Have you noticed everyone attempting to nail down the one true definition of masculinity? Its a bit like arguing which is the One True God. Likewise, with every earnestly researched and precisely crafted definition of masculinity, a broad acceptance of any single definition seems out of reach. If you have an hour to waste on …
I want to talk for a brief moment about a song that’s a childhood favorite of mine entitled “He Walks Like a Man” as performed by country music singer Jody Miller. The lyrics, written by Diane Hilderbrand, are what I want to look into in particular. Take a moment and read the lyrics, or better …
Attitudes Towards the Puer: From Jody Miller to Tomi Lahren Read More »
Hope in heaven, feet on the ground. – English Gentleman’s motto, from the 17th century. In the West, traditional masculinity is under attack. Many of the virtues that come under its code of conduct were, at one time, promoted as aspirational virtues for boys, taught and supported by both parents in a household. Increasingly, however, …
Men tend to be competitive and often fight with other men in various ways for coveted statuses and positions. Clubs, spears, guns, and missiles are associated with war and death. But a penis isn’t like those weapons. Masculinity doesn’t fundamentally signify fighting, war, and death. A functioning penis should be appreciated as a blessed peacemaker …
Functioning penis should be appreciated as a blessed peacemaker Read More »
You might have noticed that one of the skirmishes in the culture war is being fought at John Wayne Airport (JWA) in Orange County, California. Typically, when one name is erased a more contemporary name is put forth, but in this case, local politicians are pushing to reinstate the original name of Orange County Airport. …
A Google search on ‘toxic masculinity 2020’ brings up 6,710,000 results – the first three are: 1. ‘We need to redefine manhood. Our warped ideas are causing a mental health crisis’, 2. ‘Men are less likely to wear masks – another sign that toxic masculinity kills’ (1 & 2 are both from The Guardian) and; …
New study finds non-feminist majority despise ‘toxic masculinity’ Read More »
So what were MMGTOW? That’s my ad hoc acronym for Mountain Men Going Their Own Way. Having coined it, I now abandon it, as Mountain Men Going Their Own Way is a redundancy. By definition, mountain men always went their own way. The mountain man was a peculiarly American phenomenon (though some were Canadian and …
I have no doubt that as I write this there are T-shirt companies out there with templates saying something like “I survived the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic.” They’re just waiting for the all-clear to sound. It would be unseemly to be premature. Of course, such T-shirts risk being insensitive, as someone viewing the T-shirt may be …
