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Satansleadguitarist , Julia Sakelli Report

“I Get Called Gay For Doing That”: 35 This ‘Real Men’ Would Never Do, According To Women I once had a girl I was interested in laugh at me for drinking tea and said "what kind of guy drinks tea?"

B***h half my family is British, what do you expect?

Final score:

144points

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Avoidance_Panda 5 months ago

Heck yeah, as I sip from my morning pint of tea... A pint is about one banana high and about 14 golf balls in volume for anyone across the pond...

76points

“I Get Called Gay For Doing That”: 35 This ‘Real Men’ Would Never Do, According To Women Because I'm not into cars. I think some look nice and some look bad, but I don't care what engine they have. I don't care how fast they can get to 80mph (there's no highway around that even let's you go that fast). And I don't care what rims or spoiler is on them. They're just methods of transportation to me, but that apparently makes me an undesirable non man.

TehPharaoh , Tobi Report

Final score:

127points

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Avoidance_Panda 5 months ago

Well then OP then I too am a non man, wheels go round it's blue and makes a click click noise sometimes....#mycar....

5points

Toxic masculinity is a narrow group of characteristics that have been traditionally associated with what it means to be a “real man.” Often, these attitudes are damaging not only to the individual’s mental, emotional, and physical health, but they also have a negative impact on the people around them.

To put it bluntly, toxic masculinity is when men are pressured to be aggressive, competitive, selfish, and violent. They’re expected to dominate, take risks, and be promiscuous. They’re also expected to hide “feminine” qualities such as being emotionally vulnerable, asking for help, or showing their true feelings.

“I Get Called Gay For Doing That”: 35 This ‘Real Men’ Would Never Do, According To Women Ordering a hot cocoa instead of beer.

I love flowers.

And I love to cuddle.

OldPyjama , Chester Toh Report

Final score:

124points

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shar kahl 5 months ago

Are you available ?

116points

working_class_tired Report

“I Get Called Gay For Doing That”: 35 This ‘Real Men’ Would Never Do, According To Women A woman came to my house and criticised how neat and clean it was. Apparently, men don't live like that. Turns out her house was an absolute pig sty.

Final score:

122points

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Ozymandias73 5 months ago

My wife actually hates how clean I am. I hate clutter and untidiness. But, that's due to being raised by my military stepfather who threw a fit whenever anything was out of place or a spec of dust in my room (A KID'S ROOM!) So now, I'm pretty much brainwashed into cleaning all the time.

4points

Girl in high school told me once if I didn’t drink or smoke I wasn’t a real man. A teacher she liked (they were both Vietnamese and he had been helping her with adjusting to Canada) intervened and said that taking care of your health is what a real man would do….

easythrees Report

Final score:

116points

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BoredPossum 5 months ago

Good teacher.

89points

Dolorous-Edd15 , cottonbro studio Report

Vulnerability can be a powerful way for you to connect to the people around you. Human beings respect each other more when they’re authentic and honest, instead of trying to put up some sort of front.

The irony is that by being open about our weaknesses and embracing our flaws, we actually end up becoming emotionally stronger and more accepted. If, on the other hand, we try to hide our insecurities, we can come off as untrustworthy or “fake.” Alas, even in this day and age, many men are still expected to “just deal with it” on their own if they’re struggling with anything.

“I Get Called Gay For Doing That”: 35 This ‘Real Men’ Would Never Do, According To Women For crying AT A FUNERAL. A lifelong friend of mine lost his sister tragically, and as my friend and I knew each other for almost twenty years, she was like a sister of my own. I was devastated at the service.

Final score:

115points

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shar kahl 5 months ago

I’m so sorry for your loss. It’s understandable that you would be devastated. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with showing your feelings & crying. Women who insist that men not show their emotions are shallow.

71points

“I Get Called Gay For Doing That”: 35 This ‘Real Men’ Would Never Do, According To Women Wearing pink. Imagine being so insecure about a colour.

gin-o-cide , Anna Shvets Report

Final score:

104points

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Vvee Work 5 months ago

Fun fact: pink was actually used for boys,and blue for girls,let a woman say I'm gay or feminine for wearing anything pink,I'll sit her down like a little girl in school and give her facts to sink into her empty head

47points

If you don't do what a woman wants you to, she will try to shame you into it by attacking your masculinity. It's selfish, unkind and childishly, transparently manipulative. Stupid, selfish, childish women are not worth keeping in your life.

yepsayorte Report

Final score:

100points

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BoredPossum 5 months ago

This.

