What makes a man?

Matt Walsh recently wrote a blog post about how the masculinity is lacking because men are not around to teach it.

Funny, almost everyone I know who does not fit into the box of "type A masculinity" not only had a father around, but had many masculine men around. You know the type A masculinity-- the kind of guy who mows the lawn every Saturday, watched football every Sunday, sits around and drinks beer while their wives do the dishes.

The difference is that in this generation, we can be who we are and it's okay.

The difference is that men are allowed to have feelings. Men can cry and rather than being chastised for it, they are comforted.

They are mentally healthy.

When they are not mentally healthy, they are able to get help for it and feel no shame.

Psychology has brought us far. It tells us that repressing who people are creates more problems than it helps.

It tells us that child development has many layers and variances. Most of it ought not be repressed, but guided.

Gentleness really does raise better children.

I have nothing against manly men. If my sons happen to be all about football and sports bars and foosball tables, I will gladly support that, but here is what I will not support:

"Men" who attempt to tell other men that they are not doing it right.
"Men" who attempt to degrade and belittle others who do it differently.
"Men" who attempt to beat "manliness" into their sons and impress upon them that there is only one right way to do it.

See, one thing I will not tolerate is intolerance. I'm not sorry for that. I won't try to convince you to see my side. I will, however, insist that you not try to tell my children that YOUR way is the only way. I emphasize that with my daughter every day. If you try to do so anyway, I will cut you off.

See, I spent much of my adult life thinking I had to tolerate all kinds of adults from all walks of life. I don't. I do not have to tolerate poor, belligerent behavior. I do not have to tolerate adults who act like oversteroidal orangutans when I suggest that mayhaps the way they do it is not the only way.

Because see, I take no issue with the way you are. What I take issue with is when you insist that the way you are is the way everybody ought to be. You can't even deny how short sided that is.

FYI:
Everybody is not a Christian.
Everybody cannot change a tire.
Everybody cannot grow a beard.
Some guys LIKE skinny jeans.
Sometimes man buns look damn good.
Some people care more about the mental health of others than about some book written 2000 years ago when the general consensus was that the earth was flat.

There you have it.