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Response to ZombieHorde (Reply #2)

What is masculinity? [View all] lumberjack_jeff May 2013 OP
simply galileoreloaded May 2013 #1
I answered this question in another thread: ZombieHorde May 2013 #2
I think if you're not creating that definition for yourself, you're missing the key point. n/t lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #5
What is the benefit of defining masculinity? nt ZombieHorde May 2013 #9
Self esteem. lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #13
The part about self esteem seems right to me. ZombieHorde May 2013 #41
I think I'd agree that masculinity is mostly if not entirely subjective. lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #42
Hmmmm. Okay, I've got #4, down. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #6
If racoons weren't up to no good they wouldn't feel the need to wear those masks. nt ZombieHorde May 2013 #10
Those things freak me out. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #14
The solution isn't to shoot them, but shoot *near* them. lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #16
Good advice. ZombieHorde May 2013 #18
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To me those should be adult characteristics noamnety May 2013 #3
"I guess I'm trying to contrast that with femininity, and what that list would look like." lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #4
which one of these traits are exclusively male? nt seabeyond May 2013 #7
Are the only valid feminine traits ones that zero men exhibit? lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #8
i am totally clueless about this whole femininity crap, too. i have ask for people to help me out seabeyond May 2013 #11
I think the same arguments hold true for women and femininity. lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #15
would you really accept the definition of feminine to be nurturer. you, a father, seabeyond May 2013 #17
possibly becase you are more masculine than many women galileoreloaded May 2013 #20
nope. my ring finger is not longer than index. yes, i have a very pumped up seabeyond May 2013 #24
serum T is a very apt predictor of male aggression and masculine traits. galileoreloaded May 2013 #29
lol lol... ya. i gotcha. the monkey thing. those promoting the T the most are the ones that seabeyond May 2013 #30
what do they call people that shun science? galileoreloaded May 2013 #32
This message was self-deleted by its author seabeyond May 2013 #33
I accept your definition of feminine that you apply to you as valid. lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #21
ok. that is not MY definition. i do not have a definition. that is the issue. cause your seabeyond May 2013 #25
Nurture can take on different meanings to different people Major Nikon May 2013 #44
i can explain how femininity manifests galileoreloaded May 2013 #19
Without knowing more about the guy... lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #22
its rob zombie galileoreloaded May 2013 #28
The post to which I'm replying is almost three years old. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2016 #47
wha??? i see nothing in that picture that lets me know how feminine nor how masculine. nada. seabeyond May 2013 #26
My view of feminity is the same as my view on masculinity. ZombieHorde May 2013 #23
i do too. and the older i get, the more sure i am. raising two boys and seeing how they seabeyond May 2013 #27
I also like this discussion and in no way meant to reject Lumber's thread. nt ZombieHorde May 2013 #31
I don't really disagree that any rhetorical definition is on shaky footing. lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #34
That sounds wise to me. nt ZombieHorde May 2013 #35
but... i do need to say, i appreciate the thread and the effort you make in the defining. seabeyond May 2013 #12
I do not understand why masculinity or femininity MadrasT May 2013 #36
This is more the case, in my opinion, of reclaiming Bonobo May 2013 #37
I had a similar thought several hours later. MadrasT May 2013 #40
Funny, I say essentially the same thing Warren DeMontague May 2013 #38
Too complicated to define just like feminity. RiffRandell May 2013 #39
"Masculine" is one end of a continuum of which the other end is "Feminine" HuskiesHowls May 2013 #43
baby, don't hurt me. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #45
Masculinity is a who not a what. westerebus May 2013 #46
to be a man scubasteve76 Feb 2016 #49
it's... here2help Jul 2016 #51
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