No More Mr. Nice Guy
- Thread starter EricVonDoobie
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What a pussified thing to say. I think non pussified men can agree that there are few things manlier than reinventing yourself into a stronger man.
You let a controlling bitch pop your cherry and abuse you? Boo hoo it's too late, now everyone will know you gave your hymen to the wrong girl...
Men are not damaged goods. We learn, adapt, and do better.
Lolz, I didn't know what it meant to truly be a man until I started reading internet marketing forums.
You say this jokingly but imo marketing is a very masculine industry. Mad men anyone?
Mad Men is an excellent show, but Jon Hamm might not exactly be the poster boy of web development.
I've never watched Mad Men. After watching that clip I think I will have to download a season or two, you know, for inspiration, or er, science.
This thread is now about Mad Men.
Now that's an attitude worth reading about. Not his masculinity so much as his ability to put clients in check.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suRDUFpsHus]Mad Men - The Carousel (Higher Quality) - YouTube[/ame]
Now that's an attitude worth reading about. Not his masculinity so much as his ability to put clients in check.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suRDUFpsHus]Mad Men - The Carousel (Higher Quality) - YouTube[/ame]
It makes sense that books on reclaiming masculinity are secretly sought after by millions of men from all walks of life these days.
Man's role was once clear-cut and rigidly defined. It isn't that way anymore.
We're in an awkward transitional period in which:
1) Resources aren't nearly as scarce as they once were
2) Therefore, women are not as dependent
3) Feminism has become a permanent stain on the fabric of society
4) Society's growing acceptance of homosexuality, "metrosexuality," and the effeminate man is slowly overshadowing "macho" stereotypes.
5) Human sexual expression - although more openly embraced and flaunted in today's world than previously - is still shrouded in a thin, translucent veil of shame, guilt, and confusion. Many men don't know how to honestly express their sexuality without feeling like a "creep" or "pervert."
6) Morality and ethics are being thrown out the window in favor of air-headed relativism. Once, men were expected to know right from wrong; left from right. Now, it's just kinda "whatever you feeeel, man." Believe it or not, this can creates spineless, manipulative cowards who don't know what to stand for or why. So they bullshit, backpedal, and white-lie their way through life while secretly thirsting for solid ground on which to stand firmly upon.
7) The rate of fatherless children is skyrocketing as well as divorce resulting in a deficiency of healthy paternal influences in young men's lives.
There's dozens of other factors that tie into the Western man's thirst for a solid model of masculinity.
Personally living up to some idealized standard of manhood has never been big on my agenda*. As long as I can think independently, make ends meet, and not compromise the few fundamental values I do have, I've passed the test.
*I will admit I have found some helpful gems of information from men's self-development and dating advice (90% of it is bullshit BTW).
Man's role was once clear-cut and rigidly defined. It isn't that way anymore.
We're in an awkward transitional period in which:
1) Resources aren't nearly as scarce as they once were
2) Therefore, women are not as dependent
3) Feminism has become a permanent stain on the fabric of society
4) Society's growing acceptance of homosexuality, "metrosexuality," and the effeminate man is slowly overshadowing "macho" stereotypes.
5) Human sexual expression - although more openly embraced and flaunted in today's world than previously - is still shrouded in a thin, translucent veil of shame, guilt, and confusion. Many men don't know how to honestly express their sexuality without feeling like a "creep" or "pervert."
6) Morality and ethics are being thrown out the window in favor of air-headed relativism. Once, men were expected to know right from wrong; left from right. Now, it's just kinda "whatever you feeeel, man." Believe it or not, this can creates spineless, manipulative cowards who don't know what to stand for or why. So they bullshit, backpedal, and white-lie their way through life while secretly thirsting for solid ground on which to stand firmly upon.
7) The rate of fatherless children is skyrocketing as well as divorce resulting in a deficiency of healthy paternal influences in young men's lives.
There's dozens of other factors that tie into the Western man's thirst for a solid model of masculinity.
Personally living up to some idealized standard of manhood has never been big on my agenda*. As long as I can think independently, make ends meet, and not compromise the few fundamental values I do have, I've passed the test.
*I will admit I have found some helpful gems of information from men's self-development and dating advice (90% of it is bullshit BTW).
Aren't they already equals? You act like it's 1955 and women are still required by their husbands to remain in the kitchen.