So I found this website "The Art of Manliness"

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2. Innumerable fallacies

I think that's why I found it fascinating. So very inaccurate, and ultimely so very damaging.

Not to sound trite, but use the father and newborn example. Your first child, in your arms for the first time--"procreate" sounds so very cold (and takes a just little--ahem-- cooperation) protection and providing are done by both mother and father, or partners--tears are running down your face-- although i'm there are manful types who try and hold back-- more's the pity really.

It's such an unrealistic standard it sounds like a parody. Yet I'm convinced some of this is indoctrinated, and very hard to uncover, much less let go of,