36points

It’s hard to build any real connection—or even foster a brotherhood of sorts—if everyone’s constantly avoiding talking about the truth out of fear of “damaging” their reputation or being ostracized.

If you’re struggling with your mental health issues, the rational thing to do would be to ask for help and support. That way, you instantly jump to solving the problem. And that’s much more efficient than suffering alone while putting up a facade of nonchalance. Similarly, if your health is suffering, the logical thing to do is to immediately see your doctor. If you try to ignore the issue or pretend that it’ll all go away on its own, you’re only harming yourself more.

#10

“I Get Called Gay For Doing That”: 35 This ‘Real Men’ Would Never Do, According To Women Owning a cat.

BourbonGuy09 , Yuliya kota Report

Final score:

98points

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shar kahl 5 months ago

Pets are the best of us, it makes no difference what type of animal companion someone chooses to have. Your cat is lucky to have you.

41points

madeleine f 5 months ago

The best men I ever met are the ones that had cats.

19points

SleepSycho 5 months ago

So true! My top fave guys have all been cat lovers. It's how I knew they were sweeties ❤️

6points

Charlie the Cat 5 months ago

I don't own a cat. My cat owns me.

15points

Regina Holt 5 months ago

Yes, in ancient times, cats were worshipped. They never forgot that.

5points

Rayne OfSalt 5 months ago

But cats are the best? but dogs are also the best. so are rats. and birds. hell, just hand me the the cute lil animal so i can make baby noises at it already!

15points

Vvee Work 5 months ago

Me personally I prefer cats over dogs because most dogs are way too hyper and can get overwhelmingly clingy and whiney (not saying I dislike dogs in general) but cats they give you an equal balance of your alone time and lovins

13points

BoredPossum 5 months ago

I'd rather be gay than not have a cat. Appreciating a wonderful companion is supposed to be gay? When was this person born, in the 13th century? As a pumpkin?

12points

quentariel 5 months ago

There's no greener flag than owning a cat.

9points

Tamra 5 months ago

I find men who love animals incredibly attractive. Cats, dogs, birds, whatever.

7points

Ephemera Image 5 months ago

Men who loved cats were the sexiest men to me when I was younger, lol. Also: cats are not obedient like dogs: I'd feel the guy is someone who doesn't crave control over his partners. Just my take.

5points

Sue Denham 5 months ago

Now that's just crazy talk.

3points

Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 5 months ago

Excuse you! Who owns whom?

2points

Regina Holt 5 months ago

"whom" Thank you!!!! I cringe when I see all the stickers on cars that says "Who rescued who" It should be WHOM!!!!

0points

Alecto76 5 months ago

In his late 40s, I moved in with my husband and 2 cats. He's a big burly metal guy. He has become obsessed. And he doesn't care. He brought home another less than a year later. Is crazy with looking at and taking cat pictures. He goes to work (law enforcement related) very early in the morning, so he stops and moves cats that have been hit by a car to the side of the road because "they might be someone's baby and what if they see him smushed?" Unfortunately, we lost his favorite cat to cancer a year ago. I have never seen such grieving. He sits with her urn while he listens to his death metal in the middle of the night. He is teased as being a "cat man" by his moron friends, but he doesn't care - and that's the most confident, masculine trait - I love these creatures and I don't care what anyone thinks.

1point

LaediGrenayd_05 5 months ago

Men who own cats are 100% husband material

1point

Adrian 5 months ago

Everyone should!

1point

Kit Black 5 months ago

I know it's unreasonable of me but I'd always rather date a guy with a cat than a guy with a dog. Men with cats are very aware that other living creatures have their own opinions 😅

1point

Guess Undheit 5 months ago

Cats require building a relationship. Dogs are blindly obedient if you give them food and love, require no effort. Which do you think is going to treat people better, the lazy one with the dog or the cat owner who put in the effort?

1point

KatSaidWhat 5 months ago

You get more human points if you have a cat, I don't GAF what gender box you tick.

1point

SheamusFanFrom1987 5 months ago

I unoffically own (as in strays that just visit very often) two cute but pretty rough kitts that are nearing adulthood. They were pretty timid at first but now just pretty much nuzzle my feet at every opportunity. I must be gay since I love that feeling, right...?

1point

Max Pasterski 5 months ago

Cats are awesome

0points

Mike m 5 months ago

Unless you're in college or homeless, i don't trust people who don't have pets.

0points

Jeremy Bolanos 5 months ago

You don't get a choice about having a cat. You are chosen and you have zero say.

