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It is very interesting to see how the things we learn in this class applies to so many aspect in our life. More specifically when I say this, I mean am surprised how people used hegemony to market different products. I have never thought gender psychology was applied and used in such a complex way that is tailored to appeal to the two genders in society. The other day me, I thought about the the complexity of masculinity hegemony. More specifically I thought about Orlando Bloom as an actor. He started to gain popularity for his role in Lord of the Rings, and from there he gained more popularity when he Will Turner in Pirates of the Caribbean. In those roles, he played a the perfect masculine type of guy that will have the pretty girl in the end of the movie. However, for his role that he played in Troy, he played Paris the small passive cowardly prince. If we think about it, mostly likely he would not be cast as Achilles, over Brad Pitt who indefinitely would have more hegemony over Orlando Bloom, because of his physical state. Although Orlando Bloom is an A list celebrity that many people find to be attractive, there is clearly a dominant of masculinity that other more muscular actors would have over him. In this case, Brad Pitt and Eric Bana would be pick over Orlando Bloom to be the heroic character in the film