Comments on: Media and males http://www.mediahunter.com.au/media-and-males/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=media-and-males Media Hunter - Australian Digital + Social + Traditional Media Blogger Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:53:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: abdullah http://www.mediahunter.com.au/media-and-males/comment-page-1/#comment-118840 abdullah Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:51:53 +0000 http://www.mediahunter.com.au/?p=1845#comment-118840 what a ridiculous post. the modern role model in the media is many times worse than the real man of yesteryear. the modern tv male is either a bumbling idiot or a pervert with no control over his desires. there are virutually no positive, admirable role models to look up to. and forget about men being positive leaders. even the new james bond needs a girl to help him do his work. i will take crodocile dundee any day. what a ridiculous post. the modern role model in the media is many times worse than the real man of yesteryear. the modern tv male is either a bumbling idiot or a pervert with no control over his desires. there are virutually no positive, admirable role models to look up to. and forget about men being positive leaders. even the new james bond needs a girl to help him do his work. i will take crodocile dundee any day.

]]> By: Lindy Asimus http://www.mediahunter.com.au/media-and-males/comment-page-1/#comment-4832 Lindy Asimus Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:44:50 +0000 http://www.mediahunter.com.au/?p=1845#comment-4832 Interesting. This morning I was sent an article on what is being called the Mancession. "Guys getting left behind". I wonder how that fits in with this topic, and if it is a phenomenon in Australia. Here's a link to an article on it. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6445913.ece Interesting. This morning I was sent an article on what is being called the Mancession. “Guys getting left behind”.

I wonder how that fits in with this topic, and if it is a phenomenon in Australia. Here’s a link to an article on it. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6445913.ece

]]> By: Oscar http://www.mediahunter.com.au/media-and-males/comment-page-1/#comment-4824 Oscar Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:44:02 +0000 http://www.mediahunter.com.au/?p=1845#comment-4824 Nice one Craig! The great Australian film "Wake in Fright" has been re-released on DVD, fittingly in time for manweek. Its a pretty devastating deconstruction of the Australian male circa 1971. If you've not seen it I highly recommend it Nice one Craig! The great Australian film “Wake in Fright” has been re-released on DVD, fittingly in time for manweek. Its a pretty devastating deconstruction of the Australian male circa 1971. If you’ve not seen it I highly recommend it

]]> By: Mark Pollard http://www.mediahunter.com.au/media-and-males/comment-page-1/#comment-4822 Mark Pollard Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:16:01 +0000 http://www.mediahunter.com.au/?p=1845#comment-4822 That's nice, Craig. Chicken That’s nice, Craig.

Chicken

]]> By: Craig Wilson http://www.mediahunter.com.au/media-and-males/comment-page-1/#comment-4821 Craig Wilson Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:02:34 +0000 http://www.mediahunter.com.au/?p=1845#comment-4821 @Mark & @Gavin Oh, and i thought I was being clever in twisting the post to reflect what readers of this blog come here for. Unfortunately it'll be #manweek 2010 by the time I can think of some soul-baring material.....and even then it'd probably be some lame account of a sporting loss that helped shape my view on life. :) Seriously though, despite the media references, the above is an indirect account of the forces that men (myself included) are pressured to live up to...and I believe that does cause issues, in the same way that women feel pressured to live up to the perfect images media subject us all too. And as a father I now must tread the path again, reassuring my sons that its ok to express themselves and their emotions rather than be the stoic Aussie Uber-Male. @Mark & @Gavin

Oh, and i thought I was being clever in twisting the post to reflect what readers of this blog come here for. Unfortunately it’ll be #manweek 2010 by the time I can think of some soul-baring material…..and even then it’d probably be some lame account of a sporting loss that helped shape my view on life. :)

Seriously though, despite the media references, the above is an indirect account of the forces that men (myself included) are pressured to live up to…and I believe that does cause issues, in the same way that women feel pressured to live up to the perfect images media subject us all too.

And as a father I now must tread the path again, reassuring my sons that its ok to express themselves and their emotions rather than be the stoic Aussie Uber-Male.

]]> By: Gavin Heaton http://www.mediahunter.com.au/media-and-males/comment-page-1/#comment-4819 Gavin Heaton Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:51:34 +0000 http://www.mediahunter.com.au/?p=1845#comment-4819 Chicken. Chicken.

]]> By: franksting http://www.mediahunter.com.au/media-and-males/comment-page-1/#comment-4818 franksting Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:54:01 +0000 http://www.mediahunter.com.au/?p=1845#comment-4818 Craig, nice post. Australia was a bit different from Ireland growing up, I imagine! It's good to talk! Craig, nice post. Australia was a bit different from Ireland growing up, I imagine! It’s good to talk!

]]> By: Mark Pollard http://www.mediahunter.com.au/media-and-males/comment-page-1/#comment-4817 Mark Pollard Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:25:01 +0000 http://www.mediahunter.com.au/?p=1845#comment-4817 I'm re-tagging you on your own blog to write about your own experiences - not about your experience of media... . I'd be doing Man Week a dis-favour if I didn't call you on it :) I’m re-tagging you on your own blog to write about your own experiences – not about your experience of media… . I’d be doing Man Week a dis-favour if I didn’t call you on it :)

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