0points

Andy Frobig 5 months ago

My cats were my posse! And I had them mainly because my ex didn't want to take them when she left

0points

Stephanie Barr 5 months ago

Cat men are the best.

0points

Jon Steensen 5 months ago

Cat's are vicious killing machines, how is that not just a tiny bit masculine to have one?

0points

Maggie Fulton 5 months ago

Duh? What did she think you should do, walk a crocodile down the street?

0points

Michael Fernandez 5 months ago

Dr Evil in the Austin Powers movies had a cat.

0points

Strings 5 months ago

I have to argue something here. Dogs have owners, cats have staff

0points

zovjraar me 5 months ago

my husband didn't know how he felt about cats when we got married. we now have 4 and he calls them his babies and baby talks to them. i frickin love it, it's so endearing!

0points

Cari Owens 5 months ago

My husband isn't a cat person but never complained when I had them.

0points

Hans Georg 5 months ago

Get a parrot. Only pirats have parrots. There is nothing manlier as a pirate. Harharhar!

0points

Valek Fermiga 5 months ago

Cats are awesome - simple as that - if a woman doesn't like cats - THAT'S a red flag....

0points

WalterWhiteSavannah 5 months ago

My cat is manly as all heck. We box, play fight, and have the most masculine damn cuddles imaginable.

0points

UpQuarkDownQuark (he/him) 5 months ago

I have a cat and a dog. I love them both, and they thrive under gentle, loving care.

0points

Granger 5 months ago

My boyfriend had two cats before we met. Now we have four (I had two) because we live together. Him loving his animals was part of the reason I fell in love with him. ESPECIALLY a cat. As an animal lover, there is just something incomparable about a bond with a cat.

0points

Bikini_baby767 , cottonbro studio Report

#11

“I Get Called Gay For Doing That”: 35 This ‘Real Men’ Would Never Do, According To Women I wore an apron while cooking.

Final score:

96points

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Poppy 5 months ago

Heaven forbid you want to prevent your clothes getting dirty.

62points

Aztec_sandstone , Alina Chernysheva Report

#12

“I Get Called Gay For Doing That”: 35 This ‘Real Men’ Would Never Do, According To Women Dinner with an ex and her roommate a long time ago. Ordered a salad with grilled salmon on it, roommate thought it was embarrassing because real men are supposed to eat steaks and s**t when going out to dinner. Laughed my a*s off at her.

Final score:

94points

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james stevenson 5 months ago

The guy isn't frickin' Alex the lion, lady!

22points

Moving away from a culture of toxic masculinity toward healthy masculinity is a long process. It takes years of education to get people to accept the importance of things like vulnerability, emotional intelligence, and embracing who we are instead of fearing social backlash.

However, on an individual level, everyone can foster healthy masculinity. And it all starts with self-awareness. You can try to catch yourself whenever you start judging someone based on stereotypes. Meanwhile, you can encourage your social circle to open up and feel safe around you by showing that you’re not scared of being vulnerable either. Slowly, that should build a shared environment of trust among you, your friends, and your relatives.

#13

“I Get Called Gay For Doing That”: 35 This ‘Real Men’ Would Never Do, According To Women I paid a moving company to move a bunch of furniture. She massively disrespected me in front of the movers, commenting about how they were "real men" (implying I wasn't). We are no longer together.

Lucr3tius , RDNE Stock project Report

Final score:

84points

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Avoidance_Panda 5 months ago

The look on her face when you call the same movers to move you out of her place...lol...

47points

#14

“I Get Called Gay For Doing That”: 35 This ‘Real Men’ Would Never Do, According To Women I can think of two weird things: for wearing a seat belt while driving and for using an umbrella to stay dry. Not the same woman, and the examples happened years apart.

addeegee , Craig Whitehead Report

Final score:

82points

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ucp 5 months ago

Nothing says “macho” better than a lacerated head, as you fly through a windscreen.

89points

Emotional_Load9735 , Monstera Production Report

#15

“I Get Called Gay For Doing That”: 35 This ‘Real Men’ Would Never Do, According To Women I rejected her sexual advances. Made me "girly"

I asked another how she felt. That wasn't very manly either, apparently.

Final score:

80points

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BoredPossum 5 months ago

The macho culture has to go.

60points

#16

“I Get Called Gay For Doing That”: 35 This ‘Real Men’ Would Never Do, According To Women My dad said I was a big fairy for wearing deodorant and not just using a bar of soap to wash my hair. Using shampoo made me a big fairy powder puff, apparently.

One of many pearls of wisdom he tried to give me.

