Hymowitz Stereotypes
Where Have The Good Men Gone?
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‘’Where Have the Good Men Gone?’’ is what Kay Hymowitz wants to know in her latest Wall St. Journal, published on February 19th 2011. Her argument, which appears to be largely based on Judd Apatow movies, is that young American men do not grow up. Her other book, “Manning Up” received brilliant reviews, saying it was ‘’fascinating’’ and ‘’brutally honest’’. ‘’Where Have the Good Men Gone’’ even formed part of a live chat involving men and women debating about this controversial topic; some agreeing, some disagreeing and plenty caught in between.
“Where Have the Good Men Gone’’ seems to enforce almost every single stereotype of young, American men. Hymowitz stereotypes that ‘’most men in their 20s hang out in a novel sort of limbo..responsible self reliance.” She assumes that all American men act like this and the ones who act differently are not considered as young American men. She says, “this pre-adulthood has much to recommend it, especially for the college …show more content…
She bases her argument on the movie ‘Knocked Up’ which apparently was a hit movie in 2007, however this is untrue as statistics from the film website show the top 10 US movies of the 90s and 00s and ‘Knocked Up’ isn’t one. Hymowitz describes the male role who is a ’23 year old Ben Stone, who has a drunken fling with Allison Scott (female lead) and gets her pregnant.” Hymowitz has taken this to the extreme as she has chosen a movie with an obvious irresponsible male lead. However, I could argue against her point (that young American men do not grow up) with the movie Titanic that was actually a hit movie in the 90s. The movie is made up of a strong willed male lead played by Leonardo Dicaprio who actually ends up sacrificing his own life for the female lead. In this paragraph Hymowitz gives an inaccurate response to provoke peoples’
Second draft
‘’Where Have the Good Men Gone?’’ is what Kay Hymowitz wants to know in her latest Wall St. Journal, published on February 19th 2011. Her argument, which appears to be largely based on Judd Apatow movies, is that young American men do not grow up. Her other book, “Manning Up” received brilliant reviews, saying it was ‘’fascinating’’ and ‘’brutally honest’’. ‘’Where Have the Good Men Gone’’ even formed part of a live chat involving men and women debating about this controversial topic; some agreeing, some disagreeing and plenty caught in between.
“Where Have the Good Men Gone’’ seems to enforce almost every single stereotype of young, American men. Hymowitz stereotypes that ‘’most men in their 20s hang out in a novel sort of limbo..responsible self reliance.” She assumes that all American men act like this and the ones who act differently are not considered as young American men. She says, “this pre-adulthood has much to recommend it, especially for the college …show more content…
She bases her argument on the movie ‘Knocked Up’ which apparently was a hit movie in 2007, however this is untrue as statistics from the film website show the top 10 US movies of the 90s and 00s and ‘Knocked Up’ isn’t one. Hymowitz describes the male role who is a ’23 year old Ben Stone, who has a drunken fling with Allison Scott (female lead) and gets her pregnant.” Hymowitz has taken this to the extreme as she has chosen a movie with an obvious irresponsible male lead. However, I could argue against her point (that young American men do not grow up) with the movie Titanic that was actually a hit movie in the 90s. The movie is made up of a strong willed male lead played by Leonardo Dicaprio who actually ends up sacrificing his own life for the female lead. In this paragraph Hymowitz gives an inaccurate response to provoke peoples’