The Androgynous Man Noel Perrin Summary
What is Femininity & Masculinity Anyways? Ever watch a man do the laundry? Or a woman work on cars? Well, believe it or not it does happen. Many people believe that when you're a women you're suppose to act and talk feminine and when you're a man you're suppose to talk and act masculine, but in reality both men and women have both feminine and masculine characteristics. People also believe that there's a danger in limiting people to one or the other, which there is. You're taking away basic human rights. If a man wants to be a nurse he should be able to be one not because of his sex. If a woman wants to go to war then let her. Its good that both sexes have both characteristics so life is mostly equal and people have more choices. Compared
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Everyone believes that if you are a man you're suppose to be so macho and if you're a woman you're suppose to be so feminine and pricy, but thats not how the world works. Not every guy wants to hit the gym to get big and not every female wants to get her nails and hair done every day. Noel Perrin is a prime example of a androgynous man. In his article "The Androgynous Man" Noel Perrin talks about how he isn't the manliest man nor is he feminine, but he shares both characteristics with the roles he plays as a father. Perrin states, "Men who are not 100 percent red-blooded Americans- say, those who are only 75 percent red-blooded- often fail to notice their freedom. They are to busy trying to copy the he-men ever to realize that men, like women, come in a wide variety of acceptable types." What some people don't realize is what Perrin stated. Everyone is different, not every guy is just masculine and not every women is just feminine. There just characteristics of what you 'should' be. Perrin shares how he is a "..fairly good natural mother". Now being a mother is considered to be the nurturing and Perrin is that exact role. He states how he enjoyed sewing his daughters pants when she first learned to crawl. Also he even tends to household maintenance. Taking on different gender roles is what makes up todays society, nobody should be judged on it just because of your
Everyone believes that if you are a man you're suppose to be so macho and if you're a woman you're suppose to be so feminine and pricy, but thats not how the world works. Not every guy wants to hit the gym to get big and not every female wants to get her nails and hair done every day. Noel Perrin is a prime example of a androgynous man. In his article "The Androgynous Man" Noel Perrin talks about how he isn't the manliest man nor is he feminine, but he shares both characteristics with the roles he plays as a father. Perrin states, "Men who are not 100 percent red-blooded Americans- say, those who are only 75 percent red-blooded- often fail to notice their freedom. They are to busy trying to copy the he-men ever to realize that men, like women, come in a wide variety of acceptable types." What some people don't realize is what Perrin stated. Everyone is different, not every guy is just masculine and not every women is just feminine. There just characteristics of what you 'should' be. Perrin shares how he is a "..fairly good natural mother". Now being a mother is considered to be the nurturing and Perrin is that exact role. He states how he enjoyed sewing his daughters pants when she first learned to crawl. Also he even tends to household maintenance. Taking on different gender roles is what makes up todays society, nobody should be judged on it just because of your