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InvisibleBlack -> RE: Forced Masculinity, Take 2 (1/18/2010 7:37:12 PM)
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ORIGINAL: RedMagic1
How can you inspire your boy to be a man? Or, better yet, to be a man of the world?
I have my own ideas, but I think I'll stop for now and see if anyone runs with this.
There is only one role model to demonstrate what it means to be a man, or beyond that, a man of the world (and I quote):
"Gomez Addams
I learned a lot of things from The Addams Family, and some of the most important involved how to be a man and how to treat a lady. Gomez was the consummate gentleman. Unfailingly polite, never less than courteous, he carried himself proudly and spoke his mind. He kept himself fit, he was always impeccably dressed, and he loved his family with a frightening intensity. Sure, there was the occasional hint of prior atrocities, but what fascinating man doesn’t have a few minor peccadilloes in his mysterious past?
He had an adoring wife, a loving family, and never stooped to being petty, mean or cruel. He took advantage of no one. Never attempted to lie, cheat, steal or deceive. Gomez only became visibly angry when those he loved were endangered and he was fierce in the defense of his family and loved ones. He was confident in his mannerisms and comfortable in his lifestyle and pursuits. He was accepting of others and entirely non-judgemental...
This attitude extends itself towards a general acceptance to pretty much everything. You could never imagine any member of the Addams Family being prejudiced against anyone just because of their color, gender, religious preference, sexual orientation or the current state of their mortality. They accepted anyone that walked in their door, no matter how bizarre or mundane, with delight and glee. And The Addams Family was my first taste of gender equality; not only was Morticia a fully equal part of the household, but she was a better fencer."
What more could you ask for?
“Never go to bed angry, or on fire.”
- Gomez Addams
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