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I'd like to apologize, in advance, to all the men in my flist for this post.
After being on the old movie binge... I've come to a realization. Back then the men were men. I don't know if it's because of the way women have advanced throughout the years, but men now are the biggest pussies.
Gene Kelly did the singing in the rain scene with 103 degree fever. Donald O' Connor did all his prat falls on a concrete floor. As a child Donald once did several shows with a broken arm - shows in which he had to do handstands. It wasn't until after the fourth show that he got sick from the pain of it and went to the hospital.
This made me think of my grandfather. My grandfather was one tough man. I don't think he was afraid of anything. I didn't really come to the realization until now, but they don't make men like him anymore, do they? My grandfather would catch rats by the tail then kill them by slamming them against the wall. A dog once bit him and he got it off him, then chased it down until he could exact his revenge. He never ran away from anything. He used to catch lizards and hook them onto my ears like earrings.
Then to contrast him with my father. My father is such a pussy! He catches a cold and he's bitching and moaning for days My mom has to cater to him like a child. He dislocated his collarbone and I thought the bitching would never end. He has the first headache of his life and he's having a fit, telling my mom he has a migraine. We suffer (my mom and I) from chronic migraines. Severe ones. She and I have both been hospitalized for migraines that have lasted several days. My mom just told him to pop some advil and calm down that he just had a headache. We had a lizard in our kitchen yesterday and I asked him to catch it in a cup and release it outside...and he wouldn't touch it. He kept nudging it with a cup when it got close and it ended up getting away. I asked him why he didn't use his hand and he said "I don't like lizards" COME ON! It's a tiny, defenseless reptile. It-can't-hurt-you.
What happened? Somewhere along the way men stopped acting like men. Now I'm not saying that I want some chauvanist pig who lacks all sensitivity, but geez...toughen up a little men! A man can be respectful and compassionate and still be a man right?
Some(nice)guy friends of mine have asked me why women like guys who act like assholes. Maybe that's why. Who wants to date someone spineless. Do you really feel safe or like a girl if your boyfriend is a scared, sensitive, spineless little man? Sure, he's nice, but can you really be attracted to someone like that on a basic level?
After being on the old movie binge... I've come to a realization. Back then the men were men. I don't know if it's because of the way women have advanced throughout the years, but men now are the biggest pussies.
Gene Kelly did the singing in the rain scene with 103 degree fever. Donald O' Connor did all his prat falls on a concrete floor. As a child Donald once did several shows with a broken arm - shows in which he had to do handstands. It wasn't until after the fourth show that he got sick from the pain of it and went to the hospital.
This made me think of my grandfather. My grandfather was one tough man. I don't think he was afraid of anything. I didn't really come to the realization until now, but they don't make men like him anymore, do they? My grandfather would catch rats by the tail then kill them by slamming them against the wall. A dog once bit him and he got it off him, then chased it down until he could exact his revenge. He never ran away from anything. He used to catch lizards and hook them onto my ears like earrings.
Then to contrast him with my father. My father is such a pussy! He catches a cold and he's bitching and moaning for days My mom has to cater to him like a child. He dislocated his collarbone and I thought the bitching would never end. He has the first headache of his life and he's having a fit, telling my mom he has a migraine. We suffer (my mom and I) from chronic migraines. Severe ones. She and I have both been hospitalized for migraines that have lasted several days. My mom just told him to pop some advil and calm down that he just had a headache. We had a lizard in our kitchen yesterday and I asked him to catch it in a cup and release it outside...and he wouldn't touch it. He kept nudging it with a cup when it got close and it ended up getting away. I asked him why he didn't use his hand and he said "I don't like lizards" COME ON! It's a tiny, defenseless reptile. It-can't-hurt-you.
What happened? Somewhere along the way men stopped acting like men. Now I'm not saying that I want some chauvanist pig who lacks all sensitivity, but geez...toughen up a little men! A man can be respectful and compassionate and still be a man right?
Some(nice)guy friends of mine have asked me why women like guys who act like assholes. Maybe that's why. Who wants to date someone spineless. Do you really feel safe or like a girl if your boyfriend is a scared, sensitive, spineless little man? Sure, he's nice, but can you really be attracted to someone like that on a basic level?