{"content":{"sharePage":{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"22741259","dateCreated":"1271179385","smartDate":"Apr 13, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"nitanoue","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/nitanoue","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/22741259"},"dateDigested":1532140495,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Masculinity","description":"This blog was very interesting because for once a male was criticizing other males because of the way they acted.  Usually men are blind to the fact that they have flaws and try to make up excuses.  I agree with the author's portrayal of masculinity because every day we see this kind of interactions at school even if they are on a less intense scale.  I think that feminism could be considered a gift to men because for both men and women, I think a balance between feminine qualities and masculine qualities is needed in order to be successful.  This man's masculinity is questioned because he feels that the way most men are acting is not right and only causes more trouble.  This relates to the stereotypical definition of a man because people exect men to act in a dominant and &quot;alpha male&quot; manner when actually there are some men who don't believe in this kind of behavior.  They feel that men shouldn't have to feel like they have to assert their masculinity at all times.  I think that this should also be accepted as masculine, not only the dominating type of behavior.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"22721391","dateCreated":"1271154324","smartDate":"Apr 13, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"lauren.makishima","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/lauren.makishima","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/22721391"},"dateDigested":1532140495,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"feminism or femininity???","description":"I personally found this article to be extremely annoying.  The author seems extremely self-righteous and condescending towards all others.  I find issue with his vague portrayal of his idea of feminism.  I don\u2019t understand how he thinks that standing by as a man insults a woman counts as feminism.  On the contrary, I feel that a feminist may have been more likely to confront the man or at least feel extremely indignant.  The author, instead, watched calmly and basically observed at the end of the encounter that the author himself was a much more sophisticated being than the computer guy on the airplane.  I believe that the author is severely confused about the distinctions between feminism and femininity.  The author thinks that feminism (he really means femininity) means that women tend to back down in harsh verbal or physical fights.  He thinks that women always take the proverbial high road.  Feminism, in my opinion, is not even related to backing down out of fights.  To me, feminism means believing in and supporting equal rights for men and women.  I personally find the author\u2019s assessment of femininity slightly insulting.  Does he really think that backing down in a fight makes someone feminine?  He seems, to me, to be exactly the same as the punks who tried to beat him up in Act I.  In fact, the author\u2019s tone was somewhat smug as he described pushing his contender and living to tell the tale.  Overall, I found this article to be misguided and annoying.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"22717741","dateCreated":"1271132431","smartDate":"Apr 12, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"MaureenBarrientos","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/MaureenBarrientos","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/22717741"},"dateDigested":1532140495,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"feminism, a gift to men","description":"In each of the three acts of this story, masculinity is a recurring theme. The narrator shows readers that masculinity is all about domination. Whether it is dominating another man, dominating a woman, or even domnating their emotionsm men are not satisfied until they have the last word. But in this story, I did not clearly see the speaker's view on feminism. He mostly speaks about the male confrontation and the satisfaction men recieve from it. Perhaps the narrator believes that feminism or femininity is a gift because it provides an alternate choice in dealing with a situation,","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"22621931","dateCreated":"1270863341","smartDate":"Apr 9, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"superstarsouza","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/superstarsouza","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/22621931"},"dateDigested":1532140495,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Feminism in males ","description":"I thought that this article was very interesting for many reasons.  I really liked the fact that the author used three different situations that he personally had been involved in.  And in each situation he showed what he had learned from the previous one and how he had grown.  In the first situation he tells about how a group of younger men were talking about inappropriate things in a conversation in a restaurant.  He did not think that these boys should have been discussing the topic they were in public and he decided to speak up and share his advice.  This move was not a good one on his part because just by listening to the males and their conversation he should have known that voicing his opinion would have started an unnecessary confrontation.  As expected the younger male and the writer started to verbally fight until those hard words and insults turned into a more aggressive show of male dominance.  <br \/>\n     The second and third situations showed the writer getting less and less involved and how in the end he realized that all men should be feminists because then they would be able to understand the error of their ways and how aggressiveness and shows of male dominance are not  needed at any time.  I think that this is a great man because he was able to put aside his pride for just a moment and think logically about life.  When he did this he had a miraculous revelation and realized that all men should become feminists because then they would be a little more reasonable than they are now.