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I think you and I are using somewhat different definitions of what it means to be a real man and be masculine. To me some of the things that go along with that are:
Being the leader of a family(for married men)
Being physically capable
Being able to decisively protect self and family
Understanding that men and women have different natural abilities and roles, and working within that structure
Being strong and assertive around women
Strong/confident gait, handshake, eye contact, etc
Knowing how to do things men should know how to do(I shouldn't need to list them)
Delegating certain child rearing and housekeeping tasks to women
Treating YOUR wife or wife to be like a woman, and demanding that she treat you like a man. Of course when she treats you like one you have to act like one.
That's just part of the list of course....there is more.
For goodness sakes, no. No. No. The reason? I am a trained mental health professional who is aware of research on how gender sterotypes (racial stereotypes, cultural stereotypes, etc) impacts a person's mental health (hopefully something you care about deeply) and contributes to social ills such as racism, sexism, poverty/inequity, etc. Are you NOT a trained mentral health physician?! How are you not aware of this body of research? What do you mean you dont know your A-B-Cs?
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