He would s**t himself if he knew that I use moisturiser on occasion.

crimsonavenger77 , Tyler B IV Report

Final score:

73points

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james stevenson 5 months ago

His dad? Isn't this page about things that women said?

20points

#17

“I Get Called Gay For Doing That”: 35 This ‘Real Men’ Would Never Do, According To Women Liking opera music. Pursuing a PhD instead of construction work or being a trucker idk. Not groping her on our first (and last) date.

CarrotDue5340 , Vasily Koloda Report

Final score:

73points

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BoredPossum 5 months ago

So being cultural and intelligent and a gentleman is gay? Then I'd rather be gay to avoid women like her.

54points

Expensive-Fail7581 , Viktor Avdeev Report

#18

“I Get Called Gay For Doing That”: 35 This ‘Real Men’ Would Never Do, According To Women Because I called an Uber instead of getting in the car with her when we were both heavily day drinking on a 3rd date. Red flags aplenty all day while bar hopping.

Final score:

73points

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ucp 5 months ago

I won’t have a single drink and get into my car. I don’t care what the BAC limit is, for me it’s a zero reading (I do have a morning-after breathalyser).

35points

#19

Not exactly a "you're not a real man" moment but close. I had a girl once explain that as a girl she gets to do whatever she wants and I need to make sure to hold down the bills and accept her decisions as the man. So I get the only restrictions in the relationship. We broke up, now I am married and welcoming my first child with a perfect woman.

SKIPPY_IS_REAL Report

Final score:

64points

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james stevenson 5 months ago

"So, I'm the woman, you're the man. I do what I want, and you pay for it, without question"

32points

#20

“I Get Called Gay For Doing That”: 35 This ‘Real Men’ Would Never Do, According To Women My ex-wife: A real man makes seven figures. If you can't handle me physically hitting you, then you're not a real man.

Jiggly_Love , RDNE Stock project Report

Final score:

63points

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shar kahl 5 months ago

Your wife hitting you is spousal abuse - it works both ways. She has no respect for others. If she’s not willing to stop hitting you then get out while you can.

69points

Swimming_Bag7362 , Dominika Roseclay Report

#21

“I Get Called Gay For Doing That”: 35 This ‘Real Men’ Would Never Do, According To Women I went on a first date and when we sit down the woman stares at me and gives me a look of utter disgust and asks in an equally contemptuous voice, “Um…. Do you normally wear glasses?”.

Final score:

62points

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james stevenson 5 months ago

"Now that I'm looking at you I'm wishing I hadn't"

103points

#22

I told a girl I wanted to stay at my 5'8 and 140lb lean build given I'm a competitive marathon runner. She said a real guy would be trying to bulk up and be as big as possible.

little_runner_boy Report

Final score:

56points

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BoredPossum 5 months ago

Eh, different sports need different body compositions? Ever heard of that.

42points

#23

“I Get Called Gay For Doing That”: 35 This ‘Real Men’ Would Never Do, According To Women Using coupons.

She fully believed that a man should not use coupons. She said it embarrassed her, and often made fun of me for it.

SecuritySky , Erik Mclean Report

Final score:

55points

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SheamusFanFrom1987 5 months ago

So saving money is unmanly, eh? Welp, let me just put on one of me mum's blouse and dress pants, shove them to the brim with coupons, and head to the supermarket for groceries -_-"

35points

Dutch Swimmer Goes Viral For Super Revealing Trunks During 2024 Olympics: “Is This Legal?”

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Thrill-Seeking Diver Jumps Down Extreme Waterslide, Ignoring The Strict Ban For Women

#24

Not me, but I remember one time a woman was talking about how "guys who change a tire with gloves on are pussies." Spoken like someone who had never changed a tire and scraped their knuckles on asphalt lol.

robsc_16 Report

Final score:

54points

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TotallyNOTAFox 5 months ago

Sorry, but aren't work gloves exactly made for the purpose of... well, doing work with them?

54points

#25

Had someone tell me it's cringe as a man to live with your parents as an adult, but it's perfectly fine for women to live with their parents as an adult as long as they want.

Always been a weird one to me. Like, so I fall on hard times and my parents want to help, so I guess I'm no longer a man 🤷.

tdyoung1989 Report

Final score:

54points

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ucp 5 months ago

Don’t judge someone if you don’t know their circumstances. It’s understandable for a parent to help their offspring, no matter the age. And if I hit a bad patch, and someone who cared about me wanted/could help, I’d have the good grace and gratitude to accept. My sister’s ex, on the other hand, is nearing 40 and has never even explored the idea of finding his own path away from his mother. (It’s a slightly weird dynamic)

19points

#26

Easy - I was engaged, she had a baby. We break up, turns out baby isn't mine. Her sister ran into a friend of mine and claimed I was the father of said child. When my friend pointed out that the DNA conclusively determined that I was not the father, the ex's sister loudly proclaimed, "A real man would have stepped up and taken care of the baby anyway!" Pure insanity.

