The Descent of Man

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Grayson Perry has been thinking about masculinity what it is, how it operates, why little boys are thought to be made of slugs and snails since he was a boy Now, in this funny and necessary book, he turns round to look at men with a clear eye and ask, what sort of men would make the world a better place, for everyone What would happen if we rethought the old, macho, outdated version of manhood, and embraced a different idea of what makes a man Apart from giving up the coronary inducing stress of always being right and the vast new wardrobe options, the real benefit might be that a newly fitted masculinity will allow men to have better relationships and that s happiness, right Grayson Perry admits he s not immune from the stereotypes himself as the psychoanalysts say, if you spot it, you ve got it and his thoughts on everything from power to physical appearance, from emotions to a brand new Manifesto for Men, are shot through with honesty, tenderness and the belief that, for everyone to benefit, upgrading masculinity has to be something men decide to do themselves They have nothing to lose but their hang ups. New Download The Descent of Man by Grayson Perry For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr 3.5 starsGreyson Perry is honestly self reflective in this treatise on masculinity As a transvestite, he sees himself as having been contemplating his own responses to ideas of femininity and masculinity from a young age, and therefore as particularly capable of identifying the problematic gender constructions of modern society For this is book is not about the failure of men, but rather the issues in how maleness is defined and determined by society From blue baby clothes and toy fire trucks 3.5 starsGreyson Perry is honestly self reflective in this treatise on masculinity As a transvestite, he sees himself as having been contemplating his own responses to ideas of femininity and masculinity from a young age, and therefore as particularly capable of identifying the problematic gender constructions of modern society For this is book is not about the failure of men, but rather the issues in how maleness is defined and determined by society From blue baby clothes and toy fire trucks to banter, Perry shows how much so called male characteristics are narrowly defined, and po...What with this and Robert Webb s recent How Not To Be a Boy, it feels pleasantly like the UK is having a prominent polite debate about what masculinity is This makes me happy, because I ve always felt that gender relations in the society I grew up in were less polarised and less weaponised than they are in the cultural America to which, as an expat, I am now primarily exposed when I engage with the Anglosphere via mass media or the internet The subject is notoriously fraught, though As Perry What with this and Robert Webb s recent How Not To Be a Boy, it feels pleasantly like the UK is having a prominent polite debate about what masculinity is This makes me happy, because I ve always felt that gender relations in the society I grew up in were less polarised and less weaponised than they are in the cultural America to which, as an expat, I am now primarily exposed when I engage ...3.5 stars rounded upRather brief and pertinent little book about the history, nature and future of masculinity wound around Grayson Perry s own struggle with his masculinity There are no references and Perry can be repetitive, but there is some great artwork as you would expect from one of our foremost artists The best part of the book is when Perry talks about his own life, the abuse from his stepfather, his teenage self as a skinhead and skateboarder, his passion for m...As Philadelphia writer R Eric Thomas is fond of saying, masculinity is a prison By now it should come as no surprise to anyone that rigid gender roles limit everyone, and while women have made some advances in areas previously seen as male, men generally seemreluctant to embrace their so called feminine side, despite the obvious drawbacks to having to be seen as hypermasculine all the time It s not clear how much farther the project of gender equality c... The most pervasive aspect of the Default Man identity is that it masquerades very efficiently as normal and normal along with natural , is a dangerous word, often at the root of hateful prejudice. Grayson Perry is known mostly for his artwork and transvestism Here he draws on his own experiences with masculinity and femininity to explore traditional ideas about what it means to be masculine, and challenge those ideas It s an easy, interesting read, complete with some great artwork.Wher The most pervasive aspect of the Default Man identity is that it masquerades very efficiently as normal and normal along with natural , is a dangerous...The Descent of Man is a critical analysis of masculinity, disguised as personal anecdote While feminism is much discussed, masculinity is not That alone makes the book worth reading Grayson Perry defines masculinity as a construct of conditioned feelings around people with penises and is on a mission to rescue men from a predisposition to violence, self harm, depression and cruelty.For non UK readers, Grayson Perry is a man and a famous British artist He has been a transvestite since he The Descent of Man is a critical analysis of masculinity, disguised as personal anecdote While feminism is much discussed, masculinity is not That alone makes the book worth reading Grayson Perry defines masculinity as a construct of conditioned feelings around people with penises and is on a mission to rescue men from a predisposition to violence, self harm, depression and cruelty.For non UK readers, Grayson Perry is a man and a famous British artist He has been a transvestite since he was twelve years old, which gives him an insight into the artificial and restricting nature of masculinity Rummaging in my mother s wardrobe, I felt dangerously weird and alone This feeling prompted the thought that masculinity is an act played out blindly by many men who have had no reason or impluse t...An essential, accessible read that everyone should have on their bookshelves This does not blame, it shows where responsibility lies and the damage forcing men into the patriarchal narrow box of toxic masculinity does to everyone Written with humour and bite, a wonderful bookMen s Rights according to Grayson Perry s manifesto The right to be vulnerableThe right to be weakThe right to be wrongThe right to be intuitiveThe right not to knowThe right to be uncertainThe right to be flexible The right not to be ashamed of any of theseHard to argue with that.In The Descent of Man, Grayson Perry argues that the current concept of masculinity needs to change He approaches the subject with warmth and wit I enjoyed this book, and will encourage my husband and sons to read Men s Rights according to Grayson Perry s manifesto The right to be vulnerableThe right to be weakThe right to be wrongThe right to be intuitiveThe right not to knowThe right to be uncertainThe right to be flexible The right not to be ashamed of any of theseHard to argue with that.In The Descent of Man, Grayson Perry argues that the current concept of masculinity needs to change He approaches the subject with warmth and wit I enjoyed this book, and will encourage my husband and sons to re...Thank you to PenguinRandom House for the ARC of this book Read this book along with the most updated version of The Beauty Myth by Naomi Klein And have the whole thought narrative turn you sideways.Perry questions what masculinity is and why certain types of behaviour are ass...Until a friend recently pointed him out, I d never heard of Grayson Perry I have since looked at his artwork online and am as impressed over his painting and his clothing choices as anyone would be They are quite wildly spectacular and suggestive of a world where sexuality is a choice.Somehow, despite Perry telling us that he experienced and acted out of a deep well of rage in his youth, we feel comfortable with him telling us what he thinks we re misunderstanding about sexuality and gender di Until a friend recently pointed him out, I d never heard of Grayson Perry I have since looked at his artwork online and am as impressed over his painting and his clothing choices as anyone would be They are quite wildly spectacular and suggestive of a world where sexuality is a choice.Somehow, despite Perry telling us that he experienced and acted out of a deep well of rage in his youth, we feel comfortable with him telling us what he thinks we re misunderstanding about sexuality and gender disparity Perry calls himself a transvestite, and I guess we ll have to accept his definition of that He doesn t go into detail thank goodness but he does mention his wife in this work and she is female, so far as I can tell Whatever This book is an amusing and non ju...

The Descent of Man
  • English
  • 25 September 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 151 pages
  • 0241236274
  • Grayson Perry
  • The Descent of Man