you decide.....
Posted on 03/12/2006 11:16:57 AM PST by Lorianne
Harvey Mansfield, conservative political theorist and academic provocateur, argues that women--and society--need to come to terms with 'manliness' ___ WHO IS NOT JUST a man, but a manly man? And who today can even say the words ''manly man" without smirking?
These questions are at the heart of ''Manliness" (Yale), the new book by Harvard government professor Harvey C. Mansfield, who has long shouldered a reputation as the campus's most outspoken conservative.
In answer to the first question, Mansfield nominates, among others, the marshal played by Gary Cooper in ''High Noon." When the town's sniveling semi-men slink away from the task, Cooper boldly goes out to fight the thugs arriving in his town. As for the second question-well it just shows how wanly gender neutral our society has become: Manly men scare us.
Liberals at Harvard may balk at the suggestion that Mansfield is an academic Gary Cooper. But while some of his conservative colleagues complain privately about affirmative action or grade inflation or women's studies, Mansfield has unfailingly stepped forward with his rhetorical Remington blazing away. Most recently, he stood by president Lawrence H. Summers, whom Mansfield says he considered a manly man-at least until Summers's every third sentence became an apology.
(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...
I wish more would before the media, the schools and feminazi's make more girlyboys!
Is Johnny Depp a manly man?
you decide.....
You are going to tell me where you put the manliness, NOW!!
Good article. I'll want to get this book from the library!
(Dick Cheney is the Manliest, since John Wayne is dead :-).
That's just role-playing.
I'll still take him any day.
bump for later
It never ceases to amaze me the stupidity of American Women. Yes I know I am going to get flamed but here goes. What is the percentage of Males vs. Females who die on the Job? Men 94%. What is the percentage of Retail Floor Space devoted exclusively to Women? 85%! What is the Suicide rate of Males vs. Females? Men commit suicide 4 times as often as Females. What is the number of Divorced Fathers who committed suicide in the US Last year? Over 15.000 Men. What is the difference in Life Expectancy of Men vs. Women? Men live an average of 7 years less than White Females, 12 years less if Black.
What is the percentage of Men in College vs. Women? Men less than 40%. What is the average sentence in Prison for Murder for Men vs. Women? Men 16.5 years Women 6 years. What is the percentage of Women who file for Divorce 70%+. I could also talk about the Men in Prison for being behind on Child Support, the Bradley Amendment etc. etc.
My point is this look at the percentages of Men unfit for Military duty? Nearly 80%. Could there be an issue there? You bet your ass there is. We have been emasculating our Males for Decades. We have a media culture that spews forth anti Male bias and hatred. We have a National marriage Strike by Heterosexual males. Tired of being ass raped in Family Courts in Divorce. This Republic's days are numbered if we don't address these issues.
[photo of limpwristed K.Southerland with improper Weaver stance].
Manly men should get a proper grip.
THERE ISN'T ENOUGH TIME!!!!!
Looking manly, AC, hehe.
For the most part I agree with what you are saying... but just a word of advice. You can't expect anyone to take you seriously when you start insulting half of the population It never ceases to amaze me the stupidity of American Women. I've noticed a few freepers who have good ideas, but their cursing and insults get in the way of their message, turning people off and having the opposite result as a consequence of their put downs.
If you want to get your point of view across and want to address the issue, it is counterproductive to make blanket negative generalizations about the people you want to influence, since such a broad generalization is a fallacy - unless, you only want to express your opinion without engaging anyone, which is fine if you don't want to discuss it.
PS: IQ 132.
Liberals are afraid of manly men.
I Luv em.
Cunning or otherwise.
Cool . . . LOL. ;-)
How are you doing, AC?
How 'bout you? Busy weekend?
Geez, I thought that this was a thread about George C. Looney???
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