Great Topic

Great topic! I think it is really important to criticize the media that we all consume because like you wrote when the same and distinct messages are constantly being presented, the viewers will internalize these messages and hold them as true. You explain how the media constantly reproduces the archetypal male figure and one form of masculinity (not multi-dimensional) but I think it might be important to add a section of why the media does this. I think the media portrays masculinity in the way that it does because 1. it is simply a norm and what we are familiar with but secondly because displaying the archetypal male character is profitable (people buy into this stereotype). Maybe you could analyze a bit about why this depiction of masculinity is profitable?

A great resource to consider as you may begin analyzing this idea is the documentary "The Mask You Live In". This documentary explains the phenomenon of toxic/hyper-masculinity, how it is produced and reproduced (media being one of them), and the consequences of this. It is available on Netflix!

Great post!