Men have feelings too (For April 3, 2009)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6krr40mdHM

The link above is another one from Lev Yilmaz, the artist who made the video from last week. This video is called "I'm Not Going To Think About Her." It breaks past the stereotypes that women always take break-ups worse than men, and that men are very forgetful when it comes to small things in relationships. The video shows many drawings of a girl doing different things, and Lev narrating over it, constantly saying "I'm not gonna think about..." and finishing the sentence with something his ex-girlfriend used to do. There are tons of things he names, making the point that Lev did indeed remember the little things in their relationship, and some of the things he liked most about his ex. The video also gives a different picture of a woman. Stereotypically, a woman would be thought of as the clean one in the relationship, but Lev points out some messy habits his ex had, such as leaving open candy bars in her purse or microwaving plastic on foods. But he doesn't bring these up to show how bad she was. It seems more that he brought them up to show how he even liked her regardless of her mistakes or shortcomings. It's a very thoughtful video, so enjoy.

What Drives a Man (For March 27, 2009)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXmPFJqTHKo

This link leads to another one of those comics by artist Lev Yilmaz. It is called "What Would Penis Do?" Lev breaks down and analyzes the three driving forces behind a man's actions- the heart, the mind, and the penis. The heart and mind of a man are probably extremely similar to a woman's heart and mind. What really causes most of the man's reckless, stupid actions is... the penis! The penis in the video can be looked at as a "typical" guy- always trying to act manly, brags to its buddies about its latest "adventures" in the locker room, but really, at the end of the day, penis just wants to know that it is wanted. Lev points out that why men act so stupid sometimes in regards to relationships is because the penis does not know how long it will be around for, and always pushes to engage in more "adventures." Lev does not really go into the driving forces of a woman, but to be fair, he ends the clip by saying that he may not know what penis will do, but we might have done it already and know, even if we don't have a penis.

Manly Men (For March 20, 2009)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvltzwkUEEA

The link above leads to a 1- minute montage video of men doing different activities. Some of the activities are obviously something a "real" man would do, like eating meat in a forest, or chopping wood. Some of them are not perceived as manly, but done with the same machisimo, such as...eating soil... and... paying bills. The clip is worth a watch, because it's one of those things that's so stupid it's funny. Especially when it gets to the point where you think, "Wait a minute...was that last one supposed to be manly?"