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entire presence. Yes, of course other cultures and social groups use forms of “realness” just as those shown in the documentary. Each person has to live up to standards that are presented in a society. There are so many underlying notions by which we adhere to that it isn’t even looked upon. For example, a young girl might wish to become a tomboy in hopes of crushing the stigma that all women can’t live up to the same expectations as men are able to. One must pass off as “normal” in order to be accepted by society. Another corresponding concept could be of racial origin. Let’s use the Hispanic ethnicity as an example, in order to prove themselves as faithful to the race (and be observed by others as knowingly so) Hispanics have to present themselves in that demeanor. Not necessarily eat rice and beans and wear a sombrero, but live up to some of the cultural background from which they...