reaction to bamboozled

I really really did not like the Spike Lee documentary, Bamboozled.  I really just did not understand how I was supposed to feel about it, and I know that’s the point, but I still don’t think it makes for a good documentary.  Also, I really do not think it had enough reality to it in order to make any change in the real world.  Absolutely everything was taken way too far.  Not only that, it was so far fetched I really do not think it even happens in any circle of society.  Also, it wasn’t that I just didn’t enjoy watching the documentary, I found it offensive to myself as well as many other groups of people.  I cannot imagine anyone who would actually truly like this movie.  I also did not understand what was going on with the main guy’s voice/accent.  I did not enjoy that because it did not make any sense, was it supposed to sound funny pr very serious? To me it just sounded extremely stupid.  Anyway, I clearly did not enjoy the documentary, but I am glad to know it’s out there, at least it’s something different that I got to experience.

Images of Masculinity in Popular Culture

These two articles got me thinking about men today and even upset me a bit.  The first article upset me when it was talking about the stereotypical man-boy who never wants to grow up.  He wants the things adults get without the responsibility that comes along with those privileges.  I would hope that men do not really feel this way, and really do want nice family lives the way many women do.  Later in the article it reported that men actually do really enjoy being husbands and fathers so that made me feel a little bit better.  I am not too sure how I feel about the stereotype that comes out of the Brokeback Mountain article.  I think it’s sad that gay men do not feel like they can be themselves at all times.  I never actually saw the movie, but from the article it sounded like these men only felt like they could be themselves when they were far away on the mountain, and that just does not seem right to me. I do not know how much I think the movie influences the average American male today, however I do think the types of behavior mentioned in the first article influence today’s men.  I think when men see commercials of single guys just hanging out, drinking, and having pretty girls, they might feel for a moment that they would rather have that life than a loving wife and kids.  Overall, these articles really make me think about men today.  I am not really sure how much I can relate to the Brokeback Mountain article, but the next one certainly makes me thinks about guys in my life.  It’s funny, but it especially makes me think about my older brother who is about to graduate college.  He is always talking about how he is in no hurry to find a job or marry his girlfriend.  My brother behaving this way makes me kind of sad, and makes me feel for his girlfriend.  However, maybe this is just a phase that all guys need to go through just before they really move on to the “adult” part of their lives.