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Originally Posted by fspro
It's not about unrealistic expectations. That's how I think it should be normal. So you think that a man shouldn't fight back when he is mocked or something like that? I'm not referring only to fist-fighting.
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It's not that the expectations of gender roles are unrealistic in the sense that they can't be achieved, it's that they're unrealistic in the sense that they put people into two categories and humans just don't work that way. I think all humans should defend themselves when it's appropriate, sure, but I don't think your ability/willingness to do so makes you any more or less of a man. If I'm wrong then that's fine, it just sounded from your post like gender role issues may be part of what you're struggling with.