Contemporarty Manhood

Kimmel believes that contemporary manhood is in a crisis. He thinks that because people are changing then there is a problem. I think that he is right that manhood is changing, but it isn't a problem. In chapter 8 he talks about how men want to change to have different roles, and that different groups of people are viewed as less masculine based on some of their features. I think that in the past this may have been true, but now people are more accepting. Manhood is on its way out the door and people are accepting one another for who they are. One example of this is in sports. Athletes are seen as role models for children. Before people would have to hide their sexuality so they wouldn't be attacked or harassed. Now male professional athletes are coming out and admitting to being homosexual. This doesn't make them more masculine in their sport. Jason Collins and Michael Sam are two big examples. Jason has been playing in the NBA for almost 18 years, while Michael is entering the NFL draft. Both these men have had successful careers. Even though they are gay doesn't make them any less masculine in their sports.