of masculinity, his body did not match up to the strength men are supposed to have instead Harris was a lanky and as a result got bullied for being “weak”. Eliot Rodger dubbed himself “the kissless virgin” in his manifesto Rodger details his entire life leading up to the shooting where he killed 7 people near the University of California. Rodger writes about feeling emasculated because he couldn’t find love, according to his manifesto. That is until Rodger bought a gun. When Rodger acquired his Glock, he regained his masculinity writing “after I picked up the Handgun I brought it back to my room and felt a sense of power. I was now armed,” He goes on to say” who’s the alfa male now bitches?” Harris was the same way he wrote in his journal that after being armed he felt “more confidant, stronger and

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