I'm sick to death of this real man / real woman BS and I'm here to burst your bubble. Here's a detailed guide for how to be a real man.
No
Because real men are cyborgs incapable of human emotion? Real men hunt and fish and like to say things like, "Make me a sandwich," while chewing tobacco?
Yes
I repeat, WHATEVER YOU LIKE IS WHAT A REAL MAN LIKES AND THAT'S IT! Period. If you are a real person, consider yourself a man, and like bubblegum snow cones then REAL MEN LIKE BUBBLE GUM SNOW CONES! If you like listening to Justin Bieber while throwing tomahawks I might judge your taste in music but that doesn't make you less of a real man. Be unapologetically YOU.
People get so caught up in what a real man or a real woman is that they forget that we should really focus on what it means to be a good person. Are you a good person? Then wear whatever the hell you want. Talk how you want. Look how you want, and don't let ANYONE define you.
A real man isn't defined by someone else. He defines himself.
Truth! That goes for everyone.
This post caught my eye - Very well said.
Thank you! Occasionally I get "real men" and "real women" posts come across my feed. Based on these guidelines eventually none of us will be real haha I'm so over it.
If you like listening to Justin Bieber while throwing tomahawks ha ha ...that is just priceless!!!
Upped and resteemed (we gotta find a way to make 'resteeming' less syllables)..share is just so much easier.
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Haha thank you :) maybe we should come up with a new term and hope it catches on?
I agree with Leko its up t the man to define himself, I would likely hing times are changing and society is slowly becoming more accepting of the case that a person is whoever they feel they are not what societal norms or perception of them by some people or groups try to force on people
Be who you are not what they want
I agree, slowly but surely people are breaking the mold. I knew a guy that was horribly insecure. From the outside you would think he had it all, athletic and confident but there was another side he was afraid to show anyone because he didn't feel it was masculine enough. One day he showed me his art that had been stashed away under his bed and I knew that there it had remained after someone had criticized it, said it was stupid. To me it was glorious. I imagine many people walking around have something to that extent that they are afraid to bring to the light.
Yes sadly I am sure there are many like him, to a degree I was like than till my late 30's not sure if I can say exact one thing that triggered the change I think it was a combination of events that emotionally drained me for quite a while, but in the process of pulling myself back up I came to be who I am now just me and what I feel and like not acting for anyone else any more and I truly am so much happier now than I was bottling things up
Perhaps wisdom and being more self aware? I imagine much of that has to do with growth. I think going through adversity makes you more aware of who you really are and what you are capable of. Glad you are doing well now :)
Thanks have a good weekend and looking forward to seeing more of your posts
You too :) followed