YOU THE MAN- Extra Credit

At first I was not sure what to expect from the performance, I had never seen a one man show but I was happily surprised at how effective he was in trying to get a point across. Domestic violence is a very large issue not only in American but all around the world, a majority of the time it is publicized as a problem only effecting women, the victims and the mothers, sisters, aunts, cousins and grandmothers who are just as upset and emotionally involved because there loved one was being abused. the media pays little attention to the other half of the world, men. Weather or not they have been the one involved being abused, the abuser,or most importantly the ones that know a family member is in a emotionally or physically abusive relationship and can do little about it to protect them from their own choices. I respected the fact that in this play the actor decided to switch things up and represent the males point of view. He expressed the vulnerable side that we never get to see much coming from the male. It was interesting to see how they are just as affected as anyone else. Today in society the male character is not given the chance so express there softer side they are not allowed to show emotion and still be seen as the dominant one. Maybe that is why most people associate the male in an abusive relationship as the abuser.