The Mask You Live In Sparknotes

The film “The Mask You Live In” directed the Jennifer Siebel Newsom is primarily askes the question what does it mean to be a man and what does it take to be a man? This film has opened my eyes to see what is being expected at a young age for a boy. I was surprised when so many young boys were told this at a young age which have heavily impacted them in the future and shaped them negatively. If you were to show any traits that has to do with feminism you would be teased and get called names like “pussy”, “wussy” and “be a man” which was being told and pushed on boys at a young age. Growing up you become insecure more and especially how you present yourself to others. This is because they have high standards for everything the try to do. When
The documentary gets real people who go through this phase of “wearing a mask to hide” they do this because they get bullied for expressing themselves. Growing up myself my parents never forced me to “be a man” but encouraged me to be myself and not let others influence me just to fit in. I felt fortunate that I was able to grow up in a household with people who supported me and grow as a individual. I felt sorry for those who was born and raised in a household where attitude and expectations have been placed for them already. I believe that we shouldn’t judge with what is wrong and right with people and just let them be themselves and not like others. We shouldn't judge others because everyone is different in their own way which I believe is the only thing everyone has in common. I hate how boys aren’t allowed to express themselves without other people criticising them for being wrong. The documentary shows me that dehumanizing boys at a young age can result them in becoming a homophobe, sexist and which can lead into domestic violence. The documentary shows me that there will be a big impact in the boys life depending how you raise them from a young