Beijing police arrest Western men dressed as Spartans after publicity stunt goes wrong.
Articles like this are useless, except to the extent that they prompt us to reflect on the true nature of masculinity. Growing a beard and preening at the gym is not manly; it’s merely narcissistic.
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Masculinity consists in things like courage, honesty, and leadership. Yes, those are qualities that women have as well, but women express them in different ways than men, just as men express the so-called feminine qualities of nurturing and insight in different, more subtle ways than women.
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Some misguided people want to mush everything together and pretend that there are no differences. They are just as foolish as the ones who go to absurd lengths to prove that there are.