Help me make more videos! br br br This is the 2nd of two video essays about gender on The Big Bang Theory. The 1st focuses on a popular media trope I like to call the Adorkable Misogynist. You can see that episode here: br br The Big Bang Theory delights in poking fun at its male characters for their geeky obsessions but there's something even more pernicious going on just under the surface. Beyond the mocking of geekdom, the show is relentless in making fun of its male leads for not being 'real men." In their quest to prove their manhood the four geeks then end up being complicit in many of the most harmful aspects of hypermasculinity.br br br PATREONbr This video was made possible by support from viewers like you! If you’d like to see more videos focusing on the intersections of entertainment, politics and masculinity, please head over to my Patreon page and help fund this web series:br br br PAYPALbr If you'd rather make a one-time donation you can do that via PayPal:br br br br RECOMMENDED BOOKSbr • Masculinities by R. W. Connellbr br • The Men and the Boys by R. W. Connellbr br • The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Lovebr br • The Gender Knot: Unraveling Our Patriarchal Legacybr br br br FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT HEREbr br br COMMENTSbr YouTube comments are held for approval due to harassment of this channel. If you would like to participate in constructive online conversations about this video, please share it on your social media networks, or join other supporters on Patreon, where backers-only discussion threads are provided for each new video. br br br FAIR USEbr All multimedia clips included in this video constitute a 'fair use' of any copyrighted material as provided for in Section 107 of U.S. Copyright law, which allows for criticism, comment and scholarship.