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- Weighing in on the whole "emotion v. rationality" debate: It really is a false dichotomy. There's an episode of "Radio Lab" called "Choice": http://www.wnyc.org/shows/radiolab/episodes/2008/11/14 In it, there's a story about a man who had a brain tumor that resulted in
(posted to Personal is Political: Crying While Arguing ) - Clarification: If I had to base a decision about who's better on ONLY that evidence (the story about crying), I would say that Bush 1 was a much better president than Bush 2.
(posted to Personal is Political: Crying While Arguing ) - This is awesome! :o) LOL LOL LOL!
(posted to Personal is Political: Crying While Arguing ) - As much as I support giving children correct information, my only problem with teaching "vulva" and "vagina", or even "penis" is that they sound so grown-up, and it seems weird. Kind-of like saying "no, it's not your tummy, it's your
(posted to Vajayjays and Teetees) - A better "masculinity" might encompass a sense of protecting and caring for others, and taking responsibility. Though that could also simply fall into "acting like a grownup". "True masculinity" might mean that men would use their greater-than-average strength to help
(posted to A Positive Definition of Masculinity)
Responses to Comments from Sleepy
- I don't necessarily agree not feeling that 'grrr' toward women constitutes chauvinism in your chivalry. My husband is black belt level in several martial arts. He's one of many men I know who has been in some fights in his (posted to A Positive Definition of Masculinity)
- I only agree to this up to a point. It's true that in a modern, coastal U.S. or otherwise urbane society, msculinity is given negative definitions instead of positive ones... but that's in part because the old positive definitions were (posted to A Positive Definition of Masculinity)
- My mom called it my vagina or privates, and my tush. I of course called the entire area my china, as did most of my friends. I really thought that's what it was called, because it was on the opposite (posted to Vajayjays and Teetees)
- I don't think the general notions of good and bad men/masculinity have changed that much. The John Wayne's of today may look differently, and they may behave differently with respect to dating, but the basic prescription of good masculinity is (posted to A Positive Definition of Masculinity)
- The simple answer to this problem is: Stop trying to re-define/reclaim masculinity. Do away with it. If these "feminist men" you are referring to are really feminists, then they would have understood, absorbed, and applied the Feminism 101 concept that (posted to A Positive Definition of Masculinity)
