Morgan

The first thing that came to my mind when reading From Fly Girls to Bitches and Hoes was that men are obviously not as emotionally, cognatively, and evolutionarily capable to handling everything that women can handle.  It seems that currently in our world, most of the problems that we face are created and perpetuated by men.  From their macho attitudes that have spawned much of the economic mishap in the United States, to the violence around that world that comes from patriarchical societies denying the rights of women and inflicts violence upon them, it’s obvious that men have some serious changing to do. 

This article really opened my eyes to not just the torment and hidden depression behind black men rappers, but of the lacking emotional capacity that almost all men have.  It’s not only black men rappers and “brothas” that purposely discriminate against women to feel like men, but almost ALL men.  White men absolutely partake in the discrimination and patronization of women (maybe using different terminology), and it is just as hurtful to women and society as a whole as derogatory rap music.  

7.  I think that Kimmel and Morgan’s articles are undeniably related.  They both touch on the negative impacts what society expects of males on their emotional and psychological well-being.  Rappers are expected to be violent, get to the top, think of girls as only objects, use toys, technology, and equipment to prove their status and power, never give up, partake in risky behavior, and show no emotion.  Kimball describes being manly as almost exactly the same thing.  When I read these two articles, even though one is written about men in general and one is speaking specifically about black rappers, in my mind there really is not a whole lot of difference.  Men are men.  We are living in the 21^st Century and I truly think that race, when pertaining to this matter, is pretty irrelevant.  Men everywhere are forced to hide their emotions.  I can’t even imagine what would happen if women were told that they needed to supress their emotions and act tough like nothing could hurt them.  We would all go crazy and our heads would explode! Women may have more hormones than men, but when it comes to emotions, I think we are more alike than any man would like to admit.  We all have feelings and for one gender to supress their feelings while another feels comfortable expressing them can only lead to disaster.  I think that this is the root cause for a lot of problems in the world.  In Bros Before Hoes, Kimball states that men fear that they will be seen as gay if they show emotions, and I think it’s a very true battle that many men face.  The funny thing is, that if these men that say they’re straight were to actually open up to a woman about their true feelings, a woman would probably find it admirable and love them even more.  Kimball also says that men only seek the confirmation of other men, but doesn’t THAT seem a little bit more gay than expressing your emotions?