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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 54 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I don't even know what the fuck 'masculinity' means. Does it mean being aggressive, talking about sports and roughhousing with your friends? Because I don't do any of those things, but I still think of myself as a man.

A few hundred years ago, 'masculinity' included wearing makeup, a powdered wig and tights.

It's all nonsense.

[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Masculinity is measured by

  • how tanned one's nutsack is from baseline
  • how much one cares about beer and candy advertising and the sexiness therein
  • how much one beats and berates children
  • 'Murica coefficient x ignorant loudmouth asshole variable

At least that's what I learned from Tucker.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Damn, well, guess I'm a transwoman now.

[–] mindbleach@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

And you gotta get that mid-sack seam ironed out. It's unbecoming.

[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I think putting a hot iron on your genitals would make it unbecoming regardless.

[–] mindbleach@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Doesn't need to be hot, if you swing hard enough.

[–] mindbleach@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

That's why you do your friend's. Teamwork makes the dream work.

[–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Whew, that sounds like the proud boys dildo video.

[–] netburnr@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Masculinity means having the biggest pickup in the neighborhood, duh...

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Every time a vehicle with an obnoxiously loud engine goes by, I say to my partner, "There goes a cool guy." It's become an in-joke for us.

[–] rolaulten@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago

See. We just ask how many gallons per foot it gets (if a truck) or committing on how impressive their speaker system is.

[–] cedarmesa@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Masculinity is something masculine men never think about. Its just the operating system and defined by each individual. Wanna prove to me youre insecure in your masculinity? Start some navel gazing convo about what being a bro-man-dude is.

[–] bAYse_@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

If you want to hear more about the history of this kind of 'masculinity thumping,' We're In Hell on youtube just uploaded a banger.

[–] Reptorian@lemmy.zip 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I welcome them to try. It is just going to lose them votes. Proceed, please.

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That just reminded me of Obama's "Please proceed, Governor." God damn that was sick at the time.

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

And Mittens just stood there like 😲

[–] PeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

Lol it will also gain them votes. There are plenty of foolish men that use porn out of habit and they believe without it they could be better men. Banning it seems like a reasonable way to get what they think they need. They will realize far too late that they're just shitty human beings that no one wants.

And then they'll get mad again.

[–] YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Anything can be addictive, but if gambling is legal I see no reason porn shouldn't be also.

[–] BeanGoblin@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Alcohol is obviously addictive and very bad for you. We saw how well that went when we banned it...

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org -2 points 1 year ago

Oh, man, I want a world where well-dressed mobsters are killing each other in the streets because of porn.

[–] HWK_290@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

RIP my homies in Virginia. They got a taste of this first

[–] TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

NoVa and Norfolk really need to break away from the rest of that redneck shithole.

[–] MomoTimeToDie@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago

Yeah, no surprise, it literally has no impact on anything I do. I've encountered it maybe like once, ever, because most websites don't even bother.

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

There are some porn videos that cross the line but I do not think it should all or mostly be banned.

[–] icepuncher69@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Bwahhahahahahaha.

Dumbasses, they wish.