Comments on: Lessons in Manliness: Theodore Roosevelt and the Spanish-American War

By: Weekly Link Round-Up: September 19, 2009 | The Art of Manliness

Weekly Link Round-Up: September 19, 2009 | The Art of Manliness — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:53:46 +0000

[...] Lessons in Manliness: Theodore Roosevelt and the Spanish-American War [...]

By: Outer Spice Blog » Blog Archive » Lead or Lose

Outer Spice Blog » Blog Archive » Lead or Lose — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:48:36 +0000

[...] Be one of the ‘guys’ – leaders who perch up on their high horse don’t get the type of relationships that those who live, eat, play with the team. [...]

By: k2000k

k2000k — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:19:36 +0000

As a younger individual (>25 years old) I’d just like to say that the concept of manliness is being rediscovered. Ask any young man about the social constructs of men being the same as women and they will either roll their eyes, or flat out tell you its hogwash. We still seek men to emulate, unfortunately popular culture by and large leaves us with individuals that are narcissistic individuals not really worth emulating. There is a reason that the Chuck Norris jokes were so ubiquitous among young men and teenagers, not only because its funny, but the theme of those jokes being that he is the manliest man alive. This website, and any other likes these that exist, serve the vital of purpose of illustrating to young individuals such as myself that it is
a) Ok to want to be manly and tough
b) How to be manly and tough and not fall under the feminist caveman stereotype.
c) That real men, more than being manly and tough, have integrity and value honor.
d) Provide a forum were ideas about what makes a man a real man can be exchanged.

I especially like the articles on how to dress well without either looking like a dandy, or on the other extreme a lumberjack. Not that there is anything wrong with lumberjacks, they are very manly.

So a Bully to you artofmanliness.com the cure to all things ‘bro’

By: Tim J

Tim J — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:45:31 +0000

Patrick H, your post makes no sense to me. It is both biological and cultural, and this site deals mostly with latter.
Manliness has become outdated by the current younger generations. Many are trying to reintroduce the positive attributes of the masculine cultural role in past generations to others that missed it or were never given the opportunity.
I prefer not to be “gender neutral.” That’s why I’m here. Perhaps you’re on the wrong site.

By: JustineL

JustineL — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:23:26 +0000

Hey – Loved the article but found the whole “men being feminised” thing ridiculous. As Ken above stated “am a big proponent of manhood, and manliness, and think feminism has been a disaster in so many ways, not the least of which is feminising men.” The truth is feminism came to being to PROTECT women (and children) from those that believed “manliness” stemmed from oppression and “oppression” is not limited to the obvious financial crippling; it included taking the right of one’s body from them, it included the ability to keep females from working (esp when the man left) and the inability to be educated. That men are now “feminine” is a direct fault of their own – they no longer wanted to be men via responsible man behavior. They want the booty – not the baby but won’t protect themselves (and females share this blame). I am not saying that there weren’t some crazed feminists out there but I think that men do need to understand that women have been forced to be “manly” by the inability of man to belly up to the bar and MAN UP! Just look at the statistics of “who leaves whom” …last time I did a history check – there are whole chapters dedicated to the subjugation of woman and all the different assortment of ways to make her worthless except in the eyes of a man. I don’t recall men being condemned both by politics and religions nor do I recall reading anywhere how man was forced to be “weak” as that was more desirable. Being a man is not equal to bullying – being a man is being responsible, is being honorable and just – being a man is being strong without the muscles – it has nothing to do with objects- whether human or otherwise and it certainly has nothing to do with an image.
About the comments of gay men – honestly you can be gay without acting like a silly girl and I have to agree with some of the commentary on that – there is nothing more shaming to both sexes than to see a man act like a girl and to see a woman acting like a man.

By: Patrick H

Patrick H — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:23:01 +0000

The entire notion of ‘manliness’ is outdated, sexist bullshit. The whole ‘ban gay dating sites’ thing only reinforces the notion that ‘manliness’ as well as ‘femaleness’ are based on old gender constructs that have about nothing to do with the biological nature of sex and gender.

By: Da 1 n only

Da 1 n only — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:21:23 +0000

thank you this just helped me with my essay

By: Kelsey

Kelsey — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:44:30 +0000

thats nice to know

By: Maria Salvador

Maria Salvador — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:27:30 +0000

I need to know what he feared in his life. i know he was kind of fearful but their must be something right.

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Scandal: lack of updating leads to filler comic! « Morbidiculous - — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:12:25 +0000

[...] I think he might just be confusing himself with Teddy Roosevelt. How do I tell him without hurting his feelings!? [...]

By: Pete

Pete — Wed, 14 May 2008 03:25:08 +0000

No Peanutz-

I think gay men can be manly. And I’ve seen gay men who seem manly. But most of the gay men I’ve met and see in the media act like weird women. Real men don’t talk with a lisp, obsess about fashion, love Barbara Streisand and musicals, ect. I’ve never understood why being gay would necessitate those things and they seem like they’re more part of a learned culture than being innate. If gay men want to be more accepted by society maybe they should start acting like men, instead of sissies.

By: Brett

Brett — Tue, 13 May 2008 19:10:53 +0000

@Ken-I will be getting real ads soon. In the meantime, I will keep the google ads because I spend around 20 hours a week on the blog, and so getting a few dollars a day makes me feel better. I hope you understand.

@Charlie-Interesting point. I think part of TR just wanted an adventure. But I think part of him sought the opportunity to fight for his country in what he believed to be a worthy cause. True, he ran the risk of leaving his family fatherless, but everyone who joins the armed services, now and then, take that chance. Making that ultimate sacrifice is the height of manliness. If he was just looking for a fun adventure though, then yeah, I question that move.

@Jerry-Some of it I got from Edmund Morris biography of TR “The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt.” And some of it came from TR’s own account of his actions in the war. It’s clear from his account, that he was front and center in the whole thing. You can find it online at: http://www.spanamwar.com/Sanjuantr.htm

@Night Writer-I haven’t seen that film, but I should check it out. I think Martin Scorsese is making another TR film with Leonardo DiCaprio as TR. It’s hard to imagine someone as pretty as Leo being TR, but he’s a great actor, so perhaps he can pull it off.

@Ben-Don’t worry about it digging it. It was dugg when it was posted and then promptly buried by digg. We seem to be on digg’s autobury list (everything that gets dugg from here is buried by the site) and thus AoM and so we won’t be using digg in the foreseeable future.

By: Ben Geist

Ben Geist — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:14:52 +0000

I would like to vote for this on Digg but I can’t figure out how.

By: Night Writer

Night Writer — Fri, 09 May 2008 18:19:08 +0000

Coincidentally I just watched the 1975 movie “The Wind and the Lion” starring Sean Connery and with Brian Keith as Teddy Roosevelt. The movie is based on a true story and TR is compelling in the movie with his flaws and virtues (illustrated by real-life events and words from his writings). It’s a good film if you’re interested in Roosevelt and, as a bonus, if you’d like a little deeper insight into why the Middle East is the way it is today (which is as its always been).

By: Michael Mattis

Michael Mattis — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:08:12 +0000

On behalf of Dandyism.net, I declare this post to by Bully!