| 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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