As defined by Merriam-Webster, Pathos is defined as "a quality that causes people to feel sympathy and sadness." The article, "Why Women Get the Brush Off From Women,"highlights the many results of a lack in linking of modest men, all of which negatively impact emotional perceptions. Now, let me ask you a question, how would you feel if you were pre-judged all because you chose to present yourself well? The idea of being brushed off by someone or something you are interested in can be heart-wrenching, at least to me. In the article we are introduced to the occurrences of women preferring cockier men, causing men of a more modest stature to be overlooked and even ignored. Women seeing modest men as "too weak" then pushes those men interested away and damages lines of communication between the genders. Such feelings have dramatically influenced American culture. Men have also been known to find male modesty unattractive, citing that "bashful boys are letting the side down," a common sentiment. The entire idea of opposition to modesty in both sexes causes rise for emotions in both men and women. Pathos is both explicit and subliminal throughout the article because the notion of rejection based on wholeness and modesty is disappointing. The ideas in the article allow readers to assume each role presented by Dobson and Macrae and then go on to act accordingly based off of such assumptions. With the roles of women shifting from more dependent to independent, men have had to adjust their roles as well, but have faced much criticism.Friday, February 27, 2015
Why Modest Men Get the Brush Off From Women: Pathos
As defined by Merriam-Webster, Pathos is defined as "a quality that causes people to feel sympathy and sadness." The article, "Why Women Get the Brush Off From Women,"highlights the many results of a lack in linking of modest men, all of which negatively impact emotional perceptions. Now, let me ask you a question, how would you feel if you were pre-judged all because you chose to present yourself well? The idea of being brushed off by someone or something you are interested in can be heart-wrenching, at least to me. In the article we are introduced to the occurrences of women preferring cockier men, causing men of a more modest stature to be overlooked and even ignored. Women seeing modest men as "too weak" then pushes those men interested away and damages lines of communication between the genders. Such feelings have dramatically influenced American culture. Men have also been known to find male modesty unattractive, citing that "bashful boys are letting the side down," a common sentiment. The entire idea of opposition to modesty in both sexes causes rise for emotions in both men and women. Pathos is both explicit and subliminal throughout the article because the notion of rejection based on wholeness and modesty is disappointing. The ideas in the article allow readers to assume each role presented by Dobson and Macrae and then go on to act accordingly based off of such assumptions. With the roles of women shifting from more dependent to independent, men have had to adjust their roles as well, but have faced much criticism.
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I like the question that you posed in your post. It really gets the reader thinking and makes this post more personal which will render this post more effective.
ReplyDeleteI like the way this post was written because the question asking how we would feel if we were pre-judged because we were well presented not only gets the reader thinking, but is a direct correlation with pathos. It allows the reader to go back and remember when we have felt this way and remember the emotions we felt, exactly what pathos is meant to do. The only suggestion I would have is to link to more outside texts.
ReplyDelete-Priyal Patel