Somehow it emerged that we both guiltily loved the Lynyrd Skynyrd song “What’s Your Name.” Obviously, no feminist should like this song, about a guy in a band spending the night with a woman whose name he doesn’t remember. How about a hat tip for masculinity’s salutary daily reminder that at least some forms of surplus repression can be refused? 5 But indictments of masculinity have become so mandatory that you can’t go five minutes without hearing some bien-pensant going on about mansplaining and manspreading. I understand that it isn’t beneficial for people identifying as women when femininity is associated with negative traits like self-repression and masculinity with positive ones like freedom. But they’re still a choice, one that the masculine person eschews. Now, you may argue that four-inch heels represent the femininity of capitalist patriarchy, and you’d be right. When they tie the legs of horses together to stop them from straying, at least they don’t call it “power dressing.” 4 Masculinity may have its downsides, but femininity is civilization’s longest-running scam. This very credulity about “power dressing” is the essence of feminine consciousness, in which immobility is empowering and cultivating hotness is a long-term self-marketing strategy. Plenty of women wear comfortable shoes-even to the office, despite the fact that “power dressing” apparently still demands heels. It’s distributed among the sexes, though perhaps not equally. Needless to say, masculinity is not only the province of biological men. Ditching the whole conception of binary gender is always an option, but in the current schema, getting the fuck outta Dodge, hitting the open road, or seizing whatever remnants of rebellion you can from the maw of the oppressor and storming the palace-also impossible in heels-remain masculinity’s domain. Which is among the reasons that, if masculinity and femininity are construed as polarities and I had to pick one, masculinity is the preferable option. Bodily liberty isn’t nothing, especially when the fractional quotient of it previously possessed by women and other childbearing humans is currently being razored away, state by state. It is, by contrast, femininity’s calling card, and self-hobbling shoes aren’t the half of it. I’m just pointing out that self-restriction has not typically been masculinity’s default setting. No one would argue that the history of masculinity has not been one of conquest, rape, plunder, and so on: I’m not trying to paint a rosy picture. Now, the pathways toward human emancipation have never been straightforward. Not intended for children under 12.From these observable social facts, we derive the insight that a masculine consciousness favors liberty over bondage. Lead Compliant: Product contains trace amounts of lead, but not enough to be considered harmful to humans.Hypoallergenic: This cosmetic has been manufactured to reduce or eliminate common allergens, and is less likely than conventional products to cause allergic reactions or skin irritations.Flame Retardant: As a safety feature, this product is treated with or contains materials or substances which inhibit the ignition and spread of flames. Flammable: This product is flammable and should be kept away from open flames, space heaters, ovens, and other sources of high heat.Keep uninflated balloons from children discard broken balloons immediately. Do not place bags in cribs, beds, carriages or playpens. To avoid the danger of suffocation, keep plastic bags and balloons away from babies and children.
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