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Experts take a look at toxic masculinity’s impact on sports.

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ake the game of football. Now take the pads off.

Take the helmets off. Take the tackling out.

The violence is removed and what’s left? A game that’s enjoyed because of skill, athleticism and strategy.

Now, who’s really going to watch that?

Frankly, not many people.

Experts say a lot of sports are enticing because of the consequential hits, the showings of dominance. The viral videos that show up on SportsCenter, Instagram, Facebook, entice sports fans into watching certain sports.

Think about it.

Why do football fans “ooh” and “aah” when a player gets pounded so hard that his body goes flying? Why is that “posterizing” someone in basketball thought of as better than a simple layup?

Why does the crowd go wild when there’s a fight in hockey?

What’s the intrigue?

There’s no extra value in these plays. A big hit is worth the same as a tackle.

A dunk and layup are both two points. Fighting doesn’t earn a team more points in hockey. But still, society loves all of it.

So, where does this come from?

Oklahoma State pro-

fessor Shane Graber is an expert on the subject matter. His research is on the effects of race, gender, class and sexuality in mainstream news. Graber said this behavior derives from hegemonic masculinity.

This is a theory that came from sociologist R.W. Connell in the early 90s. This refers to the proposed practices that promote the dominant social position of men, and the subordinate social position of women.

The concept explains why men desire dominant social roles over women.

“Hegemonic masculinity is that masculinity that just kind of goes assumed as natural,” Graber said.

“Like when you say, ‘Men will be men, they are going to go bars and get drunk.’ What happens next? They get into a bar fight. That’s ‘Men being men.’ That’s hegemonic masculinity.”

Hegemonic masculinity doesn’t only exist in sports, it’s also in society.

But in sports, it’s what drives people to think a certain way, to be attracted to certain things. Society is led to believe these assertions of dominance are better, but Graber said there’s no empirical proof that’s true.

“Most of this masculinity in sports is hegemonic, it just seems natural,” Graber said. “It’s natural that we should want to go out and defeat people.

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pulse. There’s nothing natural about that being any source of fulfilment or satisfaction. Why do we want to defeat? Why do we want to beat?”

Pitzer College professor Dan Hirsch is also an expert on the topic. Hirsch said sports provide a lot of these social norms masculinity is considered to be.

“You look at some of the men who if they cry in sports, for example, it becomes a big story,” Hirsch said. “If they’re hurt and they’re crying, it becomes like, ‘This guy is a sissy.’

But if they’re crying because they’re excited, it becomes like ‘Look how competitive they are.’ It’s always grounded in these norms of what’s acceptable as a man and what’s not.”

So, where does this all come from? Why is society conditioned to think like this?

“I think it stems from decades and centuries of patriarchy,” Hirsch said.

“It comes from the men in the family need to be the breadwinners and the providers and those kinds of things, that kind of mentality.”

Patriarchy boils down to the idea that men are expected to be at the head of the table. That they’re supposed to work and take care of the family. That they “wear the pants.”

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The world of art is full of endless possibilities, and artists can find inspiration anywhere.

Senior studio arts major Kitra Smith finds ways to build small scale sculptures inspired by Rorschach ink blots.

These sculptures aren’t just used as beautiful art; they’re also used to depict emotion within others.

Smith has done research on the color psychology of graphic design and interior design. She explained how colors in a room have an impact on how people react to their own emotions.

“The color that you paint a room will influence the emotions of people inside of it,” Smith said. “Both interior designers and architects pay attention to that as they are designing the space.”

Smith likes to build these projects for people to interact with them.

One of her sculptures, named “Trigger,” is a darker red piece made out of JB weld and sand. Although “Trigger” evokes a somewhat gritty and uncomfortable feeling, other sculptures are similar or different in terms of emotion.

For a more personal perspective, one of Smith’s sculptures has a theme that goes back to her grandmother. This sculpture is called “Care.”

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Smith’s sculpture “Care” is made out of old stuffed animals and was inspired by her grandmother.

It’s made out of old stuffed animals, including one Smith has cherished, called a “dream bear.”

Smith’s grandmother gave her this pink bear, which represents dreams.

“It was filled with a packet that had herbs, like lavender, that was supposed to soothe you to sleep but also protect you from nightmares,” Smith said.

Another sculpture, called “Pardon,” is made of small pages in a structured design of water colored with yellow, a major theme in this work.

“The reason I chose yellow is because yellow is actually one of the most divisive colors,” Smith said. “Lot of people say it’s happiness, and I’ve heard some people say it’s anxiety.”

Smith, who got interest-

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ed in small scale sculptures because of jewelry making, has been working on this series for a year and a half.

Smith got involved in art because her mother is a bridal shop owner and a seamstress. She said her mother has engaged in strange but interesting projects, such as making an airplane cover and creating a mobile dark room.

Smith is hoping to have a show featuring students’ art work.

“I’m actually working with three other graduating seniors here at OSU to make a joint show for after our capstone show,” Smith said. “I’m going to try and work at a museum in order to be exposed to other artists and work in that community to make art.”

