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Show DIXIESUNNEiNS.COM - 4 , , .rL SuppreSsin k,,,b111:10 I If there's anything I've been ' . I about taught 4, courage, it's , not about t the things Aoti ti k you withhold to from others give the perception you're strong; it's about being able to openly put your fears on display, face them and not be afraid of what follows. At one point or another, the majority of young men have heard the phrase "man up" in their life. This phrase is used to reinforce what a stereotypical, masculine male iis supposed to be: stoic, immovable and tough. These are all words that can contribute to what the stereotype of a "real man." However, the phrase "man up" is dangerous because it normalizes the suppression of emotions, which has the potential to lead to bigger problems down the line. If one cannot express their emotions in an appropriate manner, the potential to create relationships with others diminishes quite a bit. I'd like to specifically focus on how this ideology is a huge problem within the black community. In my experience, there seems to be a heavy emphasis on masculinity in the black community, and it's simply a part of our identity at this point. 4 , . 4 t - - Follow dixiesunnews t, on snapchat to keep up with the ;latest campus new 4 ol di 14 i t 1 ef.ar".441(15 1 4 40I 0 iv: al 411 a 4 6 6I 4 0 111 6 4 44 P Ns,......,....,, 6 6 .a .a: 9 , 1 i 1 I 1 ; non-Hispan- post-traumat- ,1 -- ii,, 0 ic African-America- ic dallagkl.elr0 t )i) 1101Ia3 ', communities about mental struggles. However, there have been cases in which therapists attempt to separate racism from a person's mental health as if the two cannot be related, even though a person can develop PTSD from racist encounters, according to the study "Racism and Psychological and Emotional Injury: Recognizing d and Assessing Traumatic Stress," done by Dr. Robert T. Carter. To say there's an overnight solution would be naive; however, there are steps that can be taken starting with black households that set us up for better situations in the future. We have to educate our about them, it's more than likely you won't know how to deal with these problems when they arise. Also, people who live below poverty are more likely to develop a mental health disorder, as noted in a study done by Dr. Christopher G. Hudson. Add how many black people live below poverty, and you get a generation that's confused about whether or not they're feeling the "blues" or if they're clinically depressed. This doesn't mean that don't to seek help, attempt though, because around 25 percent see therapists to learn more about and get to the bottom of their We've been put into circumstances that aren't favorable and as a result, we're considered more on edge, aggressive and sporadic. What people don't talk about is the why. Why are black people more likely to exhibit these traits? According to the Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, black Americans are 10 percent more likely to experience serious mental health problems than whites. These problems include depression, attention-defic- it hyperactivity disorder and stress disorder. If you're living with these problems but never had the chance to talk JONES jalenDSN BY JALEN i WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12,2tifi 0 . , irt healand our lives. Also, as hasavite r it simpit just mtoaytaslkoutondeh othe We have to talk to our fellow brothers and sis. ters just to check in With each other to make sure we're all right. We can. not invalidate each whet', feelings of depression saying things such as, "I our people can make it through slavery, you can make it through a bad day." These days, it's not that we can't afford to be sad in a world that's already against us. It's that we can't afford to not be tally sound and continue our fight to civil equality. 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Letters to the editor are accepted and may be published in the newspaper andor dixiesunnews.com. The guidelines for letters are as follows: f , : regate men and women t the way we 1 organize our (090;iL sA closets. Just T iv a.te as we put shirts, pants, shoes and dresses in their categories, we categorize the sexes. Placing things in categories gives us a sense of order among chaos. However, when it comes to people, that is something different. A category is, "a class or division of people or things regarded as having particular shared characteristics." It is a way of putting things in a specific order. A label is placed on Submissions should be no longer than 250 words and must be Writers must include name, phone number and email address. Students should also include year in school, hometown and well-writte- n. major. Letters are subject to editing for length, style and grammar. Letters consisting of inaccurate, libelous or highly offensive content will not be published. Letters should be submitted to dixiesundixie. edu-ithe body of the email, not an attachment. Letters become property of Dixie Sun News and may be published in any format. Dixie Sun News encourages a lively discussion on its website among its readers. Dixie Sun News does not edit comments. However, an editor will not post any comments that are libelous In our society, we seg- a group to describe char- acteristics that each person within the group shares. An example would be athletes. Athletes all do something athletic whether it's baseball, gymnastics, soccer or football. Yet, even among sports, where it used to be predominantly male, that definitive line has been crossed. In 2012, Audrianna Beattie, of Line Mountain, Pennsylvania, joined Line Mountain Middle School's wrestling team. Originally banned from wrestling by the Line Mountain School District because she was a girl on a boy's team and couldn't possibly handle it, Audrianna and her parents filed a lawsuit against the school district and she won the right to compete on the boys' team. - It I ' 0 , or vulgar. v t The idea of separating males and females into gender roles is not new. Since mankind first emerged, men were the hunters and protectors. Women gathered nuts and berries, crafted, cooked and took care of the young. Generally, those gender roles have remained prevalent. Although, where there once was a definitive line between men and women, boys and lies something not girls as clear. nearly College students fall into the difficult age were they may be considered boys or girls, or they may be considered men and women. However, the line separating men from women is constantly blurred and to some seems obsolete. As one of my friends put it: "Gender - t.,) : ilYA9tI AiL,est roles are outdated." A statement which appears to be true when considering the changes that have occurred over the last 40 years. Women and men have jobs thought to be specifically tailored for each gender. Individuals among both genders undergo surgery to become either male or female. Others reject the notion of even identifying as any specific gender at all. We generalize instead of placing people in a category, effectively blurring that once stark, bold divide between the sexes. Men are called boys and women girls. People are gay, straight, religious, the list goes on, but we'll focus on the first. Actress Mayim Bialik, known for her role as Amy Farrah Fowler on "The Big Bang Theory," released a video in which she criticized the practice of calling women girls. "So, when we use words to describe women that are typically used to de- scribe children," she said changes the way we view women, even unconsciously, so that we don't equate them with adult men. In fact, it implies that they're inferior to men." After all, the definition non-religiou- s; of girl is a female UP child. Calling a woman "girl" seems absurd. Referring to a grown man as a IN) seems equally absurd. Neither term fits the de scription of an adult eve: in the slightest. Another one of my friends said the only tin she would ever call a iv a "boy" is if that man were immature. Similar1 a man who is fifty years old may call an old woman a girl becaus she is much younger ihr him and he perceives hr as a girl. Taking that into account, it seems categorli ing males and females has less to do with the' do gender and more to their level of maturityj another person's percer tion of them. There are men and women who like children and adult much younger than oil adults, but it doesn't seem fair to include tb! among actual childra, It may not be necess to stop categorizing th sexes entirely, but peril: it should be considered that by doing so, we af placing them in a box, restricting their potent We are beings of free be will. 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