Gender

Through the media and American culture, I and others have been given a certain set of attributes which real men are expected to conform too. Men should be muscular, and rugged. They should never talk about their problems, and above all, real men never cry. This image has been given to us through movies, commercials and writing. The media portrays this image as being the be all and end all when it comes to being the way one is "supposed" to be. Whether this is right or wrong is ultimately irrelevant as it is how society portrays real men as being.