The definition of what it means to be a man.

In today's butt-wiping and overly PC society, we have diluted the premise of what makes a man a "Man" in an attempt to not exclude or ostracize those males who don't fit the standard norms. Some argue that what makes a man a man is not how he dresses or behaves, but rather his content of character and how genuine he is.

Bullshit.

Being honorable and true to your word is something that makes everyone (regardless of gender) sincere and is a trait that all should strive for. Yes, sincerity is a central component that every man should embody in personality. However, the truth is, what makes a man a man is his level of bravery, his level of male pride, his level of masculinity and how well he can control any given situation. Period.

IF you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!'

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
' Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch,
if neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!

Shale wrote:Definitions of what it means to be a man are culturally subjective.

What it means to be a man is to have XY chromosomes and balls.

Alan Smithee wrote:It sure as hell isn't some dipshit who fathers dozens of children with multiple woman and then whines that he can't support them.

Alan Smithee wrote:It sure as hell isn't some dipshit who fathers dozens of children with multiple woman and then whines that he can't support them.

Nystyle709 wrote:Men have bigger feet.

However, the truth is, what makes a man a man is his level of bravery, his level of male pride, his level of masculinity and how well he can control any given situation. Period.