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In reply to the discussion: What is masculinity? [View all]ZombieHorde
(29,047 posts)10. If racoons weren't up to no good they wouldn't feel the need to wear those masks. nt
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I think if you're not creating that definition for yourself, you're missing the key point. n/t
lumberjack_jeff
May 2013
#5
I think I'd agree that masculinity is mostly if not entirely subjective.
lumberjack_jeff
May 2013
#42
If racoons weren't up to no good they wouldn't feel the need to wear those masks. nt
ZombieHorde
May 2013
#10
"I guess I'm trying to contrast that with femininity, and what that list would look like."
lumberjack_jeff
May 2013
#4
i am totally clueless about this whole femininity crap, too. i have ask for people to help me out
seabeyond
May 2013
#11
would you really accept the definition of feminine to be nurturer. you, a father,
seabeyond
May 2013
#17
serum T is a very apt predictor of male aggression and masculine traits.
galileoreloaded
May 2013
#29
lol lol... ya. i gotcha. the monkey thing. those promoting the T the most are the ones that
seabeyond
May 2013
#30
ok. that is not MY definition. i do not have a definition. that is the issue. cause your
seabeyond
May 2013
#25
wha??? i see nothing in that picture that lets me know how feminine nor how masculine. nada.
seabeyond
May 2013
#26
i do too. and the older i get, the more sure i am. raising two boys and seeing how they
seabeyond
May 2013
#27
I also like this discussion and in no way meant to reject Lumber's thread. nt
ZombieHorde
May 2013
#31
I don't really disagree that any rhetorical definition is on shaky footing.
lumberjack_jeff
May 2013
#34
but... i do need to say, i appreciate the thread and the effort you make in the defining.
seabeyond
May 2013
#12
"Masculine" is one end of a continuum of which the other end is "Feminine"
HuskiesHowls
May 2013
#43