Men and violence

Today we watched a documentary type show about men and masculinity. It talked about why men behave the way they do in order to be "masculine" and where our thoughts come from.

Honestly, I thought the guy was a little over the top, but he still made good points. Men today do act aggressively to show how macho they are. I do it, and I'm a very passive person. It made me wonder if that's why me and my friends always reply something along the lines of "Don't do it or I'll kick you ass!" Did we pick that up from TV shows? Music? Probably both.

And the statistics -- well they were scary to say the least. I guess in the back of my mind I always knew they'd be that skewed toward male violence versus women violence, but I just didn't quantify it. 

But at the same time, I think the guy just read a little too much into himself. You can't put all the blame on media we consume. Parental guiding is a huge issue in America right now, and without the proper parenting, it doesn't matter how much Eminem your child listens to or how many time they watch Goodfellas. The bottom line is that violence is a problem -- but overall, I think it stems more from home life than it does our media consumption.