I had distilled it down to “you want it so you go after it” but feminism is about giving women the ability to do that in society. And then I don’t like any small gamates kind of explanation either (which means unfortunately the madTV “he looka lika man” bit doesn’t make for a good punchline). I don’t like any particular set of interests as gendered.
My best bet? I was thinking about that video game where people got all mad about the black samurai. It was based in a true story, right? Some dude saw this historically judged individual and decided to make him a friend. I developed (see: rederived probably) this idea that dudes rock the most when they open their hearts and minds to people they were conditioned to judge. Dudes rocked when they domesticated wolves. Everyone must have thought they were crazy, but they probably Danced with the Frickin Wolves. Dudes rocked in the Green Book. Dudes are rocking on Red Note. The essence of masculinity is therefore “I think you’re all wrong*: I’ve seen this and I think it is/they are awesome”
I had distilled it down to “you want it so you go after it” but feminism is about giving women the ability to do that in society. And then I don’t like any small gamates kind of explanation either (which means unfortunately the madTV “he looka lika man” bit doesn’t make for a good punchline). I don’t like any particular set of interests as gendered.
My best bet? I was thinking about that video game where people got all mad about the black samurai. It was based in a true story, right? Some dude saw this historically judged individual and decided to make him a friend. I developed (see: rederived probably) this idea that dudes rock the most when they open their hearts and minds to people they were conditioned to judge. Dudes rocked when they domesticated wolves. Everyone must have thought they were crazy, but they probably Danced with the Frickin Wolves. Dudes rocked in the Green Book. Dudes are rocking on Red Note. The essence of masculinity is therefore “I think you’re all wrong*: I’ve seen this and I think it is/they are awesome”
*Perhaps optional