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Through conducting this interview, I was able to gain more understanding that the individual's experience and the particular country or the place where males have grown up to can differentiate how they perceive masculinity. It was an interesting experience to learn more about my father's deep thoughts about what masculinity means for him, which I was able to further compare and analyze between his response and the documentary.

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My father determined that feminine emotions are more sensitive and not straightforward, while males are the opposite and should have leadership skills in order to be dominant and overpower the situation or people. This connects with the documentary where they said that "men don't cry", which they are less sensitive, and crying was considered a weakness that males should feel ashamed of. My father did not realize that this was even part of the issues of masculinity and believed that it is how "an ordinary man" should be.

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When I questioned him about how he would define masculinity, he said that males should be generous and leadership since he believes that they are few of the attractive traits that males could have. One of the things that I found surprising was that he never had a situation where he treated different even with the stereotypes of masculinity he was surrounded by.

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I interviewed my father since he recognizes what masculinity is, so I was curious about what he's answers would look like. He has also grew up in Korea, which I thought that the stereotype of masculinity from the documentary and from my father's experience would be different.

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After conducting the interview, I was able to understand that masculinity is a major issue in society. One of the connections that I have seen between Ms.Sefika and the interviews in the documentary is that they all started in their childhood and the community they are in and how that can affect them, which created this sense of mascualnity.

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This interview helps me to know more with the people surround me. Where they share their past experiences and how they deal with those toxic masculinity.

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Throughout the documentary, I can relate to the majority of the topics that were discussed throughout the interviews. However not to a certain extreme. By conducting this interview with MS. Sefika, I was able to understand that women can also have this sense of masculinity and how I was able to can connect back to the people who were in the documentary such as Steven who had a single mother who supported 2 kids.

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I have a better understand about the problem of masculinity in another culture and the difference in the cultures. He show me that not everyone will be influence very badly by masculinity. He said that he feel more comfortable in japan culture since in Australia the men care about beer, but in Japan he can find more male friend that he is willing to talk to.

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Masculinity is a tremendous issue in the society.  One big aspect is that Mr. L also feels the peer pressure during his high school life and college life. Which is at the exact age range with the documentary of film which masculinity mostly happen.

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One connection that can be made between the interview and the documentary is that the effect of stereotypes on people has huge impact and it leads to the discrimination.

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While watching the documentary, I could relate to some of the topics discussed, but never experienced the extreme end of some of the topics. For example Cody or Luis who had family problems and poor relationships with their father. Talking to my mom especially broadened my perspective and allowed me to empathise with some of the characters more, because I saw from her emotions how hard it was.

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Conducting this interview helped me to understand the reality of the world better. In addition, the example and interviews that were included in the film is not just a story, but actually happening around me.

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Conducting this interview on my father helped me gain a better understanding of the line between gender-based behavioural traits and natural human behaviour which the documentary was speaking about near the ending.

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My father had went to America for his university so he talked about similar problems such as criminal activities within male groups, drinking and social pressure to fit in. He had seen a lot of the trends that the film showed in his male friends, but he had never thought that masculinity was a part of it, he was unaware that masculinity was even a part of the problem.

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I asked him a question about what kind of toy he get and what do he think about parent giving boys toy truck and give girls Barbie. He said that from what he sees around his friend, he find out that actually the parent now days are giving their children chance to choice what kind of toy they want. The idea of giving boys toy truck is because in statistic boys are more likely to like playing with compare to Barbie.

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I was surprised that Mr.L that he has also had peer pressure during his high school and college years. But the fortune thing is that he lived in a nice family.

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Doing this interview allowed me to see that what happens in documentary can actually happen in real life as well. Though they do provide statistics and different statements from many different professionals, it is still more impactful when you see it actually happen in real life

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Having an interview allowed me to see that these expectations aren't only limited to one place like the US, but also present across cultures and time periods. It has also taught me that there can be significant gaps in understanding or conformation to social expectations between individuals and families.

