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Take a look at these two scenes.

Japanese version


American version


When looking at these two clips, what stands out to you? They are both the same character with the same power, so what sets these two apart that makes one better in America than the other. If your thinking the language, then you are close. its the tone of the voice. In the Japanese version of Dragonball Z, the characters have a much lighter voice whereas in the American version, even though he is just a child, the voice is more deeper, more masculine. It was not good enough that the body of this child in the Japanese version was ripped and muscular, America feels that the voice should match their body.

Take GI Joe for another example


Obviously GI Joe represents the soldiers of America. In this intro, what made this cartoon popular was the guns and action used throughout the show but the other thing that helped solidify the strength and how manly the cartoon was, is the voice of the singer. He sings not for pitch and tone, but for bass. The tone of a man's voice helps to define a man's strength; the louder and more intimidating a man can sound during and before a battle helps win the psychological battle...we think. But as you can see hear, its not always the case.


The yelling and screaming men do is meant to strike fear in their opponent. It shows the other man that he is not afraid. In actuality, it is a distraction for who is more afraid. Yelling and talking with bass in your voice lets people know how much of a man you really are; well this is what our society has made us to believe. And we are teaching this to men, women and children that if you do not talk the talk, you are considered, according to Tough Guise, as a wimp, punk, sissy, bitch and any other possible feminine name.

We have even made women to believe that not being a man makes you less of a person and more of an object in the U.S. Women believe that they have to act like men, or even pretend men to get ahead in this world.


The media and certain people in this world are simple minded when they believe that men are the dominant beings on earth and in order to be one, you must walk, talk and look like one. We are all equal and have different abilities that we have that set us apart from the person next to us. We must learn to judge and accept the abilities and talents of a person and look past their gender, and how manly a person can act. This is just something to think about when we our viewing how our society is ran.