In relation to that "End of Men" topic, I'm curious what everyone's perception of being a man exactly is. Part of this also spawns from this news-worthy ad:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koPmuEyP3a0
I mean, as awkward as it is for a men's related shaving company to be posting something like this, the responses on what a man should be from various writers on news sites, and random comments has been a bit of a view on the various perceptions of manhood. Personally I just find this video a bit awkward in general, and think a group more experienced with the subject matter should of handled a message like this. However, in a meta way, it does sort of give the message of "Men have the power to change and are fully capable of running into this arena," as a men's related hygiene product feels that it can throw itself into the ring.
I believe that men are capable of shifting change with their own hands, especially with the power we hold in society. As well, I believe men have a competitive nature, and seek to challenge themselves throughout their lifetime. If women want to step into a higher level of society and more aggressively compete against us, bring it on. We don't need barriers to prove who is better as individuals, and people should figure out their place in the overall order of things. And once this order is established, we then focus on protecting everyone and performing our duties.
Men have mostly built up society in the past, which is why I find it awkward that some people uphold the more savage and brutish nature of men more suited to the wild. And before someone tells me that this is some opinion that an SJW feminist wrote, that type of thinking is reflected in places like the NRA that men were born to be violent and dangerous (but considering this is an interest group that lobbies for rights of firearms, I guess being dangerous helps with people owning more). This opinion that men are by nature aggressive and dominant is one that people have expressed out, in various shades of the civilized/wild spectrum of dominant. (i.e: protective vs aggressive).
but as this seems like a fun place to put a collection of views on masculinity down, what is everyone's own personal view of being a man? And I'm really meaning personal, and not a definition found on a website/book.