Cooper Thompson, in his article "A new Vision of Masculinity", discusses the stereotypical definition of masculinity. He demonstrates that there are good qualities in both male and female; he insists that boys should learn both qualities and combine them properly to from "new masculinity." Thompson opens the article with his experience in a suburban high school as a guest speaker. In the class discussion, he learns that the most degrading insult for boys is being called a "fag," because the word "fag" explains that he does not have masculine qualities. He indicates that high school students associate masculinity with "stereotypic definition of strength"(77). Yet, he shows that this strength is only a limited definition of strength because this strength is based on dominance by ....

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