John Wilkes Booth

imo taking care of and providing for his family are at the root of a man's traditional gender roles

i don't understand the idea that society just invented gender roles out of nowhere. they are built into the human family structure.

Oriphiel

Sure, if you cut out the chaff, that could describe the male role. But if you cut out the chaff of what is expected of females, don't they technically have the same role? For example, replace the word "man" with "woman" throughout your post. Women should take care of their families, take responsibility for mistakes, know what's right and be able to admit it, protect their own (try getting between a mother and her cubs, ). See what I mean?

I'm not trying to criticize your post, but it just seems like the ideals of "manhood" presented are a bit generic. How do you think the role of a man and the role of a woman are different, specifically?

John Wilkes Booth

women's role = baby making machine + housekeeper
man's role = bring home food

Chula Vista

Maybe 60 years ago.

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John Wilkes Booth

and also for the previous one or two hundred thousand years

Moss

I kind of agree with Bill Maher on this one:

Women, they always want you to feel that, y'know, they like it when men cry, they think it's so sensitive. Bull****. That is a trap. They don't like it. You can cry once when your mother dies. Other than that, keep it to yourself. They know people that cry a lot, they're called their girlfriends, they don't need it from you.

Black Francis

I was called gay and effeminite alot growing up and it bothered me during my teen years but when i got around to my 20's i saw that alot males expressed themselves like me and that the prejudice of mistaking being a sweet guy for a homosexual was non existent and didn't even matter cause even if you were gay ppl accepted it

That change of surroundings made me re analyse all ive been taught about what a man is supposed to be. i can sum up all i was taught a man should be before that through 3 simple milestones

1st milestone: Fight back.

If a kid steps up to you in the playground YOU FIGHT BACK less you wanne be a little bitch forever

2nd milestone : Losing your virginity

Cause you ain't a man until you do it.

3rd milestone: Get a job and be the man

This includes having kids, being a decent man, coaching your son's baseball team and all that sappy family stuff.

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FRED HALE SR.

I'm just hoping when its time to pull the cock out that I can still handle my roll.

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grindy

I've been trying for a long time to think up expectations I'd personally have for male/female behaviour. Couldn't come up with anything really, it's about being a decent and cool human being for me, regardless of sex/gender.

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RoxyRollah

you are crushing a males natural instinct tho.

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