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<blockquote data-quote="Jimmy Todd" data-source="post: 180031" data-attributes="member: 3926">[USER=102]@Kenny Coyote[/USER] this is a great point worthy of it&#039;s own thread, the presentation of masculinity and femininity on television. Its definitely changed over the years. Jock is a great character for the reasons you stated, and he was a departure from the &quot;sensitive male&quot; of the 70&#039;s. . He&#039;s a tough, no-nonsense, take charge kind of guy who still maintains a certain nobility and honor. The only scene that would make me really dislike and lose respect for a man like Jock occurred very early in the show&#039;s run. JR has a long time employee of Ewing Oil fired just before he retires so the company can save on pension and retirement benefits. He does this with Jock&#039;s tacit approval. Imho, denial of just wages and exploitation of the worker are major sins. It&#039;s just cruel, and it&#039;s hard to see the Jock of later seasons approving of this. That is not what I consider.a real man, just a callous bully.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The only qualities of JR that I admire are his quick wit and his courage in being able to roll with the punches, literally and figuratively&nbsp; He wasn&#039;t afraid to speak his mind, even if it meant he&#039;d get popped in the jaw. He always was able to get back up, keep moving, and maintain a cheerful, devil may care outlook. &nbsp; &nbsp; I once took a class on masculinity in American literature and a character who fit the term quite well was Maggie in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Physically, she was as feminine as they come. However, she was like Jock in some ways in saying what she meant, knowing exactly what she wants and going after it, and facing the harsh truths of life head on.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Thanks for getting these threads on season 6 going, Kenny. I&#039;m really enjoying reading everyone&#039;s opinion<img src="https://smileyshack.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/shappy_clap_100-101.gif?w=150&amp;h=133"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":clap:" title="Clap&nbsp; &nbsp; :clap:" data-shortname=":clap:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jimmy Todd, post: 180031, member: 3926"] [USER=102]@Kenny Coyote[/USER] this is a great point worthy of it's own thread, the presentation of masculinity and femininity on television. Its definitely changed over the years. Jock is a great character for the reasons you stated, and he was a departure from the "sensitive male" of the 70's. . He's a tough, no-nonsense, take charge kind of guy who still maintains a certain nobility and honor. The only scene that would make me really dislike and lose respect for a man like Jock occurred very early in the show's run. JR has a long time employee of Ewing Oil fired just before he retires so the company can save on pension and retirement benefits. He does this with Jock's tacit approval. Imho, denial of just wages and exploitation of the worker are major sins. It's just cruel, and it's hard to see the Jock of later seasons approving of this. That is not what I consider.a real man, just a callous bully. The only qualities of JR that I admire are his quick wit and his courage in being able to roll with the punches, literally and figuratively He wasn't afraid to speak his mind, even if it meant he'd get popped in the jaw. He always was able to get back up, keep moving, and maintain a cheerful, devil may care outlook. I once took a class on masculinity in American literature and a character who fit the term quite well was Maggie in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Physically, she was as feminine as they come. However, she was like Jock in some ways in saying what she meant, knowing exactly what she wants and going after it, and facing the harsh truths of life head on. Thanks for getting these threads on season 6 going, Kenny. I'm really enjoying reading everyone's opinion:clap: [/QUOTE]

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