"Lookatthefaggot!Watchout!He'llgetyou!"(Pascoe,53)thisisthecommonresponseotherheterosexualmales havetotheirhomosexualorsuspectedhomosexualpeers.C.J.Pascoe'sbook(DudeYou'reaFag:Masculinityand sexualityinhighschool)goesintoanaveragehighschoolcalledRiverHighanddoesayearandahalffieldstudy onhomosexuality(specificallymalehomosexuality),masculinityandadolescence'soverallsexuality.Also,its relationship/impactonthestrugglesthattheteenagers...
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subconsciouslybythepatternsandculturalmoresoftheexistingcommunitythatweareborninto.Inthestraightdominatedsocietywelivein,heterosexualityisconsideredthenaturalandmostacceptablesexualorientationto haveThisconceptisre-examinedbyPascoe,whofindsthatithasaneffectonrapecultureintheUnitedStates "Gendertouching"isasocially,culturallyentrenchedmodeofbehaviorinwhichsexualaggressionbymalesand theirentitlementtofemalebodiesissuggested
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