Chicanos and Latinos could be consider under the same category of masculinity, but is like saying Army is consider National Guard…they both respond different under different circumstances. For example a Mexican-American might not behave the same as a native Mexican, society plays a big role in this part because they both will choose their way of life and will have to consider American society or Mexican society.
In the article “Chicano Men and Masculinity’ by Baca Zinn, the author stated “The assumption that male dominance among Chicanos is rooted on their history and embedded in their culture needs to be critically assessed against recent discussions concerning the universality of male dominance” (Zinn 25). It is very true that Chicanos or Latinos are consider machos, because for their society the man is the head of the house and nobody else should counter-dictate that situation. But it is not like that and many other ethnic groups, such as Arabic, Asian, African and even Anglo culture?
In the “The Black Male: Searching Beyond Stereotypes” by Manning Marable or “All Men Are Created Equal: Asian Men in U.S History” by Yen Lee Espiritu the male dominance is worldwide, but striped out from their cultures in the U.S by white man that according to their “sovereignty” only WHITE MEN is consider a real men.
In conclusion race plays a big role of how society will shape your masculinity. It does not matter how man you think you are, if you are not white..you are not a man at all.
While your post makes interesting observations regarding how Chicano masculinity is different from masculinity as it is expressed/embodied in Mexico, and race is a factor, I don't think the culprit for why certain men are considered more or less masculine is white men. There are numerous factors that contribute to men having access to masculine privileges and race is only one among many, interconnected factors.
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