gungadin09 -> RE: How do YOU define the term alpha male? (7/18/2010 2:38:23 PM)
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To me, the alpha male is something from the animal kingdom. It's the hyena that beats up on the other hyenas to become the leader of the hyena pack. It's using brute force instead of intelligence to get your way. One of them has a bigger set of horns, or tusks, or whatever. That's how they achieve dominance, by bullying. In humans, i see the alpha male as the wife beater. The guy who uses emotional outbursts, intimidation, and physical strength to get his way. i see this behavior as a sign of weakness, that a person isn't strong enough or disciplined enough to control his own emotions. The guy who punches holes in the walls when he gets upset, thinking that this somehow demonstrates his "masculinity". In fact, it demonstrates the opposite. Reacting in this way is a tacit admission that a man fears a situation is beyond his power to control, and therefore he must reassert his authority through brute strength. i think that "alpha males" should stay where they belong- in the jungle. P.S.- i mean, the ones who fit my definition of the term. pam
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