JerCH24 Report

Final score:

52points

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ucp 5 months ago

The baby, maybe, but I’d never step up to look after a cheating PoS.

26points

Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics)

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“Ma’am I Live Here”: Woman Refuses To Back Out Of Driveway, Learns A Lesson The Hard Way

#27

Every time I’d call out my ex for being rude to me, she’d say “be a man. A man would just take it. Instead of complaining over a little thing.” Every single day she would say the meanest things to me and she expected me to just take it cuz that’s being a man. I found it ironic cuz I thought a man WOULD defend himself against a mean person. That’s what a man would do.

RevolutionaryStar824 Report

Final score:

50points

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Kerry M 5 months ago

I had an ex who would be really rude to me, and when I spoke to her about it she said “it’s just the heat of the moment - in future just tell me to stop being so rude and I’ll calm down”. Next time we had an argument it started again and I said “Please don’t talk to me like that”. Her response? “I’ll talk to you however I f*****g like”.

24points

#28

I still shave with an actual straight razor made by rolls razor in 1942 in London England. My ex told me shaving with that razor was womanly and should only be used for decoration. And to quote her ( any man that uses British steel is a b***h ) and quote.

anon Report

Final score:

48points

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BoredPossum 5 months ago

Everybody knows that real men shave with a viking battle axe, during a raid to plunder a cloister in east Britain.

73points

#29

Wearing flip flops with a strap between the toes, using lotion, crying at my grandpa's funeral, crying at my grandmas funeral, not wanting to have sex after a child abuse case, not wanting sex just because I wasn't in the mood, taking baths, getting a massage.......... women love telling men what's a real man.

Trailjump Report

Final score:

48points

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BoredPossum 5 months ago

That's not women, that's some sort of deranged lowlife.

48points

50 Of The Most Incredible Shots That Were Submitted To The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

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French Diver’s “Jewels” In Tight Swimming Trunks Become Talk Of The Town At Olympics

#30

I didn't simply give her money whenever she asked for it.

She deemed herself entitled to men's money - even if she didn't even know them.

EverVigilant1 Report

Final score:

47points

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james stevenson 5 months ago

What an idiot. She doesn't deserve anybody's money.

24points

#31

"You need to grow a beard."

"You need to get some tattoos."

Because *real men* grow beards and get tattoos.

Funny story -- I had a buddy who was single and a female friend who was single. She liked guys with tattoos, and my buddy had many. The three of us are hanging out, but I could tell they weren't connecting. I talked to her later on and she explained that he was all right, but she didn't like all the tattoos he had. I pointed out that she liked guys with tattoos. She further explained that while this was true, he "didn't have the right kind" of tattoos. My friend had tattoos relating to comic books, and she found that to be a turn off. She even went so far to say that "real men" don't get tattoos like that.

mozart357 Report

Final score:

47points

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BoredPossum 5 months ago

Do all of these women come from really screwed up families?

38points

Woman Moves Out Of Parents' Home After They Asked Her To Give Her Space To Brother, They Freak Out

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Mom Leaves $250k Inheritance To Son, Throws A Fit When Daughter Stops Looking After Her

#32

Not making a move or trying to have sex with her while she was drunk. She called me gay and lame lol.

AizenWolf90 Report

Final score:

42points

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ucp 5 months ago

She’s heading to a series of abusive relationships

54points

#33

Using moisturizer in winter and sunscreen in the summer cuz it's not manly. Heard this from an ex and my own mother.

Also, I use hand gestures to articulate my body language as I was taught in my pulbic speaking classes, but that's gay and effeminate. Same culprits. One I was able to run away from, but the other one just makes me sad.

Ok-Racisto69 Report

Final score:

39points

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BoredPossum 5 months ago

Skin cancer is really manly apparently.

45points

#34

Ex wife told me I wasn’t a man because I “curled up” when I bundle up with a blanket on the couch.

DM_ME_YOUR_NODES Report

Final score:

38points

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Fat Harry (Oi / You) 5 months ago

Not only do I curl up on the sofa sometimes, I do it with a blanket and cuddling the dog!

