Michael Kimmel defines “Guy Code” in Bros Before Hos: The Guy Code from his book Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men. Michael explains guy code in a list of expectations on how men should behave. He explains how from a young age boys grow up with figures as fathers, brothers, and coaches that teach them the idea of masculinity. Also, in guy code there’s always men telling one another what their doing wrong in manhood, “our peers kind of “gender police”, always waiting for us to screw up so they can give us a ticket for crossing the well-drawn boundaries of manhood” (Kimmel). The article finishes with if men don’t fall in the norms of guy code they are gay. Michael explains how men have homophobia. Men are afraid of being called gay because it can affect their masculinity.
In our blog group we questioned and discussed how music degrades not only people, but women, how music affects homosexuality, and how listening to certain music defines a man. Apart on men feeling masculine they have to degrade women to feel power. In 2014, I have to beg the differ. There are still some songs out there that degrade women, but in 2012 the music industry changed for the better. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis came out with a song that was nominated Song of the Year, Same Love, explaining how love shouldn’t be limited by sex gender. During 2014 Grammys, Macklemore performed the hit song while 33 same sex couples were wedded. Just like Macklemore, In the summer of 2014 Meghan Trainor comes out with a top 100 hit, All About That Bass. Meghan’s song portrays women don’t need to be a size two to live life and to love ones curves. Although there are still songs out there discriminating against gays and women, doesn’t mean there can’t be any songs to empower and change that.
Works Cited
Boardman, Madeline. "Macklemore's Grammys Performance Includes Madonna, 33 Weddings During 'Same Love' (VIDEO)." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 26 Jan. 2014. Web. 26 Sept. 2014. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/26/macklemore-grammys-performance_n_4639466.html>.
Kimmel, Michael. Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men. 2005. 469-75. Print.
Tiu, Michelle. "Feminism In Music: When Song Lyrics Are 'Not Feminist Enough' | Neon Tommy." Feminism In Music: When Song Lyrics Are 'Not Feminist Enough' | Neon Tommy. Entertainment Producer, 24 Sept. 2014. Web. 25 Sept. 2014. <http://www.neontommy.com/news/2014/09/feminism-music-when-song-lyrics-are-analyzed-not-being-feminist-enough>.All About That Bass -Meghan Trainor
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ReplyDeleteThe author does a good job of identifying what the article is truly saying. They also did a great job at putting their own opinions in the post relating the Guy Code to music. I feel like music hasn't really changed though. In Hip Hop/Rap they are still rapping and singing about the same things: sex, women, and drugs. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are the one exception to this and it has been two years since their ground-breaking album "The Heist" came out.
ReplyDeleteI like how the author pulled out useful information form the text and identify the key points as well. But they also integrated their own ideas into their blog post. I think that Hip Hop/Rap is starting to evolve and change into something other than just singing and rapping about drugs, money and sex. In the years to come we will see a new age of rap come to life before our eyes.
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