Manhood, Masculinity and Honor in the News 12/15/09

Posted by Jack Donovan in Uncategorized on Dec 15th, 2009 | one response

Dictator Goods

A reader recently mentioned the 1980s “Real men don’t eat quiche” meme. Today, a re-formatted press release in the New York Times blog for Dictator Goods greeting cards mentions the same meme. Synchronicity? Want more synchronicity? OK.

A few days ago I bought the first greeting card I’ve bought in years. Greeting cards are mostly marketed toward women and the whole concept plays into the whole cutesy tea party vibe chicks dig. So of course men wouldn’t want anything to do with them.

I bought this one as a joke for one of my best pals at work. He can be a real bear to work with sometimes, and last week he threw a “mantrum”–which is what happens when a dude who looks like Leonidas on steroids gets pissed off for no good reason and gets all fucking silverback. We had some words. The next day I walked in with a pink greeting card for a 5-year old girl that had a pop-out princess tiara. It said “Happy Birthday, Your Highness.” I’m proud of that one. We worked it out.

Anyway, even though I find greeting cards a bit effeminate generally, I’m having a hard time disapproving of these Laconic cards from Dictator Goods. The famous Ghengis Khan quote that was adapted for Conan the Barbarian is always the right thing to say to any man I’d want to have a beer with. If you don’t know which one I’m talking about, I’m giving you a suspicious eye right now.

“I enjoy being a guy.”

This article from Lloyd Marcus, titled “Radical Feminism’s Attack on Manhood in America” is making the rounds. File under “of interest” for obvious reasons.

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