Tough Guise Video

Since we didn't really get to discuss the 'Tough Guise' Video, I felt I needed to get some things off my chest concerning it. It was very strange to see these opinions but at the same time I wasn't surprised by the conclusions that were drawn. Perhaps it is our day and age that has changed the ways boys and men act and consider themselves successful/attractive. It surely does explain the growing violent crimes and domestic violence in the home, but Jackson Kats is right when he says this will be harder than we think to fix.
It is also a problem for our world that we can't just allow people to be themselves, and so we make fun of them in order make them 'fit inside this tiny box' of what we 'expect them to be'. So does this mean all men are supposed to act like Bruce Willis in Die Hard (or any other of his blockbuster hits...)? Are Bruce Willis or Liam Neeson the only real men out there?
Of course not, but I believe (as I think I have said too much in my previous blog posts) that the movies make people think too much about what they do and say. Men believe, perhaps, that in order to 'get the girl in the end' or 'get the most respect from people' that they have to be tough, violent, and strong.
I'm not saying that movies are the only reason...
Mr. Kats brings up girls roles in how men see themselves, and yes, too many girls validate this 'tough guy image'. We need to learn and change our ways also, and try to look deeper than the muscles and brooding. We also need to remember that more often than not, when we go after those 'tough guys' we are almost always disappointed with how much they don't respect us.
So this truly is an issue in our world - and as we can see via crime reports, it is only getting worse (for men and women). This video was very inspirational and even though I had moved past 'falling for the bad boys' years ago ... I will remember this video for the future and for my girlfriends that could find themselves in the same predicament.