The New Definition of Manliness

As discussed by some of our classmates in the earlier posts, there are certain activities that are prohibited from males to do and so do females. Not only activities, but also gestures and ways of communication are also affected by gender. Do those “appointed missions” really define the ideal standards of men and women?

From my point of view, they did in the good old days but not for nowadays. Even though men are still the owner of masculinity, the way they express it has shifted. When we think of the goal of life, all we want is to achieve what we want—a happy, wealthy, and meaningful life with our loved ones. Therefore, masculinity, which used to be power, oppression, and sexual dominator, has become men’s openness for women—success in career, making family decision, and etc. Otherwise, women can choose to divorce. In the case of homosexual family, both male couples and female couples also have equality in sharing masculinity—an equal power no matter what sex they are. In this century of freedom, we should always able to dress in the way we want and do activities that we like without being restricted by gender.