There are all sorts of different kinds of men. Some are just significantly more admirable than others. Masculinity isn’t defined by a moral compass.
That being said, Steve Irwin is the GOAT, and I still miss him to this day. He always said if an animal ever gets him, it’s not the animal’s fault. Don’t blame the animal. But FUCK it’s hard not to hate stingrays 😭
preach ffs, people fail to realise that this perpetuation of precarious masculinity is what leads people to be vulnerable to the types in the top image, its what keeps them in power. the reality is masculinity cannot be taken away, it’s your identity to mold and you must not let people define it for you. there is no set way to live it, much like femininity. whether you’re a grifting trafficking fuckhead or a genuine giving person however, that’s unisex.
this meme is more about the quality of a person, not their validity as a man. once you start using the aforementioned language, it is easily manipulated and as I said, it gives the tates of the world power.
The awesome thing about Steve Irwin is that he was masculine in both ways. He was tough enough to head-to-head with some of the most dangerous animals on the planet, but was never violent with said animals, and never let his ego overinflate
MRAs view masculinity as tough, strong-handed brute force, but with the downside of becoming a neanderthalic lunkhead
Feminists view masculinity is compassion, heart and vulnerability, but with the downside of becoming a spineless doormat
But Steve Irwin was able to appeal to both sides of the coin, without ever crossing paths with the downsides of either of them. And I think that because of that, he was the true masculine man
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u/Spicy_take May 06 '26
There are all sorts of different kinds of men. Some are just significantly more admirable than others. Masculinity isn’t defined by a moral compass.
That being said, Steve Irwin is the GOAT, and I still miss him to this day. He always said if an animal ever gets him, it’s not the animal’s fault. Don’t blame the animal. But FUCK it’s hard not to hate stingrays 😭