Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Tough Guise

Regardless of what people were saying in class, almost everything in that video was true. When people disputed the fact that some hip hop culture comes from old mob movies, all I have to do is think about high school and how every young boys answer to "what's your favorite movie?" they would say Scarface or the Godfather. Personally I found Scarface as a poor piece of film, while the Godfather held good cinematic value.
It is not until later in life, mid-twenties, perhaps later, that men start being able to be themselves. It is the same complex of how women dress to impress other women, not in a sexual way but as competition. All it is, is insecurity and competition among males. This is genetic it is the most basic part of humans. The competition for a mate. We don't compete against other females, we compete against other males so it only makes sense that young men need to feel macho and tough and feel it necessary to call others "pussies" or "wusses" or "fags" or any number of slanderous words that causes nothing but pain for the other person.
I am perplexed that any male could dispute this fact at all. We all know it to be true, and I feel like the males that deny it are the ones most influenced by the "tough guise." I'm sure some males never grow out of it. Insecurity doesn't have an age limit, and I am sure middle aged men feel this as much as young men.
Now, about the movie Rocky. I am not sure if he didn't check his facts but Rocky, the classic underdog story, lost to Apollo Creed!!! Has he never seen the movie? Sylvester stallone wrote and directed an amazing film about perseverance and he tried to chalk it up as some macho B.S. Rambo, ok I see the point there, but stay away from Rocky.

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