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25 Ways to Be a Real Man
americanthinker.com ^ | Craig Dunkley

Posted on 10/03/2015 3:50:46 AM PDT by RoosterRedux

In its Men's Style section, The New York Times recently published a somewhat ridiculous, liberalism-infused article entitled "27 Ways to Be a Modern Man." While a few of the 27 ways made some sense, many of them were so soft-handed and weak that one wonders if the article was meant as a joke. Sadly, it appears that the writer was serious:

When the modern man buys shoes for his spouse, he doesn’t have to ask her sister for the size. And he knows which brands run big or small.

Does the modern man have a melon baller? What do you think? How else would the cantaloupe, watermelon and honeydew he serves be so uniformly shaped?

*snip*

Well, if a modern man is supposed to be a mushy, fashion-conscious crybaby with a melon-baller, then I want no part of it. It's far better to be a real man. So what are the traits of a real man? There are many, and this list isn't comprehensive, but it should be a good start.

A real man:

Has integrity. If he gives you his word on something – or shakes on it – then you can put it in the bank. A real man does what he says he's going to do.

Treats people with dignity and respect. He adheres to the Golden Rule: treat others as you would have them treat you. All people get the same treatment, whether he needs something from them or not.

Respects women. For a real man, chivalry is not dead. He will open a door for a woman, give up his seat for a woman, and never, ever abuse a woman.


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21 posted on 10/03/2015 4:45:18 AM PDT by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans

However my husband does know how to tear the hear out of his victim and eat it.


22 posted on 10/03/2015 4:47:11 AM PDT by Cats Pajamas (Romans 1:18-32 ..............God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things.....)
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To: RoosterRedux

My bride (35 yrs) insists of dragging me along for furniture purchases...”do these go together”. “ I dunno”. Hell my sox often don’t match. (Let alone shoes)

I lived as a single guy in my own apartment for a solid decade before we met. Anything I bought was strictly utilitarian. TVs, stereos, tools, firearms and cars were the only thing I was fussy about buying....and none of them matched. I would ask my, at the time, current sweetie to help me pick out suits for a job interviews..... After that I wore jeans and a t-shirt and plane khaki pants and collared shirt for work (if required).

What does my wife wear? How the he!! Would I know.....she looks nice and I don’t know why.....nor do I care to know why.

Has the whole male race lost their Ba!!s???


23 posted on 10/03/2015 4:47:22 AM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: RoosterRedux
Conn Conagher didn't need anyone to tell him how to be a real man.


24 posted on 10/03/2015 4:49:26 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("It doesn't work for me. I gotta have more cowbell!")
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To: RoosterRedux
There is a difference between a real man (John Wayne) and a modern man (Matthew Broderick). The rise of the metrosexual as illustrated in the movie "Kramer vs. Kramer" has supplanted the real man image.
To many boys are being raised by single mothers/ grandmothers.

Men need to be in the company of men. They need to know how to treat women correctly, stand up for what is right and do the right thing, even if it costs them.

25 posted on 10/03/2015 4:49:42 AM PDT by verga (I might as well be playing chess with pigeons.)
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To: Alberta's Child
"To be a man was to be responsible. It was as simple as that. To be a man was to build something, to try to make the world about him a bit easier to live in for himself and those who followed. You could sneer at that, you could scoff, you could refuse to acknowledge it, but when it came right down to it, Conn decided it was the man who planted a tree, dug a well, or graded a road who mattered.” -- Louis L'Amour, Conagher
26 posted on 10/03/2015 4:54:29 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("It doesn't work for me. I gotta have more cowbell!")
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To: wbarmy; Cats Pajamas; Greetings_Puny_Humans
The riddle of steel is that the hotter the fire, the stronger the steel. And it is the riddle of man also, the hotter the tribulations, the stronger the man.

The more heat you have the more impurities (dross) are burned off leaving only the essential elements. The same is true of precious metals. There is an old saying "The gold is refined when you can see your reflection in the molten metal."

27 posted on 10/03/2015 4:55:47 AM PDT by verga (I might as well be playing chess with pigeons.)
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To: ETL

Ok, maybe I am compensating for something.

They say dynamite comes in small packages.

/johnny

28 posted on 10/03/2015 4:59:33 AM PDT by JRandomFreeper (gone Galt)
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To: verga

Ref Post 8....Seems we have a big contradiction there.

In the article, #9 on the list says:
Understands the gun. He respects the pistol and rifle, and he knows how to use them safely and effectively..........

OK, WHICH ONE IS IT?


29 posted on 10/03/2015 4:59:50 AM PDT by DaveA37
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To: RoosterRedux

All in all, not a bad list except for the “white knight” crap.


30 posted on 10/03/2015 5:03:13 AM PDT by papertyger
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To: RoosterRedux

Guess I’m not a modern man.


31 posted on 10/03/2015 5:04:45 AM PDT by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink)
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To: JoeProBono
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32 posted on 10/03/2015 5:05:02 AM PDT by ETL (Too many idiots, not enough time)
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To: DaveA37

Didn’t read the article did ya? I didn’t either. But I skim, therefore I am. It is an article about an article. It gives the bogus man (original article)vs the real man (critiquing article)


33 posted on 10/03/2015 5:05:02 AM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: ETL

Ewwww.


34 posted on 10/03/2015 5:08:11 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (I'm fed up.)
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To: Joe 6-pack
A real man doesn’t read list written by others to know what he has to do to be a real man.

Couldn't have said it better.

35 posted on 10/03/2015 5:08:31 AM PDT by JohnG45
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To: Vaquero

Someone sent this to me yesterday.. It isn’t even witty. One minute of life wasted. Could have been freeping..


36 posted on 10/03/2015 5:09:06 AM PDT by ArtDodger
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To: JohnG45

Other than the 10 Commandments, i should have said :)


37 posted on 10/03/2015 5:11:09 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: RoosterRedux

Any man who claims to have known Woman to ANY extent whatsoever who would ever attempt to buy her either footwear or a “purse” on his own judgement is actually lying about his experience with the fairer sex or is a hopelessly egotistical ass.


38 posted on 10/03/2015 5:14:10 AM PDT by TalBlack (Evil doesn't have a day job...)
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To: RoosterRedux

Typical NYT. /spit


39 posted on 10/03/2015 5:15:37 AM PDT by sauropod (I am His and He is mine.)
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To: Joe 6-pack
A real man doesn’t read list written by others to know what he has to do to be a real man.

Great advice! Writing it down now!

40 posted on 10/03/2015 5:15:55 AM PDT by ETL (Too many idiots, not enough time)
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