What is Masculinity?

DontJoinTheMilitary · 2017-07-27T00:16:13+00:00

Subjective.
Your best bet for non-subjective would probably be to examine which traits, if any, tend to exist in male humans of every culture, community and tribe across the globe, but tend to not exist in the female humans of all of those same cultures, communities & tribes.

grasshopa · 2017-07-27T04:31:23+00:00

Ah, labels. Is there anything they can't do?

What I really mean by that is, "Is there anyone who isn't manipulable by them?" Effectively the same thing though, I'll grant you.

"Masculinity" is just a label, and like all labels, it corrupts anyone who chooses to use it as part of their identity. It's wrong to ask "what is masculinity", and better to ask, "Why do we choose to identify ourselves by a single word?".

PinkEyedGayDragon · 2017-07-27T11:56:08+00:00

You are masculine when you do what you wana do because you wana do it. You are not masculine when you do something because you want to meet someone elses expectation of what you should do to be masculine.

Women often shame men and claim they are unmasculine if they dont give up their utility and money to them. Never let women dictate what is masculine. You are a man, you define what it means to be masculine. Everything you do is masculine because you are a man.

Mr_MRAnarchist · 2017-07-27T14:15:05+00:00

It's obviously 42. Everyone knows that.

disgruntled_lawyer · 2017-07-27T16:03:59+00:00

Going to be a minority opinion here but:

Independent
Confident
Gets shit done/gets results
Takes care of his own shit
Self-reliant/sufficient

hottake_toothache · 2017-07-27T00:12:47+00:00

Please explain what you mean by this question, and why it is useful.

ThePigmanAgain · 2017-07-27T01:59:05+00:00

Maleness is biological.

Masculinity is constructed.

Any other definitions serve only to muddy the waters.

Title	What is Masculinity?
Author	DinoInNameOnly
Upvotes	1
Comments	7
Date	July 27, 2017 12:00 AM UTC (9 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/6ps7kz/what_is_masculinity/
Archive Link	https://theredarchive.com/r/MensRights/what-is-masculinity.917087 https://theredarchive.com/post/917087

Comments