1 | [[quoteright:230:[[Film/WayOfTheDragon https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bruce_muscles_4457.jpg]]]] |
2 | [[caption-width-right:230:[-Creator/BruceLee, one of many reasons that fiction thinks "Testosterone" means "Awesome".-] ]] |
3 | |
4 | ->"I’m not on board with this modern trend of telling men that they should act less like men. I dream of a world where the beer is cheap and plentiful, violence can still be an acceptable solution to life’s problems" |
5 | -->-- [[http://thepunchlineismachismo.com/about Introduction]] to ''Webcomic/ManlyGuysDoingManlyThings'' |
6 | |
7 | Many cultures have certain expectations of what a man should and should not be. These qualities are deemed "masculine" and the men who embody them are called "real men." Common traits include bravery, diligence, endurance and strength. [[MortonsFork Failing to achieve this standard often meant rejection and mocking, while living up to it meant being stuck in a rigid role]]. Thankfully, these demands have loosened considerably in many parts of the world. |
8 | |
9 | Some guys just [[DefiedTrope never bothered to care, though]]. |
10 | |
11 | Whether or not these tropes are positive or negative, they demonstrate what society considers masculine. |
12 | |
13 | Contrast {{Bishonen}}, PrettyBoy, InTouchWithHisFeminineSide, FemininityTropes. |
14 | |
15 | Compare/Contrast GenderBlendingTropes. |
16 | |
17 | Not to be confused with TheRealMan (though the attitude of such players can be rooted in these tropes). |
18 | ---- |
19 | !!Tropes |
20 | [floatboxright: |
21 | Related: |
22 | + FightScene |
23 | + ManlyMan |
24 | + MuscularIndex |
25 | + PrincelyTropes |
26 | + RuleOfCool |
27 | ] |
28 | [[index]] |
29 | [floatboxright: |
30 | Categories: |
31 | + MenAreTough |
32 | + {{Tomboy}} |
33 | + RatedMForManly |
34 | ] |
35 | * ActionDad |
36 | * AirHugging: A side effect of RealMenHateAffection below. |
37 | * BoysLikeCreepyCritters |
38 | * BriefsBoasting: A man seems somehow more masculine if he wears briefs. |
39 | * CarpetOfVirility |
40 | * CockFight: Fighting over a woman to show manliness...and get laid. |
41 | * EmasculatedCuckold: If a man's wife cheats on him, he's not manly. |
42 | * EunuchsAreEvil |
43 | * FathersQuest |
44 | * FiendishFraternity: Groups of men are bound to be hyper masculine and usually dangerous. |
45 | * FinalBattleInducedShirtLoss: The antagonist will reveal your manliness after they get rid of that shirt. |
46 | * FingerExtinguisher: Putting out a flame with your hand. |
47 | * FireIsMasculine: Maleness or masculinity is associated with fire or heat. |
48 | * TheGruntingOrgasm |
49 | * GuysAreSlobs: Being disgustingly dirty means being manly, apparently. |
50 | * {{Hunk}} |
51 | * IWantToBeARealMan |
52 | * JerkJock |
53 | * TheLadette: A girl with boorish masculine traits. |
54 | * ALadyOnEachArm |
55 | * LegCling |
56 | * LovableJock |
57 | * MachoCamp |
58 | * MachoMasochism |
59 | * MaleFrontalNudity |
60 | * ManHug |
61 | * ManlyFacialHair |
62 | * ManlyGay: A Homosexual Masculine Male. |
63 | * ManlyMan |
64 | * ManlyMenCanHunt |
65 | * ManlyTears: The manly way to cry. |
66 | * MasculineFeminineAndrogyneTrio: A feminine character is grouped with a masculine character and an androgynous character. |
67 | * MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: A feminine male and a masculine female are featured together. |
68 | * MenAreStrongWomenArePretty |
69 | * MenAreUncultured |
70 | * MenCantKeepHouse |
71 | * MenDontCry: Unless they are ManlyTears. |
72 | * NobleMaleRoguishMale |
73 | * NoGuyWantsAnAmazon: A masculine and/or badass woman is treated negative to a man's sense of manliness. |
74 | * OneOfTheBoys: A girl who does guy things with the guys. |
75 | * PapaWolf: When being fatherly to one's child equates being a great man. |
76 | * PassionateSportsGirl: A girl who is passionate about playing traditional male sports. |
77 | * PecFlex: Flexing or bouncing their pecs to show manliness. |
78 | * PermaStubble |
79 | * PinkIsForSissies: That color is a unexpectable fit for a guy. |
80 | * TheQuarterback |
81 | * ARealManIsAKiller |
82 | * RealMenCook |
83 | * RealMenEatMeat |
84 | * RealMenGetShot |
85 | * RealMenHateAffection |
86 | * RealMenHateSugar |
87 | * RealMenTakeItBlack |
88 | * RealMenWearPink: A masculine male who haves a feminine streak. ([[InvertedTrope Inverts]] the belief that anything feminine haves to be avoid.) |
89 | * RedHotMasculinity: The color red is associated with masculinity. |
90 | * ScaryBlackMan |
91 | * SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: One man is feminine, and the other is masculine. |
92 | * ShirtlessCaptives |
93 | * ShirtlessScene: Fanservice that emphasizes masculinity. |
94 | * TallDarkAndHandsome |
95 | * TestosteronePoisoning |
96 | * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: One girl is masculine, and the other is feminine. |
97 | * UnmanlySecret |
98 | * VirileStallion: Horses are used to represent unbridled manliness and sexuality. |
99 | * WalkingShirtlessScene |
100 | * WorkingOutTheirEmotions: ''Real'' men don't let out their emotions- they exercise them! |
101 | * DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: ''Real'' men can't be raped |
102 | * DoubleStandardRapeMaleOnMale |
103 | * DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale |
104 | [[/index]] |
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