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Drinking Beer! Fixing stuff! Destroying stuff! Drinking beer while destroying stuff! These are the things that make real men what they are...right? Well no, obviously. But that doesn't stop people - and brands in particular - having some pretty warped ideas about what exactly it means to be a man. Check out this list compiled by Bored Panda to see what we mean. People have been using the hashtags #FRAGILEMASCULINITY and #Masculinitysofragile to highlight how absurd traditional perceptions of masculinity can be, and it's sure to make you smile. Unless you're too manly to smile that is. Grr.

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    Hans
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am very afraid this is not for tears but rather for other activities. Very afraid.

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    katarina
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like that the box that holds the "manly" bath bombs still has flowers.

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    Hans
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Probably this one cleans the remains of eating the bare flesh of your slayed enemies...wait, wrong millenium.

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    Arty
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    vitamins for child with this kind of branding is plain stupid for both boys and girls!

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    Leanne Leanne
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My friend constantly tells me I need to stand up for myself more, but also constantly mocks me when I am being confident. He says it's "just a joke," but I insist it is "just super annoying and you should stop"

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    Vanessa
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I imagine a guy bringing his crush at home, lighting a candle "DON'T WORRY THIS IS STRAIGHT MAN CANDLES" xD

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    Lorraine
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always thought it was called that because of those men who made kissing noises when they see an attractive woman and suddenly forgot about the existence of words.

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    Milan Kollarčík
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well me father told me that umbrellas were for gays and women, and it took me like 16 years until I realized that was b******t. Be tolerant, you don't know the background of these guys.

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    Hans
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is interesting though how we attribute gender-attributes also to animals. I guess most people would even find several breeds of dogs to be rather male while others are rather female.

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    Steven Rundle
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And that diamond plate background. Diamond plate makes anything manly.

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    Spiski
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't forget to add that the bottle must be jet black, otherwise it's for ladies!

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    Steven Rundle
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Singing makes him uncomfortable, but dudes walking around with their d***s out is ok.

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    Stille20
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think they should have picked something other than "dudes" if it is aimed at Marines. It's not about being a guy.

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    katarina
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i wasn't aware that light blue was girly, and a light blue rope was girly.

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    Brian Harrison
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well considering that is his brand name that stems from his original blog, I give this a meh.

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    .gas.
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I see this as a way to be "safe" in case the other person doesn't share your feelings. I used to play this type of stuff in grade school.

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    Stille20
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm tall, so I like men's pj pants. I call them manjamas... They are amazing.

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    Stille20
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yea, the whole "all disagreement just proves my point" is petty.

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    Elisn Klein
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah...... except this is kind of a play on that concept? Like... this is trying to help men to get to their feelings? And tell them it's okay to feel?? Because society thinks feelings are for women? So... yeah, no.

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    katarina
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OMG its food. why don't you get off your high horse, eat it, and not worry about branding.

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    Maggie Grover Bacher
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the 80's man, we all used the same eyeliner and hairspray. no testosterone was damaged.

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    Unwelcome guest
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always wash with Johnson's baby wash, it's not gender specific and you can get away with just about anything who doesn't like how babies smell

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    Master Markus
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't... I don't think this happens, at least not for the reason it's assuming.

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    Jim Phoenix
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everybody looked at me weird when I bought a hairbrush to brush my longish hair to school. I don't understand why masculinity is so fragile. I'm apparently gay because I show lotsa feelings, compliment my friends, act kind to people, not have 50000000 social media accounts, share a lot, and have long hair. Why did men and young adults change so horribly?

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    kamil
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The book itself is idiotic and harmful but the joke is laughing at a wrong thing. A reversal of stereotypical roles in fairy tales would be actually quite welcome.

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    Master Markus
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'M SORRY did you just say that LIFETIME MOVIES are part of the list of "best things in life"? NO, f**k off. I have better things to watch, like almost anything else.

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    Stille20
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think this is "fragile" masculinity. Maybe men don't want to use something pink that smells like angel farts. Does it even say man? Maybe women want to be bad a*s. I WANT TO SMELL LIKE VICTORY!

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    Giulia
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I need to go punch some deer in the face" :D I completely lost it :D

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    Eneya Vorodecky
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Soo.... the lasagna dishes are now projects. Clean the projects faster dude. :)

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    .gas.
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can kind of understand this one, as the "Man Show" was supposed to be a big joke to begin with...

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    Stille20
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean, the actresses are normally tiny... In tall girl world, a mans shirt does not cover my backside.... but you would be able to show that in a movie...so there's that

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    Sweep the Leg
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because the size of the body wash you purchase directly relates to the size of your dangling manhood.

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    Chuck Bartowski
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gee...how dare men want stylish, unique clothes! (I am assuming that, like a boutique, the styles are a bit more unique than what you'd find at a store like Kohls or JC Penny, and I have yet to see a boutique that has any selection for men)

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    Flora Polvado
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some of those manly patterns look a little girly. Men, use at your own risk!;)

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    Stille20
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    um... they make female versions of men's stuff too. Like pens for women... WTF? Why do I need a special pen?

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    Adrianne Smedley
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or pickles. I've had guys actually throw burgers back at me because they had pickles on it. They often yelled s**t like "Do I look like a pregnant woman to you?"

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    Cassie
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was a kid eating Happy Meals at McDonald's, the "boy" version of the toy was a Hot Wheels car and the "girl" version was a little Barbie doll. I had no problem being a girl, but I was a boy every time I ate one of those Happy Meals and it still bothers me they couldn't ask "car or doll?" or "Hot Wheels or Barbie?" instead of "is this for a girl or a boy?".

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