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->"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"
-->-- [[http://thepunchlineismachismo.com/about Introduction]] to ''Webcomic/ManlyGuysDoingManlyThings''

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.

Some guys just [[DefiedTrope never bothered to care, though]].

Whether or not these tropes are positive or negative, they demonstrate what society considers masculine.

Contrast {{Bishonen}}, PrettyBoy, InTouchWithHisFeminineSide, FemininityTropes.

Compare/Contrast GenderBlendingTropes.

Not to be confused with TheRealMan (though the attitude of such players can be rooted in these tropes).
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!!Tropes
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Related:
+ FightScene
+ ManlyMan
+ MuscularIndex
+ PrincelyTropes
+ RuleOfCool
]
[[index]]
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Categories:
+ MenAreTough
+ {{Tomboy}}
+ RatedMForManly
]
* ActionDad
* AirHugging: A side effect of RealMenHateAffection below.
* BoysLikeCreepyCritters
* BriefsBoasting: A man seems somehow more masculine if he wears briefs.
* CarpetOfVirility
* CockFight: Fighting over a woman to show manliness...and get laid.
* EmasculatedCuckold: If a man's wife cheats on him, he's not manly.
* EunuchsAreEvil
* FathersQuest
* FiendishFraternity: Groups of men are bound to be hyper masculine and usually dangerous.
* FinalBattleInducedShirtLoss: The antagonist will reveal your manliness after they get rid of that shirt.
* FingerExtinguisher: Putting out a flame with your hand.
* FireIsMasculine: Maleness or masculinity is associated with fire or heat.
* TheGruntingOrgasm
* GuysAreSlobs: Being disgustingly dirty means being manly, apparently.
* {{Hunk}}
* IWantToBeARealMan
* JerkJock
* TheLadette: A girl with boorish masculine traits.
* ALadyOnEachArm
* LegCling
* LovableJock
* MachoCamp
* MachoMasochism
* MaleFrontalNudity
* ManHug
* ManlyFacialHair
* ManlyGay: A Homosexual Masculine Male.
* ManlyMan
* ManlyMenCanHunt
* ManlyTears: The manly way to cry.
* MasculineFeminineAndrogyneTrio: A feminine character is grouped with a masculine character and an androgynous character.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: A feminine male and a masculine female are featured together.
* MenAreStrongWomenArePretty
* MenAreUncultured
* MenCantKeepHouse
* MenDontCry: Unless they are ManlyTears.
* NobleMaleRoguishMale
* NoGuyWantsAnAmazon: A masculine and/or badass woman is treated negative to a man's sense of manliness.
* OneOfTheBoys: A girl who does guy things with the guys.
* PapaWolf: When being fatherly to one's child equates being a great man.
* PassionateSportsGirl: A girl who is passionate about playing traditional male sports.
* PecFlex: Flexing or bouncing their pecs to show manliness.
* PermaStubble
* PinkIsForSissies: That color is a unexpectable fit for a guy.
* TheQuarterback
* ARealManIsAKiller
* RealMenCook
* RealMenEatMeat
* RealMenGetShot
* RealMenHateAffection
* RealMenHateSugar
* RealMenTakeItBlack
* RealMenWearPink: A masculine male who haves a feminine streak. ([[InvertedTrope Inverts]] the belief that anything feminine haves to be avoid.)
* RedHotMasculinity: The color red is associated with masculinity.
* ScaryBlackMan
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: One man is feminine, and the other is masculine.
* ShirtlessCaptives
* ShirtlessScene: Fanservice that emphasizes masculinity.
* TallDarkAndHandsome
* TestosteronePoisoning
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: One girl is masculine, and the other is feminine.
* UnmanlySecret
* VirileStallion: Horses are used to represent unbridled manliness and sexuality.
* WalkingShirtlessScene
* WorkingOutTheirEmotions: ''Real'' men don't let out their emotions- they exercise them!
* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: ''Real'' men can't be raped
* DoubleStandardRapeMaleOnMale
* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale
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