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One connection that can be made between Mr. Rey's interview and the documentary is what one's masculinity is influenced by. Both the documentary and Mr. Rey's words touched on how family and teachers play a big role in shaping one's perspective toward masculinity. Mr. Rey was fortunate to be surrounded by people who mostly held no stereotypes towards masculine standards, however, the documentary displayed many scenarios when that was not the case.

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I was able to connect my own personal life with the MYLI which made me further understand the messages that the documentary is trying to tell me. I could really see how this perpetual cycle of masculinity exists in our culture today

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The final section of the documentary had an expert speak about how getting rid of toxic masculinity in society is not about 'converting' boys into something that they were not already. Seeing as how my father's nature is not shaped by societal or familial expectations, but rather just who he really is. This quote connects to just giving individuals the freedom to be who they really are.

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One of the most surprising thing that I have learned during my interview with Ms.Sefika, was that the relationship with her family as a child was strong. She lost her father at the age of 15, where her mom have changed her to become stronger, more masculine. She was the oldest child and was responsible for everything in the house. Additionally, I was also surprised in how she what she mostly do are boyish things such as taking responsibility in gardening and taking care of her grandma's sheep, feeding them twice a day. Pretty much like a German Shepherd.

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I found that the household roles were very traditional at her household, which fit into the idea of the documentary and how certain expectations are upheld. I also found that the expectation of the father being the breadwinner was strong in her childhood as her father was often out for work and she didn't get to make a lot of memories with him.

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I can have really feel that masculinity is present in many generations. I also felt that the perception of boys having to be masculine I slowly wearing off (at least around me). The documentary explored how fathers are their main source of learning to become masculine. This was true for my dad too which was shocking.

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In one of my Dads stories, when he got into some kind of altercation in highschool and didn't resolve the problem in a way that was "masculine", it really stuck with him and made him wonder why he isn't manly enough or strong enough to fight back. Which resulted in him solving the problem another day through violence. This relates to the documentary as so many boys experience societal pressures to be masculine, strong and ultimately can result in violence in many cases.

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It has definitely helped me prove the things addressed in the documentary was true, linking to ways my grandpa releases his stress/pressure. Also, it helped understanding how this isn't only happening in American culture, but also in Japanese culture. I acknowledged how toxic masculinity was a worldwide issue.

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The interview helped me gain a better understanding of the documentary because it helped me with understanding the prevalence of this problem in people who I am related to. My dad almost word-for-word repeated what the documentary presented.

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During the interview, he mentioned that he was greatly influenced by his mother and sister because his father was not there. This can be connected to Cody's story in the documentary as he also talks about how his dependence on his mother had led him to reject the typical masculine construct. My father mentioned how he never liked to fight because of his mothers influence on him

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Generally, things my dad said is similar to what the documentary explored. Men have to be strong and endure their pain.

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The fact that people around her were treating people who they think were "less masculine" differently surprised me. I am aware that it happened when she was 20 year-old and it's been 30 years from now, but the people at that time weren't accepting "the difference".

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Though this documentary was predominantly based around American culture, through taking a different perspective and interviewing an adult with a different background, I was able to correlate masculinity and culture and the extent to which culture plays a role in shaping one's masculinity

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When he was a child, the society that he lived in had fit the very stereotypical gender social norms and roles that was explored within the film, so he didn't really think about being changed into a "masculine" man, which was to be smart, good at sports, etc. It wasn't very surprising since I already knew this but i thought that it was important because to them, that was normal, something that wasn't even questioned, which shows progress in the current world

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I think the most surprising things I learn is his family structure and how he end up with his characteristic. I learn that his parent get divorce when he is young, but he and his brother will live with their father for a while and live withe their mother for a while. I feel like it turn out that there will not be any lost of father or mother figure for him compare to some interviewer in the documentary.

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The way him and others release stress from not being able to complain/argue, express emotions and work was alcohol. This has tight connection with the documentary, from the fact that boys tend to rely on alcohol under societal pressure.

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There is not much to say in regards to anything surprising during the interview as my father's personality seemed to be naturally compatible with Japanese society and what my grandparents' expected of him.

