Why does being a guy mean I must be macho?

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Only if you precede that quote with the word...False.

The essence of Machismo is that of Honor...Of pride (not FALSE pride...but a true sense of self and duty to family and honor). A man with Machismo is a leader....an alpha male. A true man tempers his virility with compassion and the knowledge that it is also a burden...he is bound to protect the innocent and the helpless. He must be willing to fight to the death for all that is right....he must be ready to engage in a battle of good against evil...but he gladly does so...for should he not,...he is not a man. When being a man first...above all else... means everything...that is Machismo. This world needs more Machismo and not less. Since the beginning of time...good would have not won over evil...through the many bloody battles...without Machismo.

False Machismo is often practiced because it is easy and many are confused as to what it truly is. It is most often practiced by mere males pretending to be men.

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No, there are some very feminine guys around. Just like there are very masculine ladies. It all runs along a spectrum.

I think the more macho = the less secure. I have absolutely no need to act macho unless I want to for some reason. My wife said she was sick & tired of macho guys, and how that attitude might lead to emotional (or even physical) abuse. She likes that I"m gentle, and even have some effeminate traits (common with Asperger's men). If I want to appear super-macho for some particular situation, no problem since I'm a 6-foot bodybuilder with size 15E steel toe boots.

Or it can work the opposite way: The girls think if you aren't super-interested (gay or just aren't interested for whatever reason), you're very secure with yourself and are not a threat. If you're actually just non-macho but straight, you might be a fun challenge for the women to go for. If you can present it that way, you have a better chance .

Charles

It doesn't mean such. Being a guy means you must have x y chromosomes.

I don't think my dad is any less manly because he actually helps my mom with housework and cooking. Neither do I see my brother as unmanly because he likes going to look at artwork and would rather hold a paintbrush than a football. But I guess many other households are still unaware of this.

It doesn't, in my opinion. Being what you are should be allowed for any gender. Why be pressured to conform to a silly stereotype?

So no transgender people? I really don't see why this chromosomal issue is always the one and only defining decider of what is man and what is woman.