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Originally Posted by Lycanthrope
Yes but once again you assume two things that aren't true of everybody
1. Man don't cry because they fear of disapproval.
Not always the case. Many men and a smaller minority of women don't cry because they don't feel the need to.
2. People who don't cry are not in touch with their emotions.
For some people this is true, but not for everybody. Some people express emotions differently or use different emotions to solve problems they're dealing with.
I also ask you though. Is there anything wrong with a man being macho? It's seems almost like a dirty word. It's seems more and more into todays society acting manly is frowned upon. Men should be in touch with their emotions they say. Men should cry they say. Why?
Women are in touch with their emotions more because they need to be. Men think more with logic over emotion. If I said to you women should think more logically and not be overly emotional I would probably not be viewed as having a popular opinion. Well the same goes with men and logic.
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To answer your questions, yes, "macho" disgusts me. Maybe it doesn't disgust others, but I don't like it. Nothing turns me off faster than that strutting, growl-and-beat-on-the-chest Alpha male persona. You know, funnily enough I was watching Eddie Murphy's Dr. Doolittle 2 yesterday, on DVD, and there is this scene where Dr. Doolittle is teaching Archie the bear and Lucky the dog how to (supposedly) be more attractive to females. He explains that women like their men to be Alpha, large and in charge, and he demonstrated how to walk and talk with what to me seems a very cocky and conceited attitude. I gagged. Not this woman! I think back to the 1990's and the original Power Rangers. Everyone was gaga over Tommy, the hunky athlete. Me, I much preferred shy, awkward, geeky Billy. Going back even farther, to the 1970's--Fonzie would NEVER have gotten me to run squealing into his arms by snapping his fingers at me! I probably would have gone after Potsie instead.
But I do agree that there should be a balance between logic and emotion, for both men and women.