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Self perception (slrpnk.net)

submitted 4 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (5 children)

What makes a man ? is it being prepared to do the right thing, no matter the cost ?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

No a man is a miserable little pile of secrets

Or it's a plucked chicken

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Ah yes, man bad

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

The first is a quote from Dracula in one of the Castlevanias, the other is an ancient Greek rebuttal on a logic statement regarding what a man is

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

No. That's just what makes a good person. Pretty much the same with every other "Being a man means yadda yadda yadda" I've ever heard so far. Every time, what follows are a list of qualities that make a good person/human, and are neither exclusive to men, nor counterfactual for women. To think otherwise would be to imply that women don't/can't/shouldn't possess those qualities (I'm not saying you thought otherwise Hadriscus; I'm just taking my thought to the next logical step).

I don't have a satisfying answer for what "makes a man" because I reject the entire concept that there is any list of qualities of what makes a [gender]; or that one is even needed. The closest could be a pair of testicles (per Laser's reply), but then we'd enter into a trans debate and frankly I support trans-rights.

Or to really sum it all up, the entire debate is just a bunch of gatekeeping and social identity politics ("man" and "woman" both) that really is just stupid and counterproductive to us all getting along.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

yea, I agree,... nothing to add. 👌🏼 My post above was just a quote from the big lebowski, I'm glad it prompted such a thoughtful reply

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

[face palm] I haven't seen that movie in a LOOOONG time.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (3 children)

What makes a man? Is it the power in his hands? Or is it his quest for glory?

https://youtu.be/851BqHMCaeM?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago

I actually thought that was what the previous comment was referencing. Awesome

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago

hahaha haven't heard that in a lifetime !

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Great, now it's time for me to listen to this on repeat for the rest of the week. Again.

Edit: Now you're a man, a

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Has science gone too far?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

And what makes a man turn neutral? Is it the lust for gold? Power?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

I was just born with a heart filled with neutrality.

Tell my wife I said hello.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Sure, that, and a pair of testicles.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

You joke, but perhaps... perhaps you're right.