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daily nebraskan
friday, march 20, 1981
Macho male image still prevalent panelists
By Ward W. Triplett III
"The macho image" is merely a visage, and an unfor
tunate expansion on masculinity, a small group deter
mined Wednesday night in the last of three sessions
sponsored by the Student Y entitled "The Myth of the
Macho Male."
Although it has declined in the past 10 to 15 years,
the macho image is still prevalent in our society and
thought of as a must to too many people, the guest
panelists, Steve Moore, Rush Reynolds, and Hodari
Sababu indicated.
"To me, machoism is the man who goes overboard in
trying to prove his masculinity by pressuring the things
that are supposed to be male " said Moore.
"The macho man is aggressive, domineering, and yields
only to his own ideas. They feel they have to show a
superiority or they are not men at all."
Moore said he did not consider himself to be macho,
but found himself doing macho things in certain situa
tions. Sababu said the American macho ideal is based on
material or physical things that society says a man should
have.
"The Village People's song, 'Macho Man,' exploited
some of the ideas around it, and gave a distorted image of
what macho is all about," Sababu said.
"When it gets too hazy between them, something is
wrong. It wouldn't be right for us to say it's cool if this
man wears a dress." he said.
"We should ask ourselves 'is it valid for there to be a
definite behavior pattern of men and women.' and I think
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A real man, Sababu said, is not taken up by the unim
portant qualities that make up the macho image like
physique, or gold chains, but is concerned with being
a leader, and a great follower if necessary. Fie should also
be a rational thinker, and a hard worker to achieve the
goals he has set.
"Never should a man be dominated by a woman,"
Sababu said.
"If there is going to be any domination at all in the
relationship, it should be by the male. For a man to treat
a woman as a property is not valid, and these days, it's
going to be increasingly hard to find a woman who will
let herself be dominated anyway," Sababu said. A male is
always supreme according to machoism, Sababu said.
Reynolds added that his concept of a true man was one
who was not hypocritical to himself.
"He knows how to share, how to compromise, and
how to love," Reynolds said. He added macho is built
around the female roles in society.
The open forum discussion, which attracted people,
allowed others to discuss then viewpoints as well. Ton
Bolton said it was Ins feeling that macho had moved awa
from the brutal element it had. to it's current sexual
attractiveness.
'We've picked up from the strength thine to where it's
how many women you can get." Bolton said.
"A lot of people get off into that, but a total man
has a rational mind, and he uses the real things, like his
mouth and his mind to communicate with all kinds of
people. The machoist is just concerned with what his
body can get him." Bolton said.
It is hard to change the macho, as well as the female,
stereotypes because most people are raised with them.
Sababu said. "But the women's liberation movement has
done a lot to turn it around. We still need to show a man
can show emotion, and still be masculine." lie said.
Dean's secretary is award winner
Jean Crary said she was surprised to be selected as
woman of the year lor ll),Xl by the 1 incoln orions
Chapter of the American Businesswomen's Association.
Alter all. she is not a 04-year-old judge like last ear's
national winner. Crary is onk 2( but has risen from a
elei k-t pist position with l'L Agricultural Communica
tions seven ears ago to her present job as secretary to W.
Cecil Steward, dean of the College of Atchitect ure.
"1 very tune I saw an opportunity. I applied for the
next higher position." Ciai said.
She was inhumed of i he woman of the ear honor at
the 'luesdav meeting ol the Morimis chaptei. of which
she is vue piesulenl.
Crai said she will icceive a plaque in May and hei
name will be enteied in the national contest foi woman ol
the eai at the American Businesswomen's Association
headquarters in Kansas City. Hie top 10 businesswomen
in the nation will be selected lor luM . she said.
"I consider it an honor to even be selected. I'm still m
a slate o! shock." Crary said. She added that hei boss
didn't even know ot thelionoi Thutsda.
She graduated liom Norfolk Nigh School m and
has completed "'O ciedil hours at I'M towaid a degree in
business education. Crar is now corresponding secretar
tor the Cniversiu of Nebraska Office Personnel Associa
tion, a gioup ot clencal workers.
Moving up to the management level is her long-range
goal. Crar said, although she added. "It's going to take a
lot ot m secietaria! work that I enjo awa from me."
As secretarv to Steward, Crar said hei duties include
making tavel arrangements, taking minutes of tacult
meetings, writing all correspondence and taking care ol
office equipment and personnel. She said complaints
often go through her to the dean's assistant.
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