i dont get it, im a real man, i know how to gauge other men and put the ones who act like bitches in their place. abusive,possessive, psychos are not real men. a real man is loving, compassionate, reassuring, patient, hard working, sincere, devoted, honorable and strong. a real man does not think with his dick all the time, a real man does not throw tantrums and lay hands on a woman in vain, a real man does what has to be done with out giving it a second thought when it comes to his loved ones.
So what youâre telling me here is that Iâm not a real man, according to you.
I mean, because letâs be realistic. I get possessive at times. I have lazy days. Iâm not proud of it, but Iâve had a few tantrums. Iâve been dealing with mental illness for the past 15 years of my life, so there have been points when Iâve made selfish, stupid choices that have hurt my loved ones or made life difficult for them. Sometimes itâs bad thinking, sometimes itâs not having the energy to help them the way I want. And I hate that I did that. But it doesnât matter in your book, because I didnât do âwhat has to be done without giving it a second thought,â so Iâm not a real man.Â
But, on the other hand, youâre wrong. Because what it means is that Iâm a person, in all my flaws and imperfections. And your list means the exact same thing about you- it doesnât say whether or not youâre a real man, itâs that youâre a person with a code that you live up to, and incidentally that youâre pretty judgmental of other men.
I mean, there are so many people who try to argue what âreal menâ or âreal womenâ do. âReal men love Jesus.â Sorry, nearly 5 billion non-Christians in the world. "Real women have curves." Because your body is what matters, sorry. "Real men have beards." "Real men eat pussy." Too bad, gay and asexual men! (Unless your boyfriend is named Jesus, I guess.) Thinking with your dick isnât even a factor, because not every man has a dick. And I donât think you do yourself any favors by using a misogynistic term like bitch to describe any man who doesnât live up to your standards.
Plus, Iâm not even a fan of telling abusers and rapists âYouâre not a real man.â It shouldnât even be part of the conversation. Because theyâre a shitty fucking excuse for a human being, thatâs it. And most of these assholes are the kind of people who think that their masculinity is centered in their strength or their sexuality or their power over a woman, so they think that what they do is what makes them a real man. And theyâre just as wrong as you are.
You know what makes a real man? The honest belief that theyâre a man. And a real woman believes that theyâre a woman. And thatâs something people decide for themselves. You donât get to choose that for them.