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Has anyone else seen this trend in the USA? Men are supposed to act oppressed and sad to please women and to make the women they know feel good about themselves? On top of that women are permitted to act tyrannical because at one time several decades ago women were not permitted to vote. What is this social cancer about? It's a trend that makes me nauseated.
I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. Honestly, did you just make this up?
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Originally Posted by Curmudgeon
As far as I'm concerned, this says it all!
Retrosexual, a.k.a. Real Men!!!
Ok folks, I have had it. I've taken all I can stand and I can't stand no more. Every time my TV is on, all that can be seen is effeminate men prancing about redecorating houses and talking about foreign concepts like "style" and "feng shui". Heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, trans-sexual, metrosexual, non-sexual; blue, green, and purple-sexual - bogus definitions have taken over the urban and suburban world!
Real men of the world, stand up, scratch your butt, belch, spit, and yell "ENOUGH!" I hereby announce the start of a new offensive in the culture wars: the Retrosexual movement.
The Code :
A Retrosexual, no matter what the woman insists, PAYS FOR THE DATE.
A Retrosexual opens doors for a lady. Even for the ones that fit that term only because they are female.
A Retrosexual DEALS with IT. Be it a flat tire, break-in into your home, or a natural disaster, you DEAL WITH IT.
A Retrosexual does not use more hair or skin products than a woman. Women have several supermarket aisles of stuff. Retrosexuals need an endcap (possibly 2 endcaps if you include shaving goods.)
A Retrosexual does not dress in clothes from Hot Topic when he's 30 years old.
A Retrosexual watches no TV show with "*****" in the title.
A Retrosexual does not let neighbors screw up rooms in his house on national TV.
A Retrosexual should not give up excessive amounts of manliness for women. Some is inevitable, but major re-invention of yourself will only lead to you becoming a foo-foo little puss, and in the long run, she ain't worth it.
A Retrosexual is allowed to seek professional help for major mental stress such as drug/alcohol addiction, death of your entire family in a freak tree chipper accident, favorite sports team being moved to a different city, favorite bird dog expiring, etc. You are NOT allowed to see a shrink because Daddy didn't pay you enough attention. Daddy was busy DEALING WITH IT. When you screwed up, he DEALT with you.
A Retrosexual will have at least one outfit in his wardrobe designed to conceal himself from prey.
A Retrosexual knows how to tie a Windsor knot when wearing a tie - and ONLY a Windsor knot.
A Retrosexual should have at least one good wound he can brag about getting.
A Retrosexual knows how to use a basic set of tools. If you can't hammer a nail, or drill a straight hole, practice in secret until you can - or be rightfully ridiculed for the wuss you are.
A Retrosexual knows that owning a gun is not a sign that you are riddled with fear. Guns are TOOLS and are often essential to DEAL WITH IT. Plus it's just plain fun to shoot.
Crying. There are very few reasons that a retrosexual may cry, and none of them have to do with TV commercials, movies, or soap operas. Sports teams are sometimes a reason to cry, but the preferred method of release is swearing or throwing the remote control. Some reasons a retrosexual can cry include (but are not limited to) death of a loved one, death of a pet ( fish do NOT count as pets in this case), loss of a major body part.
A retrosexual man's favorite movie isn't "Maid in Manhattan" (unless that refers to some foxy French maid sitting in a huge tub of brandy or whiskey), or "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood." Acceptable ones may include any of the Dirty Harry or Nameless Drifter movies (Clint in his better days), Rambo I or II, the Dirty Dozen, The Godfather trilogy, Scarface, The Road Warrior, The Die Hard series, Caddyshack, Rocky I, II, or III, Full Metal Jacket, any James Bond Movie, Raging Bull, Bullitt, any Bruce Lee movie, Apocalypse Now, Goodfellas, Reservoir Dogs, Fight Club, Cool Hand Luke, etc...
When a retrosexual is on a crowded bus or a commuter train, and a pregnant woman, hell, any woman gets on, that retrosexual stands up and offers his seat to that woman, then looks around at the other so called men still in their seats with a disgusted "you punks" look on his face.
A retrosexual knows how to say the Pledge properly, and with the correct emphasis and pronunciation. He also knows the words to the Star Spangled Banner.
A retrosexual will have hobbies and habits his wife and mother do not understand, but that are essential to his manliness, in that they offset the acceptable manliness decline he suffers when married/engaged in a serious healthy relationship - I.E. hunting, boxing, shot putting, shooting, cigars, car maintenance.
A retrosexual knows how to sharpen his own knives and kitchen utensils.
A Retrosexual man can drive in snow (hell, a blizzard) without sliding all over or driving under 20 mph, without anxiety, and without high-centering his ride on a plow berm.
A retrosexual man can chop down a tree and make it land where he wants. Wherever it lands is where he damn well wanted it to land.
A retrosexual will give up his seat on a bus to not only any women but any elderly person or person in military dress (except officers above 2nd Lt .) NOTE: The person in military dress may turn down the offer but the retrosexual man will ALWAYS make the offer to them and thank them for serving their country.
A retrosexual man doesn't need a contract, a handshake is good enough. He will always stand by his word even if circumstances change or the other person deceived him.
A retrosexual man doesn't immediately look to sue someone when he does something stupid and hurts himself. We understand that sometimes in the process of doing things we get hurt and we just DEAL WITH IT.
To be honest, you kind of just described my husband!
[quote=Huckleberry3911948;21683419]regrettably many of those enraged tyrannical women are our therapists.
they want us to do better but we wont cooperate. may i have a doggie biscuit now?[/QUOTE]
You should see the Dr. Phil show sometimes. Dysfunction within groups of people is a real world phenomenon. It's not really a "conspiracy" as you "claim" in your gossip story about someone's husband whom you do not live with or know intimately; it just happens because people's personalities, lifestyles, expectations, and moods clash. It's very easy to understand.
People who majored in sociology and psychology tend to look for and evaluate trends in society. For example there is a trend of corporations and bankers harming the economy and job market with poor decisions (e.g., Goldman Sachs, AIG, Enron, Wal-Mart, etc.) This had been documented. Another trend is people in religious institutions molest children (e.g., Catholic Churches, etc.) A recent trend is officials at universities are covering up decades of child abuse (e.g., Penn State, etc.) Another trend is conservative Republicans coming out as gay or deviant (e.g., Ted Haggard, etc.)
As for me. I'm just one insignificant person with no power or influence whatsoever
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Originally Posted by Braunwyn
My girlfriend's husband was diagnosed with bipolar disorder a couple of years ago. He gets very paranoid and negative when he goes off his meds and would note conspiracies and similar trends. Not to say this is what's going on with the OP, it just reminds me of this poor guy.
Oh sorry! I thought it was a trend. You should see the Dr. Phil show sometime.
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Originally Posted by bouncethelight
It's not a trend. There are just as many mean men stomping around, followed by hunched over sulking women - that dynamic exists in ALL kinds of relationships.
Personally I'd prefer to see two happy, well-adjusted people, involved in a rousing discussion - but not everyone is into that. Some people prefer the sulking type! And others prefer someone mean and ornery.
To be honest, curmudgeon, nothing is more unattractive and infantile than men reduced to blubbering babies and/or tantrum-throwing toddlers over anything relating to college and/or professional athletics. Getting that emotionally invested in something as utterly trivial as a game = height of immaturity. And not so masculine.
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