THE THREE ‘LEGS’ OF REAL MANHOOD

I don’t know if this administration is one of the last kicks of white male patriarchy, aka white male assholery, or whether it’s a serious comeback. I want to believe the former!

But in any case, I suggest that such assholery is the absolute negation of what I understand to be REAL manhood. And in this post I’ll say a bit about what I understand to be the three legs of the tripod of true manhood.

1) INTEGRITY: Your habit is to speak what you have seen to be true and just. You speak out against bullies and speak out against those who bully others before yourself. If possible, settle the hash of such rotters yourself.

But understand having your ignorance be made plain is NOT bullying you; then it befits you to ask questions as to what you may be missing! In NO CASE do you lie to a woman in order to lie with her or try to inebriate her to the same end!

And remember: real men apologize if they’ve done wrong or have made mistakes. It’s the overgrown frat BOYS who can’t or won’t do so! You make a habit of the truth — NEVER of lies!!

2) RESPONSIBILITY. You make a decision and abide the consequences. Real men may and should seek to mitigate the ill effects of a bad decision (especially to others) but don’t make excuses — and learn the difference between excuses and real explanation!

Acknowledge your part in mistakes without varnish. Again, real men apologize and do what they can to make real amends to others affected by such decisions…