Word: maleness
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...just as important that women be helpless and in need of rescue and grateful for rescue as it was that men be strong. The way that the American male hero was supposed to present his strength was by saving a helpless woman. If the woman could defend herself, then the drama couldn't be enacted...
...course, puns galore."Chen and Polk's script was selected for this year's show through a comp process which typically involves eight to 12 applicants. Prospective writers are given general guidelines, such as the number of characters and that there must be an equal number of male and female characters."It's very hard to write a Pudding show, so we give the writers broad guidelines so they have something to work with, says Joshua E. Lachter '09, one of the show's producers and also a member of the Crimson's business board. "Each year people interpret them...
...which pre-revolutionary Americans were forced to fend for their lives on a constant basis by the original “terrorists”—a phrase she said the settlers used to describe the Native Americans. This phenomenon began the tradition of historical rewriting by male authors, which she described as an effort to glorify the hyper-masculine settler who supposedly defended his home. In our modern day, Faludi notes the predominance of the cowboy mentality in politics: “We get candidates that fit the climate,” Faludi said. And after Sept...
...premise of “That Bitch” is that lurking in America is a small but lethal sub-group of the female population who live to dominate and abuse men. The book is co-written by Mary Cleary, the (female) founder of AMEN (a support group for male victims of domestic abuse) and Roy Sheppard, a writer for Loaded (the British equivalent of Maxim, but with toplessness). If this combination demonstrates anything, it’s that the only unique aspect of “That Bitch” is its demographic. While most self-help books cater...
...Beard and other women are lambasted for such acts. Contrary to male athletes who are lauded for their marketability (see: Beckham, David), when female athletes venture outside the immediate realm of athletic competition, they are criticized for diverting attention from the substance of their respective sports. Female athletes are simultaneously acclaimed and derided for their good looks, as was the case with Kournikova. Her appealing physique was largely responsible for making her so popular, but it led to a backlash from people who hated that she was famous for it. Instead of anyone suggesting that the people who drooled over...