Becoming a Man
When you hear the words "40 year old virgin," many things might come to mind. You might think of a nun, or your nerdy computer teacher, or the popular 2005 movie, The 40 Year Old Virgin, starring actor Steve Carell. This award winning comedy follows the life of Andy Stitzer, a forty-year-old man who through a combination of unfortunate accidents and his own shyness has altogether give up on sex. When his coworkers discover that Andy is a virgin, they make it their quest to "get him laid" throughout the entire film. The theme of sexuality and losing one's virginity supports "hegemonic masculine" ideals, that Kimmel explains in his book, Manhood in America. According to Kimmel, the "hegemonic male" is successful, aggressive, physical, and independent, and of course, sexual. Kimmel then goes on to expand on the rise of a new type of masculinity, the "democratic male," one that embodies "traditional masculine virtues" like a "hegemonic male," but also embodies......
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