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.
And if a woman were to exhibit such qualities?Shadow-Phoenix said: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.
Care to share your end of the bargin?.GestaltEsper said:And if a woman were to exhibit such qualities?Shadow-Phoenix said: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.
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:Cock and Balls my friend...
That is all.
uzo said:Hmmm ... you're basically describing a perfect person, but not necessarily a man. If you listed those exact positive qualities to a woman .... what do you think she would say?n00beffect said:To me, being a man is not being "macho", or aggresive and competitive, or any of the sort. Being a man is being smart and determined. Not giving-up, no matter the ods. Following your dreams, and staying strong at all times. Being diverse, understanding, wise. Decisive, knowing you want, soughting after it, even if it means sacrificing who you are, for the better. Being an overgrown, masculine, stupid, arrogant, stereotypical prick doesn't really fall-in to my understanding of true manlinnes. Looks and demeanor are vain, arbitrary and superficial things, which carry little to no meaning at all.
Don't get me wrong, it's a very positive outlook you have there but I'm not sure how 'male' any of that is. It's just generally 'good'.
They way I see it...Prof. Monkeypox said: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:Cock and Balls my friend...
That is all.
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.
^^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 must do what needs to be done when the time comes to do it without hesitation, equivocation, forbearance, or complaint.