32points

#35

“I Get Called Gay For Doing That”: 35 This ‘Real Men’ Would Never Do, According To Women First gf said I'm not a real man for using a shower loofah to wash myself. She would just put soap in her hands and spread it on herself.

teepring , Karolina Grabowska Report

Final score:

37points

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LB 5 months ago

This is the second time where women are calling someone 'not a man' for something they themselves *don't* do. I'm so confused.

32points

Woman Refuses To Chip In For Babysitting Because She Doesn’t Even Have Kids, Asks If She’s A Jerk

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“This Breaks My Heart”: People Stunned—And Angry—After Woman Buys Lost Luggage From Airport

#36

Once an ex told me I wasn't a real man for not being able to support both of us financially when she quit her job. I was still a student & an intern at a law firm at the time. That one stung for a while.

AdvancedPerformer838 Report

Final score:

25points

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ucp 5 months ago

My wife and I met at university. We were poor together, we scraped for our first house and our wedding together. We saved together. We are now both close to retirement after successful careers (I’m already there, she’s semi-retired). A real man works in partnership with his SO. As does a real woman. They don’t just quit a job (unless there are extenuating circumstances) when they know their partner is low-paid, but working towards a better future. I trust your future became better without her.

17points

#37

I wouldn't approach some random woman's friend at a bar. She said that I wasn't a "real man" and I was "obviously gay."

The backstory was I was out with a few friends having dinner and a few drinks. At the time, my mental health wasn't the best. I was stressed from work, had some personal issues, and I wasn't in the right head space to date anyone.

This random woman comes up to me and tells me her friend thinks I'm cute and wanted to meet me. She then proceeded to try and convince me to go over to her table and talk to her. When she realized her first attempts weren't working, she then began berating me, and making false assumptions, I guess to save her friend's ego.

mdvis Report

Final score:

24points

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Rayne OfSalt 5 months ago

Before I came out, when I was still pretending that I was the male my physical body presented, I had a woman at a bar come up to me and say "you've got a d1ck, buy me a drink". When I politely said no, she slugged me in the face, cutting my cheek open with one of her rings. My vision cleared up just in time for me to see the bouncers *throw* her out of the pub. That was an interesting evening.

24points

"I Didn't Start The Dryer": Karen Gets Taught A Lesson After Throwing Out Neighbor's Wet Clothes

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#38

Cleaning.

Even weirder considering she came over right after I got done working out and was cleaning and oiling the barbells in my home gym when she said it.

LiftsHeavyThings Report

Final score:

21points

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Penguin Panda Pop 5 months ago

Implied here is that working out is more manly somehow. OP has slightly fallen into the trap. Not gonna downvote them for it because I'm a real man.

10points

#39

Either:

- Once my grandma said I “wasn’t a real man” because I was crying and “boys don’t cry”. Lady I had a whole surgery…

- Someone I knew said I “wasn’t a real man” because I couldn’t lift them up, so apparently I couldn’t “protect” them at night.

NiceTraining7671 Report

Final score:

20points

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Papa 5 months ago

Head_up_his_butt (also known as Head_on_a_Stick) has never been in severe pain. I've walked into the ER with a migraine crying like a baby, and I'm not ashamed to admit it.

8points

#40

I wasn't a real man because she saw I had this ["girly" song](https://youtu.be/ViB4IR-7mtk?si=WbyexS9BHRsAX4hI) in my YouTube history when we were just chillin watching random funny clips.

"Seriously? Hard men don't listen to girly s**t like this lololol" That was her reaction upon listening to it when she wanted to hear it out of curiosity. Killed the vibe for me. I stopped talking to her after that.

Yea I do listen to rap 95% of the time but I get bored of that s**t sometimes. Different types of music can move me.

StillNoPickleesss Report

Final score:

20points

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ColdSteelRonin 5 months ago

I enjoy everything. Lindsay Sterling to The Genitortures can be found on my playlist. Used to like turning people on to Enya in the 90s. A lot of women called would call me girly or gay but most men enjoyed it. Put it on while having some beers with my neighbors and their friends once. One of the guys I knew fairly well, big redneck and listened to nothing but country music looked at me and said, "I don't know what this is but I know I like it".

10points

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#41

Because I liked a song from Sweeney Todd.

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Elchinero 5 months ago

Welllllll ....

6points

#42

"If you can not chop wood with an axe all day, you are not a real man".

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16points

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ucp 5 months ago

Pfft. A real man doesn’t need an axe. He just uses his hands! Obviously

28points

#43

Driving a Ford Focus.

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ucp 5 months ago

Please tell me it’s a Focus RS!

