RE: What (in your society) is a 'real man'?
September 10, 2023 at 7:33 pm
(This post was last modified: September 10, 2023 at 7:49 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
You'd have to go house-to-house, lol. I think the widest agreement you could find would come at the regional dialectic boundaries. If you applied a translation you could maybe combine a few. The way we use language impacts how we communicate the most basic elements of our identities.
eg, a "real man" says yall. Not you all. Not y'all. Yall. That's splitting it up east of the miss, south of the kentucky (fuck you ohio). I, as a "real man" can have a reasonable expectation of saying that word and being understood in-kind so long as I use it within that region, roughly delineated by major rivers, mountain ranges, and the atlantic ocean. If (and when) I go to boston, as an example, my "real man"-ness is only that insomuch as it's expressed as a fetish and recognized other. I would know exactly what kind of bar to go to, to find the kind of girl saying the same thing, using those words. We can make an even finer cut if we use texas. Between boston and texas - and again referencing fetish seeking - I'm basically looking for a place with a country jukebox both ways - the difference being cowboy hats or baseball caps. Subtlely different ideas about manhood roughly map to type-shift even within the southern dialect.
eg, a "real man" says yall. Not you all. Not y'all. Yall. That's splitting it up east of the miss, south of the kentucky (fuck you ohio). I, as a "real man" can have a reasonable expectation of saying that word and being understood in-kind so long as I use it within that region, roughly delineated by major rivers, mountain ranges, and the atlantic ocean. If (and when) I go to boston, as an example, my "real man"-ness is only that insomuch as it's expressed as a fetish and recognized other. I would know exactly what kind of bar to go to, to find the kind of girl saying the same thing, using those words. We can make an even finer cut if we use texas. Between boston and texas - and again referencing fetish seeking - I'm basically looking for a place with a country jukebox both ways - the difference being cowboy hats or baseball caps. Subtlely different ideas about manhood roughly map to type-shift even within the southern dialect.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
