I'd like to talk to the black fellas about what masculinity has meant for them. If you are not black or a person of color I would really like you to identify yourself as such because your experience of masculinity and what it entails is definitely different. I'm not saying there aren't similarities but the differences between white masculinity and "other" (POC) masculinity is what I'd like to discuss.
Any takers?
Soooo can I assume this means there are basically no black / POC people on this site?
No, there are black/POC people on this site. I am Hispanic myself. Sometimes some people just don't respond to topics because they don't know what to say. Other times, people read topics but don't feel compelled to respond. When you're new, it sometimes take time for people to respond to your topics.
Do you have anything to contribute besides reasons for why people can't converse about this? It seems outside of "The Red Pill" and MRA circles it is increasingly difficult to talk about masculinity in a way that is healthy and conductive to a higher standard of morals.
I have never really thought of masculinity really means to me. But I will take a crack at it. I don't really try to show a tough side or a soft side, all I am is myself. I never try to be a tough guy so that people will not mess with me but I also don't really show too much of a soft side either. I am a more of a quiet person overall and I really don't try to impressive anyone because I don't really care too about going out of my way to impress someone.
So you try not to be ruled by your emotions and you try to remain tied to something close to objective reality. These are good rules for being a good person. Do you not think there is anything particular about being a man that is different from being a woman? That there is no difference in emphasis?