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Cavaliere 1 Mitchell Cavaliere 10/29/2018 Interpersonal communication Kori Gouge LOVE ChrisRockdoesastandupshowaboutloveandrelationships.Asacomedian,hemakes manyremarksabouthowtendingtowomenisthekeytoanyrelationship.Hetalksabouthow theonlythingyouneedtodoasamanismakeherhappy.Thatistheonlywayyouaregoingto surviveinarelationshipasaman,istogiveupeverythingyouthoughtlifewasgoingtobetogo outandmakeherhappy.Itmakesitsoundasthoughmenhavetosufferandbe“unhappy”in orderforthatspecificwomantowanttostaywithyou.But,healsosaysthatitisnextto impossibletomakeawomanhappy.Rockhasneverseenahappywomaninhislife!Healso speaksonthefactthatwomenalwaysarecomplainingaboutsomething.Nomatterwhatyoudo orwhatyouaredoingforthemtheywillcontinuetocomplainabouteverything.Anotherpartof hisshowheaddressesthefactthatwomanaskforsomanythings.Rocksaysthatmenjustneed tosayyes,ifyoucanafforditsayyes,beforeitevenleaveshermouthsayyes.ChrisRockpretty muchgoesthroughouthisentireshowandspeaksabouthowmenbendingoverbackwardsisthe onlywaythatanysortofrelationshipwillwork.Ibelievethatnoneofthisistrue.Itmightbe duetothefactthatthisshowwasmadeandrecordedin2008,butIamafirmbelieverthatthe relationshipbetweenamanandawomanhaschangeddrasticallysincethis.Idonotagreewhen 

Cavaliere2 Rocktalksabouthowaman'sonlyjobintherelationshipismakingthewomanhappy.A relationshipisamatterofbalanceandnothingiseversuccessfulwhenonlyonesided.Alsoif youlookatwomenandhowtheyacttowardsotherhumanbeings,theyhaveatendencytowant totakecareofothers.Withmotherlytendenciesyoucanseethistimeandtimeagaininnotonly romanticrelationshipsbutwithallrelationshipsintheirlives.Itisunfairformentosaythatthey giveupeverythingtheythoughtlifewouldeverbe,asifwomensuckthelifefromthem.Yousee coupleseverydayflourishingintheworkenvironmentwherebothendsofthecoupleare succeedingintheirjobsandyettheyareworkingtogether.Itisalsoaprovenfactthatthereare morestayathomemothersthanfathers.Womenaretheonesthatsaymensuckthelifefrom them.Foraslongaswehaveknownwehaveexpectedourwomentostayhomeandtakecareof familiesandcookdinnerandtendtoeveryone'sneeds.Inmyeyes,thisismensuckingthelife outofwomenduetoarelationship.Itisunfairtoturnthetablesonwomenandsaythatthey don’tprovidemenwiththelifetheyneed,becauseforgenerationswehaveaskedwomentogive upeverythingtomakesureamanisnotheldbackintheromanticrelationship.Thispointcan alsocontinueintowhenRockaddressesthatwomenaskforeverything,andifonecanaffordit heneedstotellheryes.Withwomenworkinginthehouseholdforherfamilyandnotatan industryforapaycheck,shewillbecomereliableonthemanofthehousehold.Thisisseenless andlessnowadays,whereyouseebothendsofthecoupleworking.Italsodiminishestheidea thatgiftsshouldbegiven.Arelationshipbecomessotechnicalandweforgettolookatthelove sideofit.Itisimportanttobuyyourgirlfriendorwiferandomthingsandnicegifts,anditis importantforhertodothesame.Regardless,itcannotbelookeddownuponwhenwoman

Cavaliere3 becomereliableonaman.Theyputindifferentkindsofworkintothatrelationshipandthat cannotbeoverlooked.Unfortunately,Rockdoesmakeaveryrelevantpointabouthowwomen arealwayscomplaining.Itmighthavetobelookedataswhythought?Whydowefeelthat womenarealwaysunhappy?Idonotagreewhenthespeakersaysthatthereisalwayssomething wrongandthereisnothingyoucandotomakethemhappy.Whentwopeopleareinlove,they areinvolvedinthatlovebecausetheotherpartymadethemveryhappyatonetime.Itisseenall ofthetimethatwomendonotwantbigextravagantgesturestomakethemhappy.Ifeelthat sometimesmenforgettolookattheideathatwomenbecomeunhappyoveralongperiodof time,andthatiswhythereisnothingyoucandoforthemanymore.Womenhavegotten themselvesstuckinapositionwheretheyhavetobehappyallofthetimeinordertohavea successfulrelationship.Rockwentthroughhisentirespeechbashingonwomanandhowthey arethereasonforanyfalloutsintheromanticsectionofourlives.Menfailtolookathow womenactuallybenefittheirlivesandrelationships,andthisisaperfectexampleofhowmenof oursocietyplayvictims.Rocknevermentionedhowwomangiveupalotofwhotheyare,even theirlastname,tobecomeaccustomedtoabigman'slife.Thingslikethiscanbeseendaytoday wheremenblamewomenforsituationssuchaswagegapandsexualharassment.Ithasbecome easierandeasierforustoputwomenatfaultformanydifferentsituations.Withturningablind eye,eveninsomethingassimpleandnormalasarelationship,wearegivingmenthe opportunitytoliterallyconquereverything.Itcanbeseenblatantlyinsocietythatitisalready happening.Theroleofamanandwomenneedtobeassessed.Youcouldevenseethatduring ChrisRock'sshow,theaudiencewasfullofmenbentoverlaughingsohardthattherewere

Cavaliere4 almosttearsintheireyes.Itcouldbeseenthatthemenoftheaudienceagreedwitheverything thatRockwassaying.Asasocietyweenablementohavethesethoughtsandfeelingswithout anyconsequencesandweencourageitbyhavingstandupcomedians,suchasRock,statetheir sexistviewsinafunnymanner.Idon’tbelievethatthisisastandarddepictionofloveandIfeel thatthespeakerabusedhisvoicetoputdownwomen,anactthatisseendaytodaybutwedon’t evenrealizeit.IdonotagreewithRockandhisstatementsduringthisclip,eventhoughitis doneincomedystyle. Throughmypersonalexperience,myconclusiononlove,onlikeanythingandeverything itisindividualizedandpersonal.Everyoneisdifferent.Everyonethinksorreactstosituations differently.Thekeyistofindingsomeonewhothinksandreactstosituationsandlifeingeneral inasimilarwayoronethatyouadmirebutthemostvitalpartisequalhappiness.Thatiswhat leadstogenuineconversationwithloveenergy.Energyneverliesintermsoflove.Energy cannotbedefined.Energyisfelt.ThebestthingsinlifearefreeandcanLoveisfelt.Loveis enjoyed.Loveismade.Everytypeofenergyinlifefeelsdifferentandloveisthemostunique andsoughtout.Lovehastobenatural.Conversationshouldbenatural.LikeCherubsaid, “What’sthepointoflanguage,Ifyoudon’tsaywhatyoufeel”Especiallywithlove.Nomatter whatisgoingon.Beingthereforthatperson.Havingthesamevalueshelp.Whateverthose valuesorgoalsoraspirationsorthoughts/feelingsItisalwaysatworoadstreetthatideallyhas noaccidents.  

Cavaliere5 Workscited: Jab, Jeo. “Chris Rock - Love.” Youtube, Youtube, 22 Apr. 2008. McCornack, S. (2013). Reflect & Relate: An Introduction to Interpersonal Communication, Bedford Press. Fourth edition. Personal experience 

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