this thread bummed me out.. cuz is all great thing about being a man = not being a woman + female bashing. so i asked my go to dude, the boy, what he likes about being a man.
he said... *paraphrasing*
being the big bad protector. he likes being someone the folks he loves can depend on.. the great wall of Boy between those he loves and those who would do them harm.
he likes feeling useful. from opening pesky jars to being a set of very broad shoulders to cry on to scaring away things that go bump in the night.. zombies, robbers, abduction minded aliens. when he gets kids he'll be the best monster slayer ever.
he loves his man list. fixing things. i swear he'll break something if he doesn't have something to fix.
he likes flexing. for true. he really does. i suspect it's cuz my boy is a beanpole who packed on mass through much work and eating enough to feed a medium sized village of moderately obese people.
he likes being the big spoon.
he likes being all conquering hero. even if the victory celebration is related to dominating a game of Beer Horse.
he like his penis. he likes that i like his penis :biglaugh: he says "love me... be in awe of my peen" *not really, but he knows i am posting this on LPSG*
to the boy being a man is about the content of character and not the sum of his parts.
respect
responsibility
honor
integrity
fairness
determination
and he fully realizes none of the above is gender specific.
*pounces on the boy*
he's my possum for a reason.