what exactly does it mean to be a MAN ?

By The Awesomest

Has the definition of the male species been reduced to simply the label on the door you open when you need to go to the bathroom? Volvo isn't a woman's car at all?

Manliness is down overall as...

Physical contact has is being slowly legislated out of professional sports.

Boxing is less popular than its ever been.

People don't get beat up anymore....... they get shot.

When i was a kid we played games like "suicide" and "kill-a-man". Every game seemed to have a painfull element to it.  Tests of fortitude.

The most prolific R and B band of the 80's and early 90's was Fullforce. Muscle bound love music.

 (They signed the largest production deal signing bonus ever at the time.6 million only to be out done by Wu-tang at 9 million.)

Would you want to meet them in a dark alley? and they had jeri-curls?

.............today we have Usher  Raymond and guys like that.

even Rock and Roll singers used to be tough. 

Names like Rock Hudson* ,Burt Reynolds, Mr-T, Tom Jones would  exude testoserone and today find themselves obsolete.now we have Will and Grace and  the metrosexual characters of cable

In the streets people dont get stuck up anymore.From time to time you had a victim who was not going to accept a robbery that day.So now you have a varitey of drug dealers and shisters. They get what they want in the less direct manner.

Has the women's movement changed the role of the male permanently?

Have we conceded so much of our responsibilities that the differences between men and women will be almost unnoticeable?

Does Oprah have alot to do with this? Ever since the 'Color Purple' and Cheryl Pepsi Riley did 'Thanks for my child' (which by the way was written by six men) things have swayed.

Remember the old western movie plots?

When a husband and wife lay down at night and there is a thump. who gets up? Is there a rotation?

How is this effecting children? Are roles defined enough for them to see? Or is it adding to their confusion as adolescents?

Is homosexuality and valid option if the pressure to be the textbook "male" is too great?

What are our leaders like today? Are they male and female? Are there fewer leaders overall ? resulting in less outstanding and less defined leadership?

In the Black community for example 40 years ago there were several outstanding male icons. they have not been replaced.Why is that?

In sports today we have Kobe while experiencing similar success  he clearly lacks the fortitude Jordan had  before him.The NBA created the Jordan rules but mike never complained about the physical play he dealt with.

I'm sure Kobe would have several speeches per week about it.Times sure have changed.


The "wife beater" sleeveless under shirt has been replaced by the t-shirt. (no muscles required)

 Not to say there were no concessions for men to make to women. But where are men today and where are they headed?

If i image google search "tough guy" this comes up:

If  I search "80's tough" guy this shows up:

What is going on ?

flavor flav  1980's was zany but backed up by the hardest rap sound available.....

today kanye seems to be channeling him for the same result but his formula is different. Identify the differences between the two and  you can you then see my point.