• Hadriscus@lemm.ee
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    28 days ago

    What makes a man ? is it being prepared to do the right thing, no matter the cost ?

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          28 days ago

          The first is a quote from Dracula in one of the Castlevanias, the other is an ancient Greek rebuttal on a logic statement regarding what a man is

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      28 days ago

      No. That’s just what makes a good person. Pretty much the same with every other “Being a man means yadda yadda yadda” I’ve ever heard so far. Every time, what follows are a list of qualities that make a good person/human, and are neither exclusive to men, nor counterfactual for women. To think otherwise would be to imply that women don’t/can’t/shouldn’t possess those qualities (I’m not saying you thought otherwise Hadriscus; I’m just taking my thought to the next logical step).

      I don’t have a satisfying answer for what “makes a man” because I reject the entire concept that there is any list of qualities of what makes a [gender]; or that one is even needed. The closest could be a pair of testicles (per Laser’s reply), but then we’d enter into a trans debate and frankly I support trans-rights.

      Or to really sum it all up, the entire debate is just a bunch of gatekeeping and social identity politics (“man” and “woman” both) that really is just stupid and counterproductive to us all getting along.

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        28 days ago

        yea, I agree,… nothing to add. 👌🏼 My post above was just a quote from the big lebowski, I’m glad it prompted such a thoughtful reply