What does it mean to be a masculine man?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Masculinity is also a state of mind, not just biceps. Know I am stereotyping, but the black men I know have a combination of a laid back attitude but strong sense of self. They have a matter of fact way of looking at the world combined with a way of behaving in control of themselves and not losing their cool. I consider this masculine.

White man here. I like to date progressive women. I lose out to the guys you describe all the time. Being a smart, competent, black man in America sucks in a lot of ways, but dating isn't one of them, from what I can see.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Masculinity is also a state of mind, not just biceps. Know I am stereotyping, but the black men I know have a combination of a laid back attitude but strong sense of self. They have a matter of fact way of looking at the world combined with a way of behaving in control of themselves and not losing their cool. I consider this masculine.

If we’re stereotyping, what’s the domestic abuse situation among this masculine demographic?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Masculinity is also a state of mind, not just biceps. Know I am stereotyping, but the black men I know have a combination of a laid back attitude but strong sense of self. They have a matter of fact way of looking at the world combined with a way of behaving in control of themselves and not losing their cool. I consider this masculine.

I am a black man and your description is spot on. I hate to insert people’s race into discussions but in our country race is an integral part of our experience. I have had far more success with Caucasian women than Black women. Caucasian and Hispanic women seem to be more attracted to some my masculine traits. Again it could just about me as an individual. So I don’t want to generalize.

[Anonymous]

basically the burden of leadership is always on men's shoulders and that's nothing new

[Anonymous]

Anyone who claims to be an "Alpha Male" is and Incel. True story. Lots on here!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: basically the burden of leadership is always on men's shoulders and that's nothing new

Bullshit. Women are much better leaders than men.

[Anonymous]

Is it even possible to define masculinity in much of the western world today? There has been a lot of effort to get men to embrace their femininity in the west as a way to combat so called “toxic masculinity”.

[Anonymous]

Here is a stupid article. The author of course is a woman

https://www.salon.com/2024/01/06/yes-men-and-boys-are-in--but-traditional-masculinity-wont-help-them/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here is a stupid article. The author of course is a woman

https://www.salon.com/2024/01/06/yes-men-and-boys-are-in--but-traditional-masculinity-wont-help-them/

This articles mentions toxic masculinity, healthy masculine and positive masculinity. WTF? Lol.

Why are these people trying so hard to define men??? Why don’t we hear similar terms for women. Oh wait women are already perfect. Men just need to be more like them and society will be great! GMFB

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here is a stupid article. The author of course is a woman

https://www.salon.com/2024/01/06/yes-men-and-boys-are-in--but-traditional-masculinity-wont-help-them/

This articles mentions toxic masculinity, healthy masculine and positive masculinity. WTF? Lol.

Why are these people trying so hard to define men??? Why don’t we hear similar terms for women. Oh wait women are already perfect. Men just need to be more like them and society will be great! GMFB

toxic masculinity
healthy masculine
positive masculinity