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justaregulargod t1_iyf9duu wrote

I'd say obsessing over anything comes from a lack of confidence. Whether confidence is a purely masculine trait is subject to debate.

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garry4321 t1_iyf1a3t wrote

Thats cause men do what they want as long as it doesnt hurt others. A man getting an apple-itini at a bar is manly because men get what they want and dont worry about what others think of them. They know they are men and are secure in that fact.

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Mds_02 t1_iyfc48p wrote

I am male. Ergo anything I think, say, or do is inherently masculine. When I’d let my wife paint my nails, they were manly painted nails because they were attached to a man. If I drink a fruity mixed beverage, it is a manly beverage because a man ordered, paid for, and is drinking it. If I drive a Miata it… actually that is kinda girly, but I’ll do it anyway.

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Sunstang t1_iyf407i wrote

That's so ridiculously the inverse of the truth, I can't tell if you're crazy or joking. Gay men don't give a fuck whether something is masculine or not. It's insecure straight guys that are constantly self policing in the perpetual fear of not being seen as adequately masculine.

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humanbeyblade t1_iyf7x70 wrote

Exactly. Everyone is insecure for different reasons, but if heterosexual, masculine men weren't insecure, they wouldn't mind being around queers, using typically feminine objects/phrases/actions, and they wouldn't feel the need to give other people shit for being them. Projection is an outcome of insecurity

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