Masculinity In Modern American Culture
People don’t always understand that silence is not a sign of weakness, it is in fact unmeasurable strength. Modern American culture conditions people, particularly men, to believe that masculinity consists of outwardly aggressive behavior and unrestrained hypersexualization of women, but sometimes a true sign of masculinity is the ability for one to remain silent and listen to others. I once found myself in an unpleasant situation that involved repeated instances of sexual harassment that almost escalated to rape. I was exposed to an awful atmosphere of intolerance as one of my peers used vulgar phrases directed towards my sexuality and attempted to engage in physical misconduct. After I removed myself from that situation I began to feel a