Talk:GRSJ224/Hegemonic Masculinity

As a former varsity athlete, I can relate to many things in your analysis. Although I never played hockey, there are similar expectations of carrying yourself with a warrior’s mentality. Coaches and teammates can act disappointed and sometimes pressure you to play through an injury, no matter the severity. In sports like hockey and football, head trauma is pretty common because of the physical play involved. These brain injuries can lead to severe issues down the road like permanent brain damage and memory loss. My main issue is that how can these sports be continued to be played if physical play becomes more and more limited?

Fantastic page! You touched on a topic that I had little knowledge about, so I would like to give you my review from an objective point of view. Your writing was easy to follow, and you gave a great overview of what hegemonic masculinity means. However, it would be great if you could expand on how these traditional gender roles came about, and how they are reinforced in society.

In the Hockey Injuries section, I liked that you provided a few factors as to why athletes disregard their injuries and continue to play regardless of injuries. Perhaps this could be organized better with headlines / bolded titles or another way that makes it easier on the eye visually, so readers can quickly visualize the three reasons. The same could apply to Kevin Klein’s story, which was very informative!

Overall, I enjoyed the content you provided and the selection of information that was contributed on your page. My last suggestion for your final submission would be to edit your writing so that it isn’t in the first person perspective ("I..."), as this will reflect more of an objective, informative post, similar to other wiki pages. Moreover, I think it would be more advantageous to use more formal language and eliminate informal or colloquial language such as “he was always the biggest guy on his team,” as this will enhance the quality of your page! Great job and I hope my comments were helpful!

Hello,

I enjoyed reading your article - it was very insightful and informative. As this is still a work in progress, I think there should also be a little of a background as to why hockey has been traditionally classified as a sport that reinforces hegemonic masculinity, perhaps also provide some historical background on it as well. I also think that you should leave out the "I" statements on your wikipedia page, as it is meant to be a page in a large encyclopedia of information, not a journal article or a blog entry. Overall, this wikipedia page is a great start.

On the topic of Hegemonic Masculinity you do point out a solid solution to addressing this longstanding issue. However, I feel that there are a few more solutions that could help alleviate this. For example do you think NHL hockey players could play an influential role in creating awareness about certain situations? I think so, with recent school shooting having a massive impact Florida, Luongo, a former Vancouver Canucks player made an impassioned speech during one of their home games. This goes to show that NHL players do have an immense role in garnering support and raising awareness about certain situations. Like what Anastasia said, I also think you should talk about the WHL and its contributions to the matter at hand. It will offer another perspective into hockey from a woman's perspective, which is in my opinion critical to the conversation. Good topic, and interesting read, keep up the good work.

Hello!

I enjoyed the topic that you chose for your Wiki page. Masculinity is a very popular topic in our current society, especially in sports. This adheres to the traditional gender roles that many of us are taught since we were little. It reminds me of how all the boys used to play sports that were seen as male-appropriate in my elementary school while many of the girls stood on the sidelines observing the game. think it would be interesting to contrast the traits seen in male hockey players to woman hockey players and how our society views them differently. This will also help with the intersectionality portion of your research since you can compare the gender, ethnicities and status of the players and how it affects them differently. Great start on your Wiki page and good luck!

Hi, Very insightful piece of work. I am a passionate hockey fan myself and am intrigued by your mentioning of enforcers in hockey. I have always been a fan of a spirited bout of fisticuffs but your blog reminded me how important it is for people in modern society to take a modern stance on the subject and not be too resistant to change. The reality is that the pushing of male hegemonic characteristics in the sport has surmounted to countless issues that have affected the prosperity of the sport for all genders.

Hi, I really enjoyed reading your discussion on this topic, hegemonic masculinity certainly has a negative impact on women. You mention that practices that put men in a dominant position whereas women are put into a subordinate role is one way of looking at hegemonic masculinity, my question is what might the impacts of this notion be for women? Perhaps you could compare hegemonic masculinity in men's hockey to women's hockey, what are the differences in terms of the roles played by each? I liked that you mentioned that with the current hegemonic form of masculinity in the current society, we are socialized to think of men to put in positions to control dominance and to show no fear, are there any implications of this? Also, I really enjoyed your discussion of the role of the enforcer and how it can mentally affect an individual, it was something I never really thought about until now. My last suggestion is that maybe you could add an intersectional approach to this topic; are there many professional hockey players of colour and different ethnicities, if not, why and make connections to how hegemonic stability is linked to race and ethnicity. Overall, I think you did a good job in your discussion!