(November 29, 2015 at 6:27 pm)Losty Wrote:Much ado about nothing. That's the explanation I was repeatedly asked for, for essentially stating why I thought this guy behaved like a cowardly bitch and didn't handle the situation like a man. If people somehow determine that I'm making an overarching statement in defining gender roles in general, they're really stretching it, and I suspect they know that. Or they didn't read all of the posts....I made clear that this guy's negative attributes weren't unique to, or even ascribed to most women.(November 29, 2015 at 1:53 am)Thena323 Wrote: It's clear to me. I considered his behavior on the video to be quite shrewish, being defined as:(of a woman) bad-tempered or aggressively assertive; having the disposition of a shrew; nagging. The behavior itself is NOT descriptive of most women, nor is it ascribed to women alone.
However, by definition, it's not an adjective that is used to described males. Yet, that is precisely the adjective that came to my mind when I watched this guy in action.
Some behaviors are perceived as unmanly, be that right or wrong. By taking this common perception into account, I simply offered a plausible explanation as to why the woman in the video may have cheated. She may have perceived him as unmanly. I feel that his behavior in the video, and his decision to post it demonstrates this.
Hope that explanation is adequate. If you disagree, that's fine. But, I see no need to change my language regarding my feelings on the matter.
Btw, be a man about it, act like a man and vice versa are also things people say when suggesting that someone act with a degree of integrity and dignity. It's a thing, you know.