All too often, I have to admit that I haven’t a clue as to how the minds of boys and men work. But that never extended to the type of guy that guys consider a “guys’ guy.” Even if I never understood guys attraction to John Wayne.
Personally, I’ve only known one such “guys’ guy.” A taller and better looking version of Jon Voight, huge spectator sport fan, and avid hunter and fisherman. Also a drinker and joker. And his word was his bond.
I may not always get why guys like other types of guys (most often those with power and/or money); but the guy’s guy seemed simple enough. Until. Brit Hume seems to be saying that I must be stupid, naive, or feminazi for failing to recognize that Christie is a guy’s guy.” Seriously?
Do men have standards for “manliness” that are this low?
The Winner Is “The Boss”
I’m definitely not someone to ask:
Sounds as if you’re a human being and not one of the subspecies that are happy with continuous visual distractions (sports, video games, t&a), beer (or other mind altering substances), meat, and adolescent jokes.
I’m with you, seabe. After all, how much bluster and posturing can a person take? (See also BooMan’s Bobby Knight diary.) In county government we’re occasionally treated to big-mouthed, aggressive males at meetings and the first thing I do is give them private names for future reference. For instance, the latest pair are dubbed Bevis and Butthead. The county attorney and I share them with each other, as he is prone to the same habit.
Definitely not, but it is all about dominance and position in the male hierarchy.
Recently, I was discussing exercise with my doctor who happens to be a woman. I told her I was discouraged because the younger people could all run longer and faster than I. My wife said,”So what? It’s not a contest!” My doctor told her,”For guys it is.” My doctor gets it.
similar thought process exists in women – the daily beauty contests with younger women. A shame really because botoxed, nipped and tucked, waxed and dyed fifty year old women still look their age but silly for thinking all that stuff they have done to themselves fools others.
I knew McCain had made a huge mistake picking Sarah Palin before I knew anything about her. They said he picked her to pick up disgruntled Hillary voters. These so-called pumas were mostly women Hillary’s age. For those women the younger prettier Palin was the enemy.
The Palin-bots and “pumas” are two sides of the same coin. A bad penny.
for a big chunk of my generation, the ultimate “guy’s guy” isn’t John Wayne, it’s James Bond.
Which one?
I might have seen one of the early Sean Connery Bond movies, but no more than one. My second (or first?) Bond movie was the last one. Should have passed on it as I did with the others over the decades.
However, I sort of had real guys’ guys in mind and James Bond doesn’t make that cut.
Sean Connery for sure, just the right mix of debonair and deadly.
Would guys under the age of 55 agree?
Probably not. Justin Bieber?