{"id":487,"date":"2017-01-22T20:10:36","date_gmt":"2017-01-22T20:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/georgiayoung\/?p=487"},"modified":"2017-01-22T20:17:10","modified_gmt":"2017-01-22T20:17:10","slug":"manup-expectations-ofmen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/georgiayoung\/2017\/01\/22\/manup-expectations-ofmen\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Man Up!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Too often are\u00a0the issues of\u00a0gender expectations for men pushed under the carpet. Men and women are both assigned genders at birth\u00a0and gender\u00a0roles that are determined by society. This shouldn&#8217;t be the case.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Typical expectations of men<\/h3>\n<p>We grow up with a preconceived mind set of how men should behave and act.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Masculine<\/strong>. You must be masculine because without masculinity you can&#8217;t defend your\u00a0partner or fend for your family. The strongest always wins, this also means they must be emotionless.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Confident<\/strong>. Confidence will get you women, it will get you noticed and will get you the job you want.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Breadwinner<\/strong>. Men must earn as much money as they can and always more than women.\u00a0You&#8217;re less of a man if you can&#8217;t earn enough to provide for your family or treat your partner.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Attractive<\/strong>. Being attractive will get you more attention from women, it will also provide good genes for children. This also comes under the idea of being strong, men must have a physically muscular appearance. They must take care of their appearance, trimming beards and keeping their hair short.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_490\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-490\" style=\"width: 642px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-490\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/georgiayoung\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2017\/01\/2651904068_17e189d741_b-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"642\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/georgiayoung\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2017\/01\/2651904068_17e189d741_b-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/georgiayoung\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2017\/01\/2651904068_17e189d741_b-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/georgiayoung\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2017\/01\/2651904068_17e189d741_b.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-490\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Lin Mei<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Typical job roles<\/h3>\n<p>It goes beyond just general expectations of men, men are assigned stereotypical job roles too. The connotations attached to these words make you think &#8220;man&#8221; due to how society is set.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The\u00a0manual labourer<\/strong>. This requires strength, jobs like these includes anything from\u00a0roofers to\u00a0builders to cementers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The boss<\/strong>. This requires confidences and brains. Men are seen as more\u00a0dominant and these jobs put men in a position of power.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The law.\u00a0<\/strong>This requires masculinity and\u00a0dominance.\u00a0Jobs like these includes being lawyers, barristers and the police.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_491\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-491\" style=\"width: 587px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-491\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/georgiayoung\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2017\/01\/worker-694267_960_720-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"587\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/georgiayoung\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2017\/01\/worker-694267_960_720-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/georgiayoung\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2017\/01\/worker-694267_960_720-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/georgiayoung\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2017\/01\/worker-694267_960_720-680x450.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/georgiayoung\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2017\/01\/worker-694267_960_720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-491\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Manual labourer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The change<\/h2>\n<h3>Bisexual, Homosexual, Transgender.<\/h3>\n<p>Old ways frowned upon men being anything apart from heterosexual, this belief is either based upon religion or traditional values. In todays society\u00a0it is widely accepted and celebrated for men to be bisexual, homosexual or transgender.\u00a0There&#8217;s such massive\u00a0presence and support, from marches to\u00a0events to\u00a0social media, its easy to believe gender expectations have been abolished. With legal rights and a less negative stigma\u00a0attached to being gay were well on the way towards\u00a0equality, this is because were moving away from traditional values and becoming a lot more accepting of peoples personal freedom. Of course homophobia and negativity towards transgender is still alive, but the overwhelming support\u00a0shows just how peoples freedom to be themselves and love who they want conquers all.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_492\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-492\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-492\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/georgiayoung\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2017\/01\/rainbow-world-map-1192306_960_720.jpg-300x132.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/georgiayoung\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2017\/01\/rainbow-world-map-1192306_960_720.jpg-300x132.png 300w, https:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/georgiayoung\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2017\/01\/rainbow-world-map-1192306_960_720.jpg-768x338.png 768w, https:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/georgiayoung\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2017\/01\/rainbow-world-map-1192306_960_720.jpg.png 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-492\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LGBTQ acceptance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Conquering social stigma<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Emotions<\/strong>. Often men are told to &#8220;man up&#8221; or made to believe they should never cry.\u00a0Mental health issues and suicide rates for young men have risen and quite often due to the social pressures linked\u00a0to being a man. Men are forced to bottle up their feelings and with no way to deal with it or being embarrassed to express it, these are the heart-breaking consequences. The man up campaign encourages men to show their emotions, its natural and definitely ok to cry. In todays society we are trying to\u00a0encourage men express their emotions, equality is for everyone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aSAeOhCrv_s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Appearance.<\/strong> Along with the many other changes, the idea of men&#8217;s appearances have shifted in todays society. Chiselled, muscular bodies are now going unnoticed and\u00a0the idea of the &#8216;dad bod&#8217; has become more and more popular. More men have also turned to plastic surgery, going against the idea that plastic surgery is\u00a0a &#8216;woman&#8217;s thing&#8217;. One of my favourite changes has been that makeup is being commonly worn amongst men too. With that being said, the makeup brand Maybelline has now awarded their new\u00a0face of the brand to a man.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_495\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-495\" style=\"width: 642px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-495\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/georgiayoung\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2017\/01\/beautyboy-300x251.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"642\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/georgiayoung\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2017\/01\/beautyboy-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/georgiayoung\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2017\/01\/beautyboy.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-495\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Manny, The new face of Maybelline<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These changes in todays society and the steps away from gender expectations are inspiring. Feminism promotes equality and this works both ways. We shouldn&#8217;t be defined what society&#8217;s preconceived ideas of gender expectations are. Women are equal to men and men are equal to women.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Too often are\u00a0the issues of\u00a0gender expectations for men pushed under the carpet. Men and women are both assigned genders at birth\u00a0and gender\u00a0roles that are determined by society. 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