As I read “The Macho Paradox” by Jackson Katz, it is effortless to read a person from what they enjoy. As the first line said, “It has long been understood that what people do for entertainment- and sexual pleasure- can be shockingly revealing” (Katz). From what people enjoy, you can see what they like and what they don’t like. The likes and dislikes can call out a lot about what that person is like. Similar to when talking about porn, you would be surprised by how someone is viewed compared to how they are in private. For example, the porn industry mainly focuses on pleasing the male population and assuming what the female population is like. Most of the videos include things that sexually stimulate a male and won’t work the same way for a woman. When it comes to prostitution, most of the people brought into it are doing it for survival, while the ones who “buy them” do it for pure pleasure. It says a lot about a person. Again Katz states, “It has long been understood that what people do for entertainment- and sexual pleasure- can be shockingly revealing.” Most people, especially women, feel ashamed of what they need to do to please another. It stated how we feel embarrassed because most likely, our fathers and brothers have also searched videos of female degradation or paid for the service. But there is a lot of things we all keep in secret, but the important part is to help those that are willing to change, and not shame. We all have things we need to work on.
Jade Pimentel – Reading Reflection 6
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