If you don't know how to be a man, go and watch "Fight Club" and "300" four or five times. That'll sort you out.
Guys: What do you think it means to be a man?
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I can understand the replies " a beard makes you a mean, having balls and a penis makes you a man" but when someone says "taking responsibility for your own actions", does that mean that if a woman were to take responsibility for her actions would also make her a man from that statement?.
What i think that makes you a man is being caring, a gentleman that shows compassion and empathy and that knows how to fight fair and know when to fight another day.
What i think that makes you a man is being caring, a gentleman that shows compassion and empathy and that knows how to fight fair and know when to fight another day.
I would say in order to be a man you simply need the correct genitalia. As for the sterotype profile of a man, it's useless. Everyone fills their own niche; in life we find a purpose and a personality and we insert ourselves into them. There is no reason men should act a certain way overall and nor should women. Society might be changing, and it might be for the worse, but testosterone levels in men is not the issue.
Actually- even that can be ambiguous. What about people born with an XY chromosome, but doesn't form male genitals? What about biological females who think or feel in a stereotypically masculine fashion?EightGaugeHippo said:
And even putting aside that, is a man less of a man if his genitals get mangled or destroyed in some sort of accident? What if he sustained the accident while doing a bitchin' guitar solo while jumping a gorge on a flaming motorcycle?
The thread poses a legitimate question that can't be easily brushed off.
This is what it is to me to be an adult (man or woman):
- Integrity
- Put others' needs before your own
- Keep your word whenever possible
- Know when to fight and when to walk away
- Stand up for what you believe in
- Help out your fellow Man whenever possible
- Don't judge others too quickly
- Don't lose your temper
Of course, these are just guidelines, no one's perfect and you'll never do everything right all the time. But I find these are a good way for me to live my life and barring extenuating circumstances, I try to follow these guidelines daily.
- Integrity
- Put others' needs before your own
- Keep your word whenever possible
- Know when to fight and when to walk away
- Stand up for what you believe in
- Help out your fellow Man whenever possible
- Don't judge others too quickly
- Don't lose your temper
Of course, these are just guidelines, no one's perfect and you'll never do everything right all the time. But I find these are a good way for me to live my life and barring extenuating circumstances, I try to follow these guidelines daily.
I agree with the OP on the adult part. A man is for me some male who ignores his fears whatever fears they might be.
Carnivore said it best in their classic song "Male Supremacy":
Between my legs I've got what it takes to be called a man
Fighting
Feasting
Fucking all I can!
(Humor, in case anyone missed it)
Between my legs I've got what it takes to be called a man
Fighting
Feasting
Fucking all I can!
(Humor, in case anyone missed it)
uzo said:
You may be right there, I guess I did get a little carried-away, so much so that I failed to notice the American flag waving behind me, accompanied by the patriotic, compelling music sounding at the background, as I was writing that whole gibberish. What I was actually trying to get at, is that a man needs to be strong-willed and harsh at times, but at the same time emotional and understanding. Plus, I was kind of nagging-on about how I hate the stereotype of a man, you know the one, from the 90's and all. And yes, you're right, I don't see how all these qualities couldn't fit a woman, as well. I was kind of thinking that, while writing this, too. I guess the conclusion I can come to is, that it doesn't matter whether you're a man or a woman; we're all the same, when we get down to it. And we all possess the potential to be something more, than is expected of us. Thanks for correcting me, in a way.
They way I see it...Prof. Monkeypox said:
What ever genitals you are born with determines your "practical" Gender.
If your cock and balls got mangled off in an accident, you where still born with them, your still male.
If you get a sex change, still male.
But the big thing everyone was missing, was that my post wasn't meant to be taken seriously.
i think (and to put it overly simply) that gender identity is just a construct of modern society, after all it isn't a penis that makes you a man, but i am from portland so that may skew my thoughts there.............
^^yes. As a woman, I hesitate and think and get emotional about things when I do them, and that is a great trait that comes in handy. I like it when a man can do things when they need to be done, that to me is also a great trait, and I am very attracted to it because men possess a trait I do not. It's really that simple, and it's not a bad thing.Grospoliner said:
To be a man you have to eat iron and coal then shit a chain. You then use that chain to beat up commies.