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Originally Posted by Algorithm
What's unfortunate is this conception that a man should act this way, and if he acts this other way, well then he's doing something wrong.
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It's not unfortunate at all; it's natural.
And he's not
wrong to act in a non-traditional way. But doing so will make him less attractive to the opposite sex. Actually, I take that back; because acting in a non-traditional way will make you less appealing to the opposite sex, it is wrong. Wrong in the sense that the primary function of life is to reproduce.
It is of course possible to go too far in the other direction, but it seems to me that the typical social pressure males put on other males to not act like a girl are a natural way to try and keep males attractive to women. Ladies, if you're on a date, and some random guy starts up some shit with the two of you, do you want your date to cower behind you, run away, or start crying? I'm guessing no. This isn't an "unfortunate conception that a man should act this way." It's called "man up, motherfucker."
On the tangential point that has come up where people jump through hoops to try and make a distinction between women's looks and men's behavior, I think you're missing the point entirely. Men generally evaluate potential partners based on looks, while women generally evaluate on behavior. So it's only natural that the insults intended to reduce non-traditional gender roles would reflect this: Women shouldn't appear mannish and men shouldn't act like girls. At least not if they want to land a mate.