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"22603267","dateCreated":"1270832250","smartDate":"Apr 9, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"gito20","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/gito20","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/22603267"},"dateDigested":1532140496,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Men","description":"I found this article very interesting because i have been through or witnessed each and every one of these examples of masculinity. It's pretty funny because all what is stated in this article is very true. Many men do have some sort of mach thing going on with them where they compete on whose more mach than the other and usually it results in violence so they can prove themselves. Also when a man thinks he knows it all, as well as some women are like this, they keep pushing the their point making you rethink what you said and try to make you change your mind because they think what they said was right. Also when men are threatened with the thought of women being more superior they do call them names or sometimes even hit them to put them in their place and make the man feel victorious.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"22587627","dateCreated":"1270807141","smartDate":"Apr 9, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"KaylaNip","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/KaylaNip","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/22587627"},"dateDigested":1532140496,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Masculnity","description":"HOnestly this reading confused me.  the author seems so calm at times but actually stands up for himself and does the right thing.  I kind of see him as a feminist already.  I do believe that the three exampes of how men show masculinity is true.  these are three way that different men exploit their masulinity.  I believe that feminism truly is a gift to men and that they shoud accept it because it helps them understand the complications of themselves while learning about the mindset and how women think.  This man seems like a nice and easy going, well put together man which is not what we're used to seeing...impulsive rude behavior.  Especially when he is okay to be made fun of that he is gay.  Gayness is a huge thing for men's masculinity so for the author to be okay with this shows his comfortability with himself.  Our society therefore wants to see men as harsh, egotistical, and temperamental.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"22586575","dateCreated":"1270798194","smartDate":"Apr 9, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"bchun3","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/bchun3","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/22586575"},"dateDigested":1532140496,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Three Forms of Masculinity","description":"This was an interesting essay.  It presented a neutral man faced with three different situations in which three completely different men showed off their masculinity.  It is true that this is how men secure their dominance over other men and women, by force, argument, and criticism.  It helps that a male experiences these three different forms to show that females aren't the only ones oppressed by such dominance.  It shows that men can be competitive against anyone; that the weakness of femininity is not just due a biological predisposition of woman.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"22586453","dateCreated":"1270796656","smartDate":"Apr 9, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"shsenaga","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/shsenaga","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/22586453"},"dateDigested":1532140496,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Masculinity","description":"This excerpt addresses the issues of gender in a different light, through the lens of a male who notices the immature behavior of others who show their masculinity.  The first scene shows what alcohol and the masculine demeanor can produce in a close confrontation.  The female in this scene is passive and overshadowed by the dominance of her boyfriend.   Males like to get out their anger through physical aggression.  But when they cannot do so, they tend to use insults in order to place themselves above others.  It is sad to hear men like the guy in act three use insulting words such as \u201cbitch\u201d to show that he is still superior.  Why are men so afraid to receive authority from a woman?  This does not make them any less masculine or feminine.  Feminism is portrayed as a good thing, as a way for men to measure the conception of people\u2019s differences.  Masculinity in this excerpt use force, humiliation, raw insults, and argumentation to show their dominance.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"22586365","dateCreated":"1270795645","smartDate":"Apr 8, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"Laurel_Higa","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Laurel_Higa","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1264054493\/Laurel_Higa-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/22586365"},"dateDigested":1532140496,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Weekend of masculinity","description":"I seriously laughed when reading this article because it was sort of pathetic and at the same time true.  Men do act like this and I see it a lot when I'm at school and with friends outside of school.  Men like to humiliate each other so one of them looks bad and the other looks cool.  But actually, the one who is humiliating the other looks stupid to spectators.  They also like to argue their point until they win.  And making raw insults is just plain dumb.  The nerd on the plane did not even know the flight attendant and called her a &quot;bitch&quot; based on that encounter in the plane.  He thought he was smart but it also made him look inconsiderate and rude. I think the author of the article handled these three situations very well. I do not think he wants to be gay but having so feminine traits is good in certain situations.  Men just need to choose where and when to use it in an apprpriate way.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"22585411","dateCreated":"1270788440","smartDate":"Apr 8, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"KatherineLum","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/KatherineLum","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/22585411"},"dateDigested":1532140496,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Acts of Masculinity","description":"I found this article to be interesting, because this gave us an example of a man who thinks feminism is a good thing and that these acts of masculinity are not so great. I think in a lot of ways because we have an all girls' class that we do not always think about the males' point of view.  We make our own assumptions or stereotypes and do not always get a real male's perspective on things.  This article gave us that.  I also am glad that he seemed like a mature, calm, and intelligent man who seemed accepting of things like being gay with the first act.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]}],"more":true},"comments":[]},"http":{"code":200,"status":"OK"},"redirectUrl":null,"javascript":null,"notices":{"warning":[],"error":[],"info":[],"success":[]}}