The central traits of masculinity — strength, courage, mastery and honor.

kanuk876 · 2012-04-11T23:31:51+00:00

FTA:

The reality that Bill Bennett, Kay Hymowitz and the rest acknowledge but won’t say aloud is that women are born and men are made.

Yes, but a more accurate rendition for today reads:

The reality that Bill Bennett, Kay Hymowitz and the rest acknowledge but won’t say aloud is that women are born and men are sabotaged at every opportunity.

The few Men who fight through the abuse are typically wise enough to not flaunt their masculinity. Survival -- it's a guy thing.

kanuk876 · 2012-04-12T00:04:52+00:00

FTA:

“this is the first generation of males who were not taught how to be men.”

I disagree. I would say...

“this is the first generation of males who were taught how to not be men.”

married_woman_plus_k · 2012-04-12T00:58:03+00:00

Some interesting points... but this writing style is the type of angry crap we need to avoid. Use of the word faggot only serves to demean gay men, who are among the most discriminated against in our society. Regardless of how it was used when the writer was growing up.

Language is powerful, The message it sends is not always just simply what is written.

This idea that the world is soon going to end because of the misalignment of masculine values is a little over the top.

But it won’t be a woman’s world for much longer. With the slow-motion collapse of the economy and the government’s impotence, it’s only a matter of time before new gangs of men arise to take their place. Donovan is critical of the men’s rights movement’s first principles and pessimistic of their chances of success, though he does praise the work they do. The future of men is the same as their past — the Way of the Gang, good, bad or wretched.

EDIT: I should also add, that the idea of the tenants of masculinity part, is actually an interesting idea, the ideals, and ideas behind it and their sources are certainly laudable.

More or less states that he's far beyond what the real goals of the MRM are. It really only provides fodder for the SRS trolls to come in.

BrSy · 2012-04-12T12:25:38+00:00

What place does a piece shaming effeminate men and trying to push men back into rigid gender roles have on a men's rights forum? I thought we were here to fight this kind of shit.

Title	The central traits of masculinity — strength, courage, mastery and honor.
Author	married_woman_plus_k
Upvotes	1
Comments	10
Date	April 11, 2012 8:47 PM UTC (14 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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