Tough Guise: Opening Montage

http://www.mediaed.org

Available on DVD

While the social construction of femininity has been widely examined, the dominant role of masculinity has until recently remained largely invisible. Tough Guise is the first educational video geared toward college and high school students to systematically examine the relationship between pop-cultural imagery and the social construction of masculine identities in the U.S. at the dawn of the 21st century.

In this innovative and wide-ranging analysis, Jackson Katz argues that widespread violence in American society, including the tragic school shootings in Littleton, Colorado, Jonesboro, Arkansas, and elsewhere, needs to be understood as part of an ongoing crisis in masculinity.

This exciting new media literacy tool-- utilizing racially diverse subject matter and examples-- will enlighten and provoke students (both males and females) to evaluate their own participation in the culture of contemporary masculinity.

Music by Pearl Jam
Song: "Better Man"

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[radioheed]

Can't say enough about Jackson Katz...he's an inspiration and a hero to men like me working in primary prevention of domestic violence!!!

[ribbitribbitfrog]

I've seen part of one of these educational videos. I think they are great. It is about time that men are freed from having to suppress emotions other than violence. I demand equality! It makes us all better people.

Love and peace to all.

[nonennify]

1:51 He's just upset that Walmart didn't give him that promotion he's been wanting.

[Vilamon]

Excellent Video! I really enjoyed it. If you're interested in these subjects you may also like the work being done by BEWARE OF IMAGES. It's a feature-length, animated documentary about the history of visual representation. The movie explores the intricate relationship between the technology, regulation and social effects of mass media. Its aim is to serve as an educational and entertaining media literacy tool that can be enjoyed by everyone.

[fagtronx3]

classic Probert

[oanunkor]

"Better Man" Pearl Jam Love this song!!

[ukwildcats1015]

@drewilson Black men in urban areas started to put on the "tough act" because they felt it was the best way for them to gain respect in their community (this ideology is believed to have emerged through movies like The Godfather). Eventually, this "tough" act became mainstream through hip-hop/rap and the emergence of BET/MTV. White men have begun to immitate it... causing a vicious cycle of violent masculinity through all ethnicities in the USA. That clip shows a white man acting "black."

[ddavies106]

THe best is at 2:00. that guys not being violent, he's just overweight and heavily intoxicated

[Red0660]

@radioheed Actually proportionally women are vary rarely the victims of violence. In fact the more violent the crime the more likely the victim will be male.. If the problem is truly brought about by a social construct then the actual focus should be on stopping male on male violence.

Did you know access to resources is proportionally related to male crime i.e. poverty stricken areas? Did you know much of male crime is to acquire resources?

[Red0660]

@carolmeyers Actually it is women who abandon their families with 70+ percent of ALL divorce initiated by women. Divorce is rarely initiated by men and even less often when there are children involved.

[drewilson]

what is the significance of the clip at 1:47?!

[boejurt]

hi UNIV 1101