Blog 2

The Act-Like-a-Man Box (Kivel)
1. B. I believe that this “Act-Like-a-Man Box” is really does affect many boys and men. Kivel states that, “…it feels like a box, a 24-hour –a-day, seven days-a-week box that society tells boys they must fit themselves into,” that affects many. They constantly have to watch what they are doing, how they are acting and who they are associated with. Even when they sleep they are being judged, if you sleep with a night light on you are not a “big boy” or sleep with a stuffed animal you are not a “big boy,” those are things that are only acceptable for girls. If you sleep with a night light on you are scared and there for you are showing emotion which you are not supposed to appear weak. This box that society has created has affected society for the worse.

Patriarchy, The System (Johnson)
1. B. One line that really meant a lot to me was, “…what evil requires is simply that ordinary people do nothing,” (Johnson Pg 345). With ordinary people not taking any steps to resolve or help a situation it only allows it to go on and it fuels the fire even more. We are all guilty if we do not take steps to do the right thing in any situation. We should not be afraid to speak the truth and do the right thing in life, no matter what the situation is.

The Will to Change Chpt 1 (hooks)
1. B. hooks makes a great point when she states that, “Everyone who tries to create love with an emotionally unaware partner suffers,” (hooks Pg 15). If someone is not at the point in their lives to open up and be open to being at the same emotional level as their partner then there is never going to be a happy ending unless they can come to terms and both be open to many emotions. Many women want to feel the love from men but they soon find out that they will never get the love in return because real men are not supposed to have love as an emotion.

The Will to Change Chpt 2(hooks)
1. A. A new perspective for me that hooks brought up is that, “Citizens in this nation fear challenging patriarchy…” (hooks Pg 29). I have always just thought that is the way things went until I got into college and started taking women studies courses. It never occurred to me why people never asked questions or why they never did anything about it until recent years. One major reason why I think that many fear challenging patriarchy is because we have become so accustomed to this lifestyle that people are scared of the change and of the unknown. I believe that it would bring women and men onto an equal level without one being superior to the other.

2. B. The Will to Change Chpt 2(hooks)
When hooks discusses her grandfather, Daddy Gus, it made me think of my own grandfather. When you do grow older I believe that it is, “…easier to be disloyal to patriarchy in old age,” (Pg 13) because I see that in my grandfather. I hear of stories from my aunts, uncles and my mom about the way that he treated them, being the man in the family and if you went out of line you were disciplined. And then with his grandchildren you would never believe that he could ever be like that. He is the sweetest and kindest man that I know and I believe that as you grow older you begin to care less and less about what others think of you and how you fit into societies norms.