9points

#44

I get called girly by women all the time because I take care of myself like crazy. I have a skincare routine, I go to the spa, I get manicures, grooming on point. Dressing on point. I pamper myself. I like the finer things in life.

I guess I'm pretty metro, but I'm good looking and very clean cut. They learn to love it and always come back for more. So whatever bruh, call me girly all you want.

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13points

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Auntriarch 5 months ago

Carry on with your routine, sounds like you have an excellent arsëhole filter there

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What do you think about such gender stereotypes?

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Aroace tiger (she/they/he) 5 months ago

Begone gender steryotypes begone

21points

Min 5 months ago

Louder for the people in the back!

4points

Sweet Taurus 5 months ago

This list seems to be constructed mostly from words of toxic women who didn't get their way so they attacked the guy's masculinity.

14points

zovjraar me 5 months ago

yes!! dudes, dump these ladies and find someone who appreciates you! you deserve better!

4points

Annik Perrot 5 months ago

Sounds like people trying to hammer down all kind of different shapes into à plain, rectangular mold. There are no more "real men" than there are "real women". Only a vast variety of human beings. Every one of us is unique, and that's all right!

13points

Apatheist Account2 5 months ago

For me, the definition of a man is that he does what he thinks is the right thing to do, not what anyone tells him he should be doing.

6points

Corvus 5 months ago

Reinforcing toxic masculinity - it's disappointing that some women would do that.

6points

Wintermute 5 months ago

I got one. My gf has a friend who's had nothing but bad, occasionally abusive, relationships with macho dudes for yeeeears. Which is dumb, cuz she's super pretty, funny, independant, smart, all that stuff. So I tried to set her up with a friend of mine. Dude's a gym rat, really buff, super sweet, all around a great guy. Could have been a perfect match... EXCEPT that my buddy works in IT. She said she can't be attracted to IT guys. Just not manly enough. My friend is tougher than half the insecure men she's dated, but being good with computers is apparently the line. Okay, dude, turn down a stable 6 figure income and move into a trailer because the current formula is clearly working great. Lost a lot of respect for her that day.

5points

Kristal 5 months ago

He still available? Asking for myself :p

2points

Rocket Surgeon 5 months ago

My answer when someone implies something I'm doing isn't what a "real man" would do is always the same. "See and here I thought what made you a real man was that you got to do whatever the f**k you want."

5points

Rahul Pawa 5 months ago

Does it count when my ex-wife asked me if I was on my period? This was a go to comment from her when I got upset with her, or even if I got teary eyed watching a movie/show.

4points

similarly 5 months ago

More proof that just because someone speaks, it doesn't mean we have to listen, or having heard, that we have to take it seriously. I find a lot of this just sad, and I think people who think these things must live with a lot of fear over what people think about them.

4points

Anonymous Fox 5 months ago

I got called gay for kissing my boyfriend :p Joke's on them, I'm Bisexual

4points

Ace 5 months ago (edited)

I think anyone using the expression 'real man' is automatically excluded from any sort of judgement call about anyone else's masculinity. It was vaguely amusing back in the '80s when books like "Real Men Don't Eat Quiche" came out; unfortunately many people took them seriously and have continued to do so.

4points

Rayne OfSalt 5 months ago

It's really weird that all this sexist rubbish is also strangely trans-affirming. Like, the most backhanded, bigoted trans-affirmation in history.

4points

Ace 5 months ago

Not quite sure what you're saying here, but these attributes, or paradoxically the lack of them, are no more or less 'real man' than they are 'real women' or 'real trans'.

3points

Reta Murphy 5 months ago (edited)

I am a 66 year old woman. To me a real man knows who he is and what he wants, doesn't abuse women, children or animals and is loyal to the ones that are loyal to him. I might be old fashioned.

2points

ThisIsTheRealBruno 5 months ago (edited)

Because when I was a kid, I was called gay because I preferred Styx to Judas Priest. Oh, the irony.

2points

Matthew Zornig 5 months ago

Gives Turbo Lover a new meaning

0points

Kyle S. 5 months ago

I was waiting at the front of a long line for the self checkout at a local grocery store. My turn comes up and this lady bypasses the entire line and walks up to my register. I call her out for cutting in front of everyone. She turns bright red and loudly proclaims that a "Real Man" would have let her cut. I told her that was a very sexist point of view. She responded with, "woman can't be sexist." I told her " that statement alone proves otherwise." She just looked so confused and walked to the back of the line.

1point

varwenea 5 months ago (edited)

Dayumm. Who are all these judgemental people? I would welcome friendship or more with any of these guys.

