Humans can never escape dominance hierarchies and the maneuvering that goes on in them whether that be in a philosophy forum, at a bar, or around the dinner table. The truthy stuff is more or less a sideshow. That's not a value judgement by the way just an observation.
(Think about it, if you were just after the truth, you could just go read some books). — Baden
I think that we have to be careful about how we talk, as women don't have to be more masculine to be more assertive, and men don't have to be more feminine to be tempered. — Wosret
Is there a certain way that we ought to express masculinity? — Posty McPostface
Yeah, but there are some things that symbolize being 'masculine'. Being a bodybuilder with high testosterone levels, or owning a large car, yacht, guns. That's all for display; but, then there's a need to express it too, no? — Posty McPostface
So, what's the deal with expressing masculinity? — Posty McPostface
Hunting is one thing, the machine-gun useful for wiping out concert goers is something else. — Bitter Crank
Is there a certain way that we ought to express masculinity? For the sake of the thread, I'd like to focus on men rather than the loving and caring female that tempers the drive to express one's masculinity. — Posty McPostface
'Masculinity' is a sickness, it is a pathology stemming from a self-defeating desire that mirrors a distorted and imaginative ideal saturated by the influence of fear. — TimeLine
Our desires are formed by unconscious or instinctual needs — TimeLine
Masculinity is a social construct. — TimeLine
Is there a certain way that we ought to express masculinity? — Posty McPostface
And I am a real man, so you can safely agree. — unenlightened
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