What another dude thinks about you shouldn't matter.
^^^^ This... is true... because we all think something about everybody we encounter. I bet if you're reading this... you think something about me.... BUT! I don't dole out power over my emotions to people on the internet so... think whatever you like. I happen to think I'm a great person <--- That I care about.
caring about what the next man does is TPOM.
^^^^ This... is not as true... because from my standpoint... it's not that I care about what the next man does, it's caring about what's acceptable to be shown around my kids. I guess it's sort of like complaining about TV commercials that come on in the middle of family shows.... somehow you wish they wouldn't show some of the raunchy ads for other shows... so what do you do? You have an opinion about it and you might voice it somewhere (which is what I'm doing in this thread). Everybody cares about what the next man does, it's called having a view on something - no matter what that something is. Like, do people have an opinion on two "in love" males raising a boy? If you have an opinion on it are you "caring about what the next man does" or do you just have an opinion on it?
Don't use back-pedaling jargon to let TPOM fly under the radar.
I don't want my daughter to see two women kissing - which is so popular these days... I have an opinion on that too... so I guess I'm caring about what the next woman does instead of caring about what's acceptable to be shown around my daughter and it all goes back to - THESE TYPES OF THINGS DIDN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN OPENLY AND I SEE A CHANGE FOR THE WORSE.
They tried to put down COMMON for being invited to The White House, they were wondering how it would be perceived being that he's from Hip Hop ... people voiced their opinions about it... if no one was able to voice an opinion... the world would be a really quiet place.
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@TEX: Pretty much my thoughts exactly, once again, lol.
I've said that before, I think being so painfully concerned with the trivial unimportant daily choices another man makes with his life is what's really pussified. If a dude that has a pink shirt in his wardrobe turns out to be a better father than a dude that wears black white and gray everyday, then what can be really said about that? I mean I'd hate to go to a hypothetical situation in this discussion, but I'm %100 certain that there are plenty of men in this nation with a pink shirt in their closet that are outfathering dudes elsewhere with not a glimpse of pink/purple to be found. Rome, you are making too much out of meaningless sh1t. I don't dig the boys singing/dancing to Beyonce and all that sh!t and if that can be prevented in early age then sure go for it, but some ish is just tooooooo damn trivial to be worrying about it like you do. I don't agree with tight pants on dudes either but I don't let that define someone's character. The physical possessions you give a child aren't what sculpts his character, it's the ideologies you teach them.
Like someone said before, men in earlier centuries wore tights and powdered wigs and wrote poetry, hell entire communities would flock to theatres to see plays and musical recitals. Isn't that sh!t pussy to you Rome? An entire audience literally threw a riot in a recital hall because of how the composer arranged his piece, true story. Those people were on the same tip as you are. If the world worked the way you want it to, your own childhood/young adulthood would not have even existed as you know it. Hell if you want to hit home even further you still might be a slave today had America remained the way many white people wanted it to because we subhuman niggers would ruin the communities nationwide. I've also said this previously, Look at African cultures, wearing bright colorful clothing is totally accepted and encouraged even. So are those men less manly than you? Some men will pull out a machete for what they believe in, where's your machete at son!? I bet you're seen as a pussy in their eyes because you're not out cutting down everyone that you think is a detriment to your way of life. Could you as a man hang with a group of Haitian men and they'd totally think you're cool beans?
I agree that some masculinity standards should remain set in stone for the benefit of future generations, but I think that your umbrella for what makes an individual a man includes too many things that don't really matter.
And no, I'm not mad, I just disagree with what you're saying and want to discuss.
You mofo's be reaching! I won't even address the ridiculousness of all that. Painfully, concerned? For real?
... a Father with a pink shirt in his closet < --- just look at that, I mean just look at it as a stand-a-lone... smh... I have to type it again for emphasis... a Father with a pink shirt in his closet.... smh again.
If you took a kid and held up some colors and asked them which one of their parents the colors related to... which parent would they name (or are supposed to name) when you hold up pink? ... wait, don't answer that...
I've said all there is to be said. You have your opinions and I have mine.
You support wearing pink, french braids and spandex jeans... I don't. Pretty much the end of it. Now that we know where everybody stands... I hope no one loses any sleep.
DOWN WITH TPOM !!!
A lot of you told on yourselves without even knowing it. I see why Hip Hop died.