# What makes a man? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 9, 2004, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-man/239063 "2004-04-09T00:02:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2004, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-man/239063/61 "2004-04-10T07:57:30Z")
What makes a man is it the woman in his arms…just cause she’s got big titties…or is it the way, he fights everyday?..No it’s probably the titties! ---
**Author:** ![ageless6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@ageless6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ageless6)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2004, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-man/239063/62 "2004-04-10T10:24:40Z")
shijinn: I wasn’t speaking of you in my posts,so please take me off your list. Perhaps Otto snapped at you a little too fiercely,but he’s been through this a lot,and probably just exploded.I doubt if it was meant specifically just for you,you just happened to be right next door,so to say. But I should let him speak for himself. I don’t know if the others you speak of were primarily chastising you or not, but there were two others who were actually saying that gay men aren’t truly men and that infuriated me,so I posted about it. I didn’t need to name them;it was apparent to anyone following the thread. Anyway,peace on ya,shijinn. ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2004, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-man/239063/63 "2004-04-10T10:53:13Z")
> [@shijinn](#): > > did i wander into the pit?.. 😕 Were this the pit, the language would often be coarser and have periodic pointed insults. You shouldn’t be confused and that you are makes me wonder if you think before you write/post. You weren’t attacked and none of us were kneejerk in our responses. One of you took responsibility and realized that unintended offense was caused. You are whining that we are unjust. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Iteki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eada6e/32.png) [@Iteki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iteki)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2004, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-man/239063/64 "2004-04-10T12:02:50Z")
> [@shijinn](#): > > note to lesbians: _apparently_ none of you have weighed in on this yet. is my original post somehow offensive to men only? This lesbian couldn’t really give a crap what makes a “real man”, unless they are easy to make and can be sold for a decent profit on ebay. Someone already touched on my opinion in this question, and that is that what makes a good man is the same as what makes a good woman (or “real” if you must). While watching LOTR I was struck strongly by the masculinty of Aragorn and Boromir especially when fleeing with the hobbits from the Balrog, and when mourning the deaths of their friends. The protective instincts and a wide range of emotion was very admirable, but this is also what I part of what I consider makes a good woman too. I am firmly in the “societal construct” corner. In fact I have a rant brewing about this for a good while, might have to hack it up. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2004, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-man/239063/65 "2004-04-10T14:08:09Z")
I am _very_ sorry I didn’t get back to this thread sooner. ☹ Have you people completely forgotten which forum you are posting in?? This isn’t the freakin’ BBQ Pit, for ghod’s sake. A real _adult_ is capable of stating her or his opinion without being threatened by the opinions of others. Thread closed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-man/239063.md?page=3)