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What is a Man?
What is a man when you think about it? What qualities make someone a man?
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Permalink Reply by Chuck Knight on -
The Y-chromosome springs to mind...or does that make him only male?
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Permalink Reply by Will on -
I'll go with the definition researcher David Gilmore gleaned by looking at cultures around the world: a (manly) man is brave, economically successful, responsible, generous, sexually capable, procreative, and sociable with other men.
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Permalink Reply by JonEdanger on -
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Permalink Reply by Carl Monster on -
So there is being simply a man, and then there's being a Manly man?
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Permalink Reply by Michael D. Denny on -
I would add to that the parameters of dignified, protective, resilient, charitable, traditional, and owning a full and manly beard.
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Permalink Reply by Will on
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If you're serious, Carl, I'll say: yes -- there's often a difference between being something and being the ideal version of it.
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Permalink Reply by Rockeman on -
I say a man is an adult male who takes repsonsibility for his life. According to your definition, Will, I'm not a man.
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Permalink Reply by Rockeman on
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because I can't procreate, am not economically successful, or sociable with other men.
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Permalink Reply by Will on
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We all have our limits. I'm not very sociable. I'm not rich, but surely we should all aspire to have enough to support our lives' missions, whatever that is. Take what fits, and set priorities.
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Permalink Reply by StaggerLee on -
I'll agree with the basic answer of the y-chromosome. After that there are only qualified states: manly man, sportsman, the gentleman, a good man, ladies man, and so on each with their +/-connotations and stereotypes.
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