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That we are largely unaware of the way that masculinity permeates our society. In most cases I found that people do things because they are told to do something and never try to question why they have to do it. It connects with the examples in the documentary where young boys followed coaches and fathers willingly never doubting them.

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When my dad told me that since his father had to work away from home, he also thought that working away from home would be a better way to provide for his family and make sure that we don't experience what he experienced as a child.

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I was surprised how different both of their cultures where, and how much your upbringing affects who you are as a person and your character. It was also surprising to see how my mom "escaped" from a life that was going to be practically set up by men.

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My dad played sports all throughout middle and high school and all of his coaches were horribly abusive (using derogatory terms and physically punishing players).

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My father has changed through his life from being masculine to being a more neutral person. He used to have masculine traits, but now he is very expressive and such.

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i was able to relate to the film already to an extent but having been told about his past experiences with such topics made it easier to relate to and understand the people in the film as well as wha the film was trying to convey

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I learned that Mr. Rey was fortunate to grow up in an educated environment where there were no discriminations between masculinity and femininty. Mr. Rey was able to realize from a young age that there is no such thing that a women/men can't do.

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I already had a decent understanding of my dad childhood because I am very close with my grandparents (his parents).

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It was when he told me he never really thought about him being put into the masculine figure, because that was "normal" during his generation. It wasn't until he started working where he clearly saw the roles both men and women had to play in the society.

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I interviewed my mother because I often watch news with her and talk about sensitive issue with her. And I wanted to know how she feels about "masculinity".

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There wasn't a lot of surprises in the things I asked from her since most of them were expected answers (things like who did what at home). One thing I found interesting though, was that she didn't comply with her parents' traditional expectations and went off to pursue her own goals like a career.

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The most surprising thing that I learned during this interview was how unaware my parents were to masculinity in general. They were aware of the safety gap between men and women, but were largely unaware of how certain gender roles are given certain chores within the household. They just did those chores because they felt that they had to.

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I interviewed my dad because that was the most convenient form me. Also he is a second generation immigrant in America, which I believe he has a lot to say about masculinity.

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I interviewed Mr. Rey because I know he is from Latin culture where masculinity is prevalent and dominant.

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I interviewed Mr. Kirk Leichner because he is teaching tittle kids in the school, which makes me curious with the thinking of being masculinity happens in what age.

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I interviewed both of my parents. I chose this person to see if they recognized the way that masculinity impacts them and to try and see whether they passed on these expectations onto me.

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I ask my interviewer and he don’t want me to mention his name. He is one of the teacher in FIS.

I chose him because he is a teacher that grow in a different country. I feel like the different place a person grow up will have big influence on their identity.

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I interviewed my mother because my dad was overseas. I also thought my mum would have interesting things to discuss about it since she would see things from a female perspective.

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I interviewed my father because I wished to see how masculinity was interacted with in his generation and time as well as to see if there were any differences with the way his own father raised him and the way he raised me.

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I interviewed my father because he fit into one of the categories of the stereotypical males, which is always being calm and not showing much emotion about sensitive emotions

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I interviewed my grandpa, because I wanted to see concept of toxic masculinity in an older generation, and compare it with what I have analyzed in the documentary.

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I interviewed my father because he grew up in a household where he lived in poverty and had to make ends meet. This greatly impacted his view of the world at a very young age and made him have different perspectives in life.

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I interviewed Ms. Sefika, this is because I have known her for many years and wanted to know more about her personal history since she was also part of an immigrant.

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I interviewed my dad because he had a very traditional Catholic upbringing. He has since developed a better understanding about the importance of emotional vulnerability but still struggles with conveying that to my brothers and I.

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I interviewed my Mom and my Dad, because it was really interesting to see how the traditional gender roles in my family are switched. (My mom follows much more masculine stereotypes) and (my dad not necessarily feminine but less stereotypical masculine roles). I also knew my mom grew up in a very traditional household and experienced very extreme effects of masculinity.