I like it it has the basic idea of “Don’t let people tell you how to act” followed by “Let me tell you how to act.”
No one led ME to the slaughter, I had to find the damn thing on my own.
You’re on! You go first.
[watches scabpicker produce a tuft]
Good god! You win. Here’s your drink.
Methicillin-Resistant Asshole? 
I got nothin’ else.
And it took you twice as long because you wouldn’t stop for directions.
Regards,
Shodan
I want to believe you but you haven’t started a thread in CS about it yet so I don’t know.
Don’t tempt me, man!
Quick, you guys get to that meeting!
So cunning!
Bolding mine
Ever have to give a cat a bath after it falls in the toilet?
Thank goodness for Fast Forward… but after that I am now entirely uninterested in watching any other vids by “Andy”. And how come I get the feeling the actual Old-school Manly Men would want to punch the voiceover guy?
Og dearest that script was 9th Grade level philosophy. That was deep… if by “deep” you mean “too shallow to float a flat raft”. If some men out there feel they can never be any of those positive things because not all women are backing them 100% at it, then I don’t need them. I need men who will be "courageous, generous, honorable, creative, etc. " because that is the right way for a human to be, not because somehow it affirms they’re not women; men who will not curl up on the floor in a mess of insecurity if someone talks rough to them.
Y’know, from watching the images in the vid, I don’t think Einstein or MLK or Gandhi or Ali or Malcolm spent much time pondering if women were emasculating them. They had real issues to deal with in their lifetimes, things to do.
IMHO, there’s never been a better time to be a (regular guy) male.
When dudes start talking about “masculinity” you know some fruity stuff is about to go down.
Men from thousands of years ago would definitely consider us sissies. We use utensils, don’t hunt, don’t drink ourselves into a stupor, try to avoid physical confrontations, avoid animal cruelty and even outlaw harmless fun like animal fights, gladiator games, and so on.
Moreover, the way we conduct war is without honor. We kill from thousands of feet away, sometimes miles. If you’re not sticking an axe in a guy’s face you’re a pussy. Stupid archers and javelin throwers ruined everything.
They’d probably like that we wear pants though. Thanks, barbarians.
Haven’t watched the video, as I don’t have that many functioning brain cells left, and don’t want to waste them on crap when there’s so much booze and porn out there, but…
Some of the lyrics sound as though Andy Man spent some time in the “men’s movement” of the early Nineties. Remember Iron John and Fire In The Belly? There was probably some New-Agey woo that attended that stuff - I seem to remember reading about men dancing naked around fires, and playing with swords - but it wasn’t hateful, the way the modern Men’s Rights movement is.
I actually attended a workshop taught by Sam Keen, the author of Fire In The Belly. Interesting man; he didn’t really talk much about, or to, women. Certainly didn’t indulge in the “oh-poor-mistreated-men” whinge of MRAs, or blame women for “emasculating” men. His interest was revalorizing a definition of masculinity that emphasized nurturing and stewarding; he made a big deal about the word husband, as in husbandry. He also talked a lot about finding a vocation, the dignity of work, and a man’s need to take a spiritual journey into himself, to find his passion - his fire in the belly - and his authentic self.
In other words, pretty much the complete opposite of the definition of masculinity proffered by our noble, honorable, fierce, courageous ducking-and-running OP.
You’re right of course that like so many of these “lifestyle movements”, it was pretty much a lily-white affair (although surprisingly mixed sexually - the workshop I attended was about 50/50 male/female). So, at worst silly, but not mean.
Yay! Free Drink!
(hey, lame sideshow act is still a job)
Of course not. A real man would just get a new cat.
Do you s’pose The_Observer is still, ya know, observing? ‘Cause I got somethin’ that’s weighin’ on me.
Hey The_Observer!
How come I’m a tin-foil hatter just ‘cause I want to protect my not-yet-existant progeny? I think it prudent of me to think ahead and chill some of my little swimming buddies before the femi-nazis freeze my nuts off. And that makes me crazy?!?!37!!1! Jumpin’ Jack Flash With Some Frozen Nads!
Okay to send me a PM on this. I won’t, you know, publish it or anything. Promise.
(Criminy. We don’t have a finger-crossing smilie? WTF?)
A CAT?!!! WTF Nancy! Are you and Mrs Mittens going to dress up in matching sun dresses and have afternoon tea together?
The only acceptable pets for a man is a large dog, alligator or some sort of primate.
Pft! Like men need be led to the slaughter! Oh come on now!
The REAL men that I know are hell bent, racing to the slaughter, no lie.
What, it’s -35? No, I’m not wearing a hat - hats are for wimps!
Ask for directions? I’d rather die of starvation going in circles!
Why would I ask for help? When it’s clear that I can dangerously fuck this up, perfectly well on my own!
Of course I can redo the wiring! Why would you think I’d pay for some overpriced dude with a title?
Directions? I don’t need no stinking instructions!
Truth is, men have never needed to be led to their demise, they are willing racing toward it, 24/7 it would seem to me!
Yeah, I really need to pony up for the latest updates to my GPS (Generally Points to Slaughter) device.
Or a porcupine. Bathe THAT, wus!
I tried, but the fur stuck to my tongue.
Speak for yourself, wussie boy.
Regards,
Shodan