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Alex Feinman on the stupid "rules" our society foists on guys. Snarky, hyperbolic, and very pointful.
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Man Rule 1. If you don’t show it, you aren’t feeling itThe analysis shows how this relates to homo- and transphobia, too.
“Men aren’t allowed to have feelings.” This is, of course, inaccurate—men are allowed to have feelings, provided they show them in some sort of caricatured, over-the-top way. If they don’t show it, they aren’t really feeling it.
Angry? You have to smash something. Punch a wall. Shoot your TV. Hit someone. It’s justified: you were angry.
Upset? You can’t cry; that’s for sissies. Get really drunk and wreck your car. Glower into the darkness smoking your cigarette, making sure everyone *sees* you glowering and brooding.
Attracted to that woman? Better make sure you tell her. In fact, be ridiculous about it, invasive and over-the-top. Stand outside her window and throw rocks, or yell, or hold a boombox over your head. Buy a thousand roses and scatter them all over. Wolf-whistle at her and call her names. Bitches love names.
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