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and violent in sports. And that it’s the reason the egregious hits continue to pile up on a weekly basis.

Patriarchy’s a social construct, it’s not natural, but Graber said it sticks around because it continues to be rewarded.

Players are lauded when they play through injury and despised when they don’t. Think about the harsh criticism Andrew Luck took when he retired as quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts.

Luck suffered a myriad of injuries including a gruesome shoulder injury that took years to recover, a lacerated kidney that left him urinating blood and a mysterious calf in

jury that had no timetable to return. And he fought through a lot of it, but the mental strain finally got to him.

After years of fighting to play through horrifying health conditions, Luck decided to hang up his cleats at 29. But because he was such a talented player who had the chance to work himself toward being an all-time great, it was considered “a betrayal” to NFL fans.

Athletes are praised when they play through injuries, but if they don’t, they’re looked at as “weak” and “feeble.”

It brings up the question — who’s fueling all this?

Many will point to the

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media. While the media certainly has a role, Graber said the media can’t tell us what to think only what to think about. The media doesn’t help hegemonic masculinity prevail, but rather it reinforces the boundaries.

Hirsch brings up an example of basketball in the late 1980s with the “Detroit Bad Boys” — a team that was popular because of its aggressive, violent style.

“I think those two are informing each other,” Hirsch said. “Did it become violent because it was popular or was the violence of it making it popular? It’s hard to know which one is fueling the

other. They are related and mutually supporting each other.”

Experts say this behavior is rooted so deep in society that it’s hard to realize what’s happening.

Graber said any healthy-minded person would choose to talk and compromise over physically battering someone for the sake of a sport, but the moment the whistle is blown, that logic goes out the window.

This isn’t obvious to the eye either, Graber said it’s been rooted in people for 10,000 years. full story online at ocolly.com

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Earlier in the season, Oklahoma State wrestling coach John Smith was frustrated with the way his team was wrestling offensively.

Throughout the season, Smith has been critical of his team’s ability to get takedowns early in matches.

However, Smith was happy with the way his team wrestled today against Northern Colorado as the Cowboys tooks care of business, winning 36-3.

“I thought we did good today,” Smith said, “The more matches that we’re gonna get in, this team has got a chance of getting better.”

The Cowboys scored nine points or more in eight of the ten matches, including three technical falls by Nick Piccininni (125), Travis Wittlake (165) and Dakota Geer (197). OSU also had two major decisions by Dusty Hone and Andrew Shomers at 141 and 174 pounds respectively.

It was an impressive showing from the Cowboys, who struggled earlier in the season getting takedowns and looking sluggish in many of the previous performances.

But today, the Cowboys found a way to separate the score from their opponents, particularly on

their feet and with back points.

“If you’re superior on your feet, you need to take advantage of that,” Smith said, “We need to score when we can score and today it was definitely in our takedowns.”

No. 3 Boo Lewallen did not wrestle in the Southern Scuffle, but he faced No. 17 Andrew Alirez who finished second in the tournament.

After wrestling to a draw through two periods, Lewallen outscored Alirez 8-1 in the final frame, winning his match, 11-4.

“Even though the score was close, I didn’t feel like it should have been that close,” Lewallen said, “I’m just trying to figure out how to make matches go the way I want them to go.”

After his third-place finish in the Southern Scuffle, Dusty Hone held his place at 141 ahead of Kaden Gfeller, who wasn’t feeling well.

Hone continued his impressive run of form, defeating Chris Sandoval via major decision with an 8-0 scoreline.

Although Hone won his match handily, coach Smith wants more from the junior.

“You can win 8-0 like Dusty Hone did and I didn’t like the match,” Smith said, “Kind of a scenario where we’re pushing for more.”

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a hot start of his own, earning four takedowns in the first period against No. 19 Mosha Schwartz.

However, Witcraft struggled after that, allowing Schwartz to find his footing in the match. Schwartz slowly closed the gap and won the match 12-11 when he took down Witcraft with 10 seconds remaining.

Coach Smith was happy with Witcraft’s offense, but says he needs to work on controlling the match more if he wants to be consistent.

“Four takedowns in the first (period) but you got no riding time,” Smith said, “You’re not gonna steal the match, it doesn’t

matter that you’re winning by four. This kid knows you’re a true freshman… kind of a blown opportunity for him to take out another top 20 opponent.”

Geer also won his match before the seven minutes were up, defeating Seth Bogulski 19-3 in the second period, in another tech fall victory for the Cowboys.

It appeared as if Geer flipped a switch midmatch, when he exploded for 13 points in the second period alone, barely allowing his opponent to stand before he was all over him again.

“It was good to see him work for the takedowns,”

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Smith said, “I think we saw the difference in the ability to score.”

Coach Smith said he hopes that his team will use this dominating performance as a springboard towards the Big 12 and NCAA tournaments in the coming months.

“I like the fact that when you look at our schedule, you’re looking at what, ten more dual meets?” Smith said, “That’s exciting, that’s what we need right now.

We need to weigh-in and wrestle Friday/Saturday or Friday/Sunday (duals) and that’s what we’ve got going forward in the next few weeks.”

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To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

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