The Office

This week I watched The Office another one of NBC's greatest new comedies.  I usually never watch The Office, but I'm glad I did.  I watched the episode entitled "Stress Relief" which showed lots of interesting points about masculinity.  First, there is the character of Dwight.  Dwight is overall crazy, he starts by simulating a fire to make everyone aware of what they need to do in case of an actual fire.  This is the typical "man" thing to do, to cause trouble when not needed to prove a point.  Dwight sees no problem with his "game" and continues even after Stanley has had a heart attack.  Later, Dwight kills a mannequin for the organs, instead of helping others he tries to better himself.  Next, we see Stanley, who is told by the doctor that unless he learns to deal with his stress (which is caused by boss Michael Scott) then he is going to die.  Stanley says point in blank that he is simply going to die and cannot stop it.  This is a very masculine thing to do, not try to solve the problem but to simply be okay with it.  We also see masculinity in Jim when he states in a very negative way that "fifty percent of parents end in divorce".  The Office is sure to always add humor to their show.