What Makes a Man

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Most people probably think that being a man has something to do with gaining experience and wisdom from life lessons or attaining some standard of outgoing servant hood. However, a being a man has absolutely nothing to do with culturally preconceived qualities such as honor, dignity, or trustworthiness. No, having what it takes to be a man is much simpler than that. Surprisingly, all it takes to be a man is knowing what a man has and how a man acts. These first attributes are by far is the most difficult of the two aspects to master. Having what a man has usually requires large sums of money. Meaning, either get a job, or find that long lost rich uncle of yours. Now on to the meat of the matter… Men ride motorcycles. If you have never driven a motorcycle, you dare not call yourself a man. If you own a motorcycle, you’re in great shape. Just be sure at some point to drive without a helmet, and underneath an eighteen-wheeler. When a motorcycle is unavailable, a real man drives a gas guzzling crew cab eight-ton pickup a truck, not a fuel-efficient government mandated economy car, such as a Prius. An unfortunately common misconception is that pink is a “girl’s” color. God created the colors, including pink. Our culture is the responsible entity that has tricked us into believing that only females may wear pink. This is absolutely preposterous! Men who wear pink stick two things to our culture, which says males shouldn’t wear pink: One, “I’m a man because I’m bold and willing to fight the tide and I have confidence in my decisions.” That’s masculinity for you right there. Secondly, it says, “I’m a man wearing pink; Look at me.” In the same way a real man is not ashamed to wear a genuine Irish kilt, a true man is never ashamed to wear pink (he welcomes any such opportunity). Also, a real man has at least three suits (with a mandatory pinstriped one) that cost more
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