Men being men is a bad deal Guys should evolve beyond masculinity(3 bag barfer)

San Francisco Cronicle ^ | Sunday, October 8, 2006 | Robert Jensen

[US Navy guy]

It's hard to be a man; hard to live up to the demands that come with the dominant conception of masculinity, of the tough guy.

[elkfersupper]

When the "dirty" one gets full, wash clothes.

When the "dirty" one gets full, I just turn 'em all inside out and put 'em back in the "clean" one.

[ThomasThomas]

Now I know where San Francisco gets all the fruits and nuts. There imported from Texas. Native California's are conservative.

[L.N. Smithee]

Thanks for the CV. It speaks volumes. This guy is a professional college student who accumulates degrees so he can speak to other professional students about the way things oughta be but ain't. Fortunately, most people like this exist in an echo chamber far out of earshot from common people working and living in the real world beyond academia.

[Billthedrill]

More navel-gazing from a guy who's just sure that masculinity is merely a social construct, to be adjusted at will in pursuit of the New Soviet Man...oh, wait a minute, that one's done for...to be adjusted at will in pursuit of the New Progressive Man. I wish him luck following his own precepts but I'd just as soon he not prescribe them for me.

Being a gentleman - or a lady - is a social construct. If there is no man or woman underneath it's a useless exercise in posturing and pretense. There are a lot of empty lives dedicated solely to that.

[BobS]

"And seriously, guys, don't evolve too far. I'm not interested in men who are more girlish than I am."

That's the clearest point yet.

I've never met a woman I liked where I didn't say something to get her attention and go on to get her interest and talk and do whatever we went on to do in the future. I like to do fun things with who I am with other than the obvious.

I'll bet you never met a man that didn't do it like me. You want fun also. It's so simple and basic.

Wimps and wussies aren't fun for other men to be with either. Boring, uninteresting conversation. We can appear that way when we are thinking about something completely irrelevent or have a problem that needs repair; in that circumstance, we aren't picking you up. That's the ONLY time men will stop to ask for directions:)

[Syncro]

Just the title is a good place to start:

Men being men is a bad deal Guys should evolve beyond masculinity

Let's see...Men, be Men. Just give up being Masculine. Yea, that'd work. Gimme a brake!

[Niuhuru]

Much to our amusement.

[Alfonso1000]

Wow

[Minutemen]

"For those of us who are biologically male"

Huh?? I am thinking of 5 letter word that would better describe his state of being.