Stupid guy rules

[ironphoenix]

Alex Feinman on the stupid "rules" our society foists on guys. Snarky, hyperbolic, and very pointful.

An excerpt:

Man Rule 1. If you don’t show it, you aren’t feeling it
“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.

The analysis shows how this relates to homo- and transphobia, too.

Comments

[soul-diaspora.livejournal.com]

That was pretty awesome. Thanks for sharing it.

[ironphoenix.livejournal.com]

Very welcome!

[jackspryte.livejournal.com]

Rigid, inflexible and simplistic gender rules make victims of us all eh?

[ironphoenix.livejournal.com]

Kinda yeah... true without the word "gender" too!