Summary Of Dude You Re A Fag

In the book Dude,You’re a Fag, C.J. Pascoe attempts to explain the complex notions surrounding gender and sexuality through her analysis of the social dynamics present at River High School. C.J Pascoe prefaces the first chapter with a description of the Mr. Cougar ceremony: a series of actions performed by students which is concluded by a male winner. The series of events which encapsulate Mr. Cougar illustrate the traditional norms of masculinity and femininity by setting criteria that men or women must meet. For men, this means possessing physical strength, rejecting homosexuality and courting women. Contrarily, women must be passive and subject themselves to the actions of man (Pascoe 1). School officials and teachers are generally thought