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Question 1

Main concept of article

Answer 1

Oscar de la Hoya does not fit the mold of a Mexican fighter.

Question 2

Why Hoya was not brown enough

Answer 2

He doesn’t match the expectations of a Latino fighter — aggressive, hard punching fighting style

Question 3

Why Hoya was not man enough

Answer 3

He has a more clinical and dispassionate style in the ring and a winning and sunny and engaging demeanor in public

Question 4

Hegemonic masculinity

Answer 4

a culturally idealized form of maleness. These ideal males “may reside in fantasy figures or models remote from the lives of the unheroic majority.” → sports feed hegemonic masculinity

Question 5

Example of hegemonic masculinity

Answer 5

Ryan:
- fits the mold culturally, racially, and sexually
- embodies athletic excellence and dominance
- he iconically represents the rugged individualism and mythology of the Western cowboy
- embodies the idealized male hero —silent, powerful, menacing, successful

Question 6

Hegemony shifting?

Answer 6

When variations appear to have shifted from the hegemonic construction of the masculine, we should still be wary since “hegemonic masculinity changes in order to remain hegemonic.”

And in the end, stable and conservative stereotypes remain dominant

Question 7

Intersectionality

Answer 7

when people are talking about multiple facets of identity intersecting (gender, sex, socioeconomic class, race)

Question 8

Intersectionality in relation to Hoya

Answer 8

Gender: not man enough
Race: not brown enough