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  Is Being a “Manly Man” a Bad Thing?

  by minimus in

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  so much is said regarding men , in a negative way.

  shaving commercials are now lecturing us as to how bad we really are.

  men should be less masculine.

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  em - Your ability to totally misrepresent the position of those who disagree with you is astonishing.
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  Is Being a “Manly Man” a Bad Thing?

  by minimus in

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  so much is said regarding men , in a negative way.

  shaving commercials are now lecturing us as to how bad we really are.

  men should be less masculine.

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  em - Have you heard of the 'bell curve'?

  dog - The patriarchy is a myth.
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  Why HADRIAN built a wall to M.R.G.A. (Make Rome Great Again)

  by TerryWalstrom in

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  why hadrian built a wallto m.r.g.a (make rome great again).

  it was and ever will be known as hadrian's wall.. hadrian’s wall stretched across northern england, cutting britain in two.built in the 120’s a.d.. the dimensions of hadrian’s wall are staggering.hadrian’s wall was more than just a “wall”.

  it was a complex of forts, lookout towers, and castles.. when new, the height of hadrian’s wall reached 20 ft. (6.096 meters).. the wall was 10 ft. thick (3.048 meters)._____background.

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  It is a popular myth that the Romans could not tame the tribes that much later became the Scots. It probably isn't true. It just wasn't worth the effort. The land north of the Stanegate that later became the line of Hadrian's wall had little to offer.

  I live north of the Wall and the line of a Roman Road called The Devil's Causeway passes about 100 yards from where I am sitting now. It can clearly be seen as a linear feature in the field. I have found a few Roman artifacts while metal detecting here.

  The first legions arrived here under General Agricola around AD 79 but by AD 87 they were withdrawn to support the campaign against Dacia. The frontier was moved south to the line of the Stanegate that ran between the Solway and the Tyne.

  Hadrian’s successor Antoninus Pius appointed a new Governor of Britain, Quintus Lollius Urbicus, and tasked him with waging a second campaign in the north in AD 139. To consolidate his gains, he had the Antonine wall built between the Forth and the Clyde estuaries. This new frontier took around twelve years to build but it was abandoned within eight years of its completion. Some parts of southern Caledonia and northern England were held until about AD 165 when the Legions withdrew once more to the security of Hadrian’s wall. In AD 208 Emperor Septimius Severus led 20,000 troops back into Caledonia to fight a punitive campaign up the east coast as far as the Tay. Following his withdrawal, the lands north of Hadrian’s Wall remained beyond the authority of the Roman Empire.

  The Roman occupation of Britain lasted for almost four centuries, but their presence in North Northumberland where I live added up to a total of just a few decades.

  You can see the line of the road in this picture I took during a snowstorm last year. It is the earthwork in the foreground. The other one is an ancient enclosure.

  
  
  
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  Is Being a “Manly Man” a Bad Thing?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
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  so much is said regarding men , in a negative way.

  shaving commercials are now lecturing us as to how bad we really are.

  men should be less masculine.

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  em1913 - You are distorting LUHE's point.

  Boys and girls are not the same above the neck. Even when they are too young to be socialised they demonstrate different interests and aptitudes. This becomes increasingly obvious with maturity.

  'Gender feminism' tries to pretend that this is not so. Therefore any differences must be a result of male privilege. This is at variance from 'equity feminism' that acknowledges the differences and rightly demands equality of opportunity.

  Your thinking is very black-and-white.
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  Is Being a “Manly Man” a Bad Thing?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
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  so much is said regarding men , in a negative way.

  shaving commercials are now lecturing us as to how bad we really are.

  men should be less masculine.

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  em1913 - What is wrong with sexual appetite? You only exist because of it.

  What is wrong with aggression? Properly channeled and controlled it is what protects our families and wins World Cups.
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  Is Being a “Manly Man” a Bad Thing?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
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  so much is said regarding men , in a negative way.

  shaving commercials are now lecturing us as to how bad we really are.

  men should be less masculine.

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  Where Have All the Warriors Gone? — Meaghan Mobbs. Psychology Today
  

  While alpha and beta males are not necessarily empirically derived monikers, the construct of masculinity is well-established. Traditional masculine/male traits include competitiveness, protectiveness, aggressiveness, assertiveness, sexual appetite, appreciating truth over feeling, confidence, self-reliance, and independence (to name a few) which appear to fall neatly in line with the socially recognized alpha male designation...

  Yet, our culture is shifting away from the embrace of such qualities and calling into question their relevance—with some labeling them as toxic. With the rise of feminism, we seem to demand a declination in masculinity. In the progressive empowerment of women, we’ve disempowered masculinity.

  From a martial perspective, this became apparent when the Pentagon released a report that approximately 71% of the 34 million 17- to 24-year-olds would not qualify for military service.
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  Is Being a “Manly Man” a Bad Thing?

  by minimus in

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  so much is said regarding men , in a negative way.

  shaving commercials are now lecturing us as to how bad we really are.

  men should be less masculine.

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  Excellent article by Mark Ritson in Marketing Week — 'Gillette’s new ad will trash its sales and be the year’s worst marketing move'.
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  Is Being a “Manly Man” a Bad Thing?

  by minimus in

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  so much is said regarding men , in a negative way.

  shaving commercials are now lecturing us as to how bad we really are.

  men should be less masculine.

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  By definition an ultra-flamboyant drag queen is not manly.
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  THIS IS IT Tony Morris Identifies King of Norht

  by scotoma in

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  this is the announcement we have heard “about” but now it has been released to the whole world.

  its in the 2nd of a three part serries about the jw annual meeting (oct 2018).

  to minute 52. .

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  Thank you Scotoma.

  I wonder what they mean exactly by Russia's allies?
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  The Brexit pantomime continues!

  by The Fall Guy in

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  the undeniable truth is that there in no consensus amongst the uk's politicians for any single outcome.. labour mp hilary benn has today joined the ranks of countless others who apparently have very severe hearing & sight problems - by submitting an amendment which suggests the following:.

  1) reconsider mrs. may's deal .

  2) leave the eu with no deal, .

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  We voted to leave.

  If we can leave with a reasonable deal then great. If we can’t then we leave and default to WTO rules. We also save ourselves £39 billion which the EU badly needs.

  Don’t give up on the possibility of the EU blinking at the last minute.

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