1point

Mike T 5 months ago

Where do they find these women?

1point

Andy Frobig 5 months ago

And why don't they leave them where they found them?

0points

der sebbl 5 months ago

After reading the list I seem to be very gay. Explains why I want to date guys 🤔

1point

KYLE 5 months ago

When I was getting a haircut I was asked if I put any product on my hair. I said no, just hairspray after I blow dry it. She looked at me like I had just told her I sprinkle a few drops of my morning urine in my hair to give it some luster. She couldn't fathom a guy using a hair dryer, but didn't mind using a hairdryer moments earlier. I wanted to say, "So ... my hair can be dried using a machine but I just can't hold it, is that right?"

1point

Lotekguy 5 months ago

Real men wouldn't pay even the slightest attention to articles like this. Feel free to make your own assumptions about whether I scrolled through them, or skipped to the end to write this.

0points

ADZ 5 months ago

I read things like this and think I totally dodged a bullet actually being gay.

0points

Camilla Koutsos 5 months ago

I’m not even viewing this list. The title is enough to tell me tis should be called “red flags in women”.

0points

David Beaulieu 5 months ago

People are so stupid.

0points

Faramir10 5 months ago

I couldn't finish this list. People need to let other people be themselves.

0points

Krystal Quigley 5 months ago

I am glad my ADHD had no interest in paying attention to c**p like this. If something bothers me, it is for a practical reason. If it doesn't bother me, who cares?

0points

Guess Undheit 5 months ago

The only thing that makes a cisgender male gay is sleeping with men. Not clothes, not hygiene, not makeup, not behaviour, not choice of transportation.

0points

John Murphy 5 months ago

What do you think about the stereotype that certain activities are considered 'unmanly'? What is the answer that says - Yes some activities are more geared toward people bornbiologically male/female. A great example is no women in the NBA or trans athletes being banned from ceompeting against the sex they were not born with. Its just a fact - you dont have to like it and sure there are spectacular cases that are exceptions

0points

Panda Bear 5 months ago

Yay toxic masculinity

-1point

CrazyKnitter 5 months ago

The most manly thing to do is to do it anyway. Unless it's violent. Then maybe don't do it.

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Aroace tiger (she/they/he) 5 months ago

Begone gender steryotypes begone

21points

Min 5 months ago

Louder for the people in the back!

4points

Sweet Taurus 5 months ago

This list seems to be constructed mostly from words of toxic women who didn't get their way so they attacked the guy's masculinity.

14points

zovjraar me 5 months ago

yes!! dudes, dump these ladies and find someone who appreciates you! you deserve better!

4points

Annik Perrot 5 months ago

13points

Apatheist Account2 5 months ago

For me, the definition of a man is that he does what he thinks is the right thing to do, not what anyone tells him he should be doing.

6points

Corvus 5 months ago

Reinforcing toxic masculinity - it's disappointing that some women would do that.

6points

Wintermute 5 months ago

5points

Kristal 5 months ago

He still available? Asking for myself :p

2points

Rocket Surgeon 5 months ago

5points

Rahul Pawa 5 months ago

Does it count when my ex-wife asked me if I was on my period? This was a go to comment from her when I got upset with her, or even if I got teary eyed watching a movie/show.

4points

similarly 5 months ago

4points

Anonymous Fox 5 months ago

I got called gay for kissing my boyfriend :p Joke's on them, I'm Bisexual

4points

Ace 5 months ago (edited)

4points

Rayne OfSalt 5 months ago

It's really weird that all this sexist rubbish is also strangely trans-affirming. Like, the most backhanded, bigoted trans-affirmation in history.

4points

Ace 5 months ago

Not quite sure what you're saying here, but these attributes, or paradoxically the lack of them, are no more or less 'real man' than they are 'real women' or 'real trans'.

3points

Reta Murphy 5 months ago (edited)

I am a 66 year old woman. To me a real man knows who he is and what he wants, doesn't abuse women, children or animals and is loyal to the ones that are loyal to him. I might be old fashioned.

2points

ThisIsTheRealBruno 5 months ago (edited)

Because when I was a kid, I was called gay because I preferred Styx to Judas Priest. Oh, the irony.

2points

Matthew Zornig 5 months ago

Gives Turbo Lover a new meaning

0points

Kyle S. 5 months ago

1point

varwenea 5 months ago (edited)

Dayumm. Who are all these judgemental people? I would welcome friendship or more with any of these guys.

1point

Mike T 5 months ago

Where do they find these women?

1point

Andy Frobig 5 months ago

And why don't they leave them where they found them?

0points