Masculine Mystique

I thought the interview with Sylvester Stallone was pretty interesting. Despite all of the media's emphasis on physicality, being regarded solely as a physical being seems like it can have the same degree of damaging effects as lacking those kinds of attributes. And then it must be more difficult for the guys. Any kind of disorders that have to do with image are less common in men and only more recently have they been put symbolically into the same kind of image group as women. So to realize men have the same fears and problems as women regarding image is something we're probably not used to. I guess in a way it's good because these kinds of things have at least made us more aware of the feelings and thoughts that surround a person's image. But then I also think that maybe it's just another telltale sign of the pressures of image and appearance, and that nothing will really change that. All that's changed is the addition of men to the group of normally targeted people for physically demanding jobs or lifestyles. Well in any case, men and women are at least more aware of the feelings they both share regarding these types of things.