Comments on: Lessons in Manliness: The Childhood of Theodore Roosevelt

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:39:18 +0000

And yes, I realize the above statement to Anon may seem incongruous from a sexual standpoint – however, to clarify I was referring to the fact that, no matter who they chose to give their affections to, they acted like men. They didn’t mince, prance, talk with a lisp, or any of the other effeminate actions that, stereotypical or not, have come to be associated with “typical” homosexual men. In fact, had they not chosen to tell you they were homosexual, there was little or nothing to show that they were. That was my point, and in it my rebuttal of anon’s claim.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:31:03 +0000

I find it no end of amusing that the people who post the most acidic comments do so from behind either a false name (@Julio) or the ever-impressive “anon.”

@anon – I agree with Lucas. It is you, and people like you, who continually find insult where none is given, and try to turn everything into an insult. Hate to burst your bubble, but I personally have known homosexual men who were anything BUT effeminate, and actively hated that perceived way of acting. As one of them said “I was born with balls, I’ll act like it.” So much for “sissy” and “pansy.” Try harder.
@Julio – if you read the site attentively and especially “The Art of Manliness,” you would see nothing about true manhood is being a “stereotypical” anything. Unless he is abusive to you, any man who would tell his father to “go to hell” deserves no respect in my book.

By: Cal

Cal — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 02:55:00 +0000

Just a note that quote:

“I would rather have one of them die then to have them grow up weaklings.” He never said to his children but uttered to his wife.
He pushed his oldest son (Theodore Roosevelt) so hard he suffered a nervous collapse. From then he decided to never push his children but encourage them to live the virtues he embodied.

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 02:01:58 +0000

GO JULIO IGLESIAS!
I totally agree with you. :)

By: The Battles (Part 2 of 3 in the Manliness series) « Bradley Blackburn

The Battles (Part 2 of 3 in the Manliness series) « Bradley Blackburn — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:56:03 +0000

[...] Next is that we need to become stronger to fight these battles. If an ancient warrior knew he was going to be fighting at long range, he would train with a bow or spear. We need to grow strong in the areas of our lives where our greatest conflicts are. The way to do this is prioritizing our time. We need to spend more time on our toughest situations in order to become stronger in them. The life of a man is not an easy one. It is a life of strain and toil, and battles expose our weaknesses. It is here that we can choose to avoid those weak points or focus our time on them to win the battle the next time that weakness is in play. [Theodore Roosevelt was a man who knew his weaknesses and spent the most time on them to make them his strongest areas. Read this short article on him. http://artofmanliness.com/2008/02/04/lessons-in-manliness-the-childhood-of-theodore-roosevelt/ [...]