Real men do dance?

[sarahmichigan]

I should know better than to read some damn essay in Esquire about what makes a man (the "real" is sort of implied). There was a line that a man doesn't cringe at the thought of dancing, but it is to be avoided.

I call B.S. There are tons of cultures, here in the U.S. and abroad where it's perfectly normal and expected that men should dance and enjoy it, not to mention that the essay tended to imply that gay men aren't really men.

And, last night, I went to City Club with a couple of women and four men who are pretty secure in their gender identity who didn't seem to get the memo that dancing is "to be avoided."

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[sylo-tode.livejournal.com]

Any man that uses the term "real man," especially to describe himself, might as well just say, "I'm not a 'real man.'"

Real men don't give a rat's ass about what "real men" are supposed to do or not do.