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Fragility, Heroism, and the Conditions of Modern Masculinity

July 28th, 2021 | 25 min read

By Bill Melone

Near the end of the 2009 movie Zombieland, Woody Harrelson’s character shares his deep grief at losing his three-year-old son. Tallahassee, the gun-slinging warrior who kills zombies by opening his car door into their faces while driving, is distraught. A montage of loving father-son memories plays on the screen for a moment, then cuts to the tearful Tallahassee remarking that he hasn’t cried this much since seeing the movie Titanic, while drying his eyes with wads of cash.

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