Show me your muscle… I show you my poetry.

In western society we experience the encouragement of competitiveness and individuality. It also encourages aggression and violence as approaches to solve problems. This is mostly common in male behaviour. It is a common example of dominant masculinity, as there are many versions of masculinity.(O’shaughnessy & Stadler 2007: 348).

Different styles of masculinity in South Africa: Schalk Burger, Francois van Coke, Soli Philander, Riaan Cruywagen, Koos Kombuis, Deon Maas, Niekie van den berg, Jack Parow etc.

(Meganshead, 2010) (Flicr, 2010)

I was dragged out of a hostile complex with my bergie clothes on by a security guard with some real muscle. (Pictures below).

O’shaughnessy, M & Stadler, J. 2007. Ideologies and Discourses of Masculinity. In: Media and Society. Oxford University Press.

Meganshead (2010). The Soli Story. [Online image] Available from http://www.meganshead.co.za/?tag=soli-philander [Accessed 12/10/10].

Flicr (2010). Fokofpolisiekar – Francois van Coke. [Online image] Availbe from http://www.flickr.com/photos/81217723@N00/2089822122 [Accessed 12/10/10].