(September 6, 2023 at 5:16 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote:(September 6, 2023 at 2:23 pm)tackattack Wrote: The definition in my social circles here in the south U.S is similar to GN's. A man is a protector and provider that is considerate, committed, and can be counted on.
Some people wont believe, and won't be happy until, you tell them that what you were taught was a real man was essentially toxic.
a particular definition of a “real man” isn’t toxic in the gender sense unless it also implies women shouldn’t be like that.
otherwise “real men” might be interpreted as “real adult”.