Kimmel Guyland

Guyland is an attempt to look inside the minds of American males as they progress through a lengthening “pre-adulthood,” which is aimed to provide clarity into this relevantly new life stage. In order to accomplish such a task, Kimmel speaks with hundreds of millennials from the ages of 16-26 on topics covering sex, sports, media, and even how certain “rites” are necessary for young men to enter “Guyland.” Kimmel discovers a novel and thriving male dominated subculture through these testimonies, one which traps young men into a reactionary community that denounces emotion, depth, and individuality in favor of communal strength and solidarity. With “Guyland” being one of the most influential subcultures on the future men of America, Kimmel hopes …show more content…
Kimmel is aware that Guyland is protective of it’s own, and chooses to interview individuals in a non-threatening, descriptive manner. By not accusing individuals of being wrong or disconnected with his notion of accepted behavior, Kimmel simply acts as a spectator wanting to learn the accepted norms of Guyland. While some males might see his methodology and choice of testimony as faulty or not representative of the male community as a whole, it is important to remember that Guyland exists as a communal entity rather than on an individual level. In order to gain perspective into Guyland, Kimmel must limit himself to communal environments in which Guyland is prevalent and alive. It is admitted that Guyland doesn’t reflect some or even most guys as a whole, but that doesn’t take away from achieving understanding of a subculture that, while not reflective of the male population as a whole, does exist and thrive today. As far as the ability to gain insight to this particular subculture of American males, Kimmel’s methodology, while intentionally limited, is very