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What is a REAL man, please?

(Please, suppress any dic-pic mentality, just for this Q at least. Serious Q.)
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ViciDraco · 36-40, M
In reality, a real man is just a male. If you are taking real man as to mean someone who fills a traditionally masculine role in western society, then I like to go by something I call the Four Ps. Though these traits are stated as being what is applicable to Real Man, they are generally for everyone. The way I wrote them is more to co-opt a term typically used by toxic masculinity to emphasize what really should be respected from traditional male stereotypes.

[b]A real man is a Producer[/b]
A real man seeks to create, not to destroy
A real man will efficiently deconstruct and salvage when destruction is necessary - like recycling
A real man builds up whatever they encounter, be it object, concept, or person
[b]A real man is a Protector[/b]
A real man will stand up for the basic rights of others, regardless of the identity of the other
A real man will exhaust all peaceful options before moving to violence, and will further restrict violence to the minimum necessary to the defense of self or others
[b]A real man is a Provider[/b]
A real man seeks to provide for themselves to the best of their ability
A real man seeks to provide for their families to the best of their ability
A real man seeks to provide for their communities to the best of their ability
A real man seeks to provide for the world to the best of their ability
[b]A real man is a Person[/b]
A real man is comprised of both mind and heart and must balance logic and emotion
A real man is not ashamed to accept help when it is needed
A real man will fail to living up to being a real man, yet they shall never stop striving
Quizzical · 46-50, M
@ViciDraco Now THERE'S a term I hate... Toxic masculinity 🙄

There's no such thing, it's a propaganda term used by the far left in a misguided effort to enforce equality through a form of social homogenisation by painting traditional masculine traits in a negative light.
Valentine · M
@ViciDraco Follow up Q: why do you have to be [i]male[/i] to do all these veritable things?
ViciDraco · 36-40, M
@Valentine I explained that they are for everyone in my original answer.

"Though these traits are stated as being what is applicable to Real Man, they are generally for everyone. The way I wrote them is more to co-opt a term typically used by toxic masculinity to emphasize what really should be respected from traditional male stereotypes."