300

[ScottSA]

You're just working yourself into a perfect tizzy, aren't you? Look, you were wrong, you got caught, and then instead of admitting it like a man, you refused to. That's fine, I don't mind...I'm just saying, we might as well drop the topic of manhood, because it's fairly clear you'll never understand.

[Canadian Blue]

You're just working yourself into a perfect tizzy, aren't you? Look, you were wrong, you got caught, and then instead of admitting it like a man, you refused to. That's fine, I don't mind...I'm just saying, we might as well drop the topic of manhood, because it's fairly clear you'll never understand.

Not really, since you can't come up with why you're an ideal man?

What's manhood, honestly? We've asked you this question and yet you fail to answer it. You've simply went back to your usual childish name calling.

ScottSA, I think the only person who has an identity crisis is yourself. It seem's that you feel your masculinity is threatened by the feminazis. I myself have never felt like I'm not a man, and I don't need to propose genocidal mayhem in order to feel more manly.

[Figleaf]

The movie embraced ...proudly heterosexual malehood.

What part confirmed the heterosexuality aspect, in your opinion?

That is to me self-evident, which is why I take it as a priori.

Well, that settles it then!

Femininity is Virtu as it applies to women. It is not a Virtu in and of itself.

Ah, yes, of course.

(P.S. Good lord, I can't believe you dragged up 'Virtu'.)

[Figleaf]

I am sorry , did someone order a couple of eggs ?

Sweet!

[ScottSA]

You're just working yourself into a perfect tizzy, aren't you? Look, you were wrong, you got caught, and then instead of admitting it like a man, you refused to. That's fine, I don't mind...I'm just saying, we might as well drop the topic of manhood, because it's fairly clear you'll never understand.

Not really, since you can't come up with why you're an ideal man?

What's manhood, honestly? We've asked you this question and yet you fail to answer it. You've simply went back to your usual childish name calling.

ScottSA, I think the only person who has an identity crisis is yourself. It seem's that you feel your masculinity is threatened by the feminazis. I myself have never felt like I'm not a man, and I don't need to propose genocidal mayhem in order to feel more manly.

If I pat you on the head, will it make you feel better? I don't want to make you cry, but I just don't think we have common ground to talk about manhood anymore. You just wouldn't understand.

[Black Dog]

In a way this entire argument is inherently tautological, because it's subjective. It just so happens that my subjective opinion is on the upswing in our society's hegemonic opinion, probably in large part because its becoming necessary to revive it as we drift into a major clash with the enemy.

Such tasty...what's the word?...pseudo-intellectualism. That your subjective opinion is gaining increased currency in society is merely your subjective opinion. If it were not, well, it would be demonstrable. So, perhaps you can provide an example?

Yours is falling out of favor; a relic of decades of fat rich peacetime, during which we could accord to pretend humanity is unisex and men are merely social constructs. As with Canada's ever-more pronounced political shift to the right, you and the scoffingly cynical will be broadsided when you finally catch up to the fact that the rest of society is far ahead of where you thought it should be.

You know, darling, I won't be losing any sleep over that prospect. People like you have always been around. Where I'm from, they're a dime a dozen. And the one thing they all have in common is their ego and sense of self-importance is inversely proportional to their actual significance. Which, i suppose, is why so many chest-beating manly men are found on internet forums in the first place.

[Canadian Blue]

You know what I am, an individual, and damn proud of it too.

This masculinity debate is pure folly, as we've seen here. ScottSA doesn't even know what masculinity is!

PS: Great post Black Dog.

[Black Dog]

Don't ya know, CB? There's nothing more manly than getting into arguments on the internet about cinematic comic book adaptations. Wait till the new Spiderman comes out. We'll be treated to an overwrought thesis on Sandman as an analogy for radical Islam, with Spiderman's malevolent black costume representing the fifth column of domestic liberalism. I’m sure his jammies are tented with anticipation.

[ScottSA]

Well, you two sensitive heros keep patting each other on the back...but remember, do it gently so as not to wound your inner child!

[Black Dog]

Well that was underwhelming.

[Canadian Blue]

I pat both Figleaf, and Black Dog on the back.

I don't feel a need to reaffirm my masculinity so the Feminist Humanist Communist Islamic Nazi League of the World don't destroy my penis.

[ScottSA]

I pat both Figleaf, and Black Dog on the back.

I don't feel a need to reaffirm my masculinity so the Feminist Humanist Communist Islamic Nazi League of the World don't destroy my penis.

Protesting far too much, methinks. And the hysterical reaching out for allies to reaffirm yourself speaks volumes too...but hey, fortunately I don't have to be like you...

[Canadian Blue]

Don't worry, once again I'm sure that with 300 dominating in the box office, the Feminist Humanist Communist Islamic Nazi League of the World has been held back. For now...

Is anybody thinking of a sequel, how about 300 and Roadhouse combined into one movie. That will surely hold back the Feminist Humanist Communist Islamic Nazi League of the World; and the blend of Patrick Swayze kicking ass in the bar with the Spartan's fighting off the evil town goon is sure to keep reminding us of what it mean's to be masculine.

Not to mention a certain someone will be feel safe from the threat of...

[ScottSA]

Humor is not one of your strong points...

[Canadian Blue]

ScottSA now don't get into a tizzy, I'm simply reassuring you of what we should do to ensure our masculinity is protected. As you have said my manhood isn't up to par, so I need to forward an idea to hollywood so I can watch a movie, thus fully knowing what it mean's to be a man.

[ScottSA]

thus fully knowing what it mean's to be a man.

You do know that you don't need to insert an apostrophe each time you put an "s" on the end of a word, right? Only sometimes, according to mysterious rules some folks aren't familiar with. Or is that habit merely a compensation mechanism of sorts?

[jbg]

Sigh...whatever happened to classical education?

Ever hear of a dictionary?

Virtù is the human energy or action that stands in opposition to fortune. While Machiavelli’s use of the word does not exclude the idea of goodness or virtuous behavior, it does not necessarily include it, either. Virtù is drive, talent, or ability directed toward the achievement of certain goals, and it is the most vital quality for a prince. Even criminals like Agathocles or extremely cruel rulers like Severus can possess virtù.

then you can slink back and apologize for uncompromising stupidity and compulsive outhouse falling-into.

No thank's, my definition was correct, according to my dictionary and encyclopedia. So now you can slink back and think about how much of a man you are because you watched a move and imagined you were King Leonidas.

How much pointless bickering can a thread support?

[M.Dancer]

I was watching the Hour last night. There was a stellar example of unbowed heroism and manhood being interviewed. Often for me, real life provides a more stirring emotional response than computer generated images and actors in speedos......

......not that there is anything wrong with that

[Black Dog]

How much pointless bickering can a thread support?

You have to ask?

[Charles Anthony]

You have to ask?

Funny, you should mention. This thread is following a recent pattern of excitement.

[Canadian Blue]

Would that be MCpl Paul Franklin?

Master Corporal Paul Franklin lost both his legs in a suicide bombing in Kandahar earlier this year but doesn’t think of himself as a hero.

He says the 2,300 Canadian Forces personnel in Afghanistan are doing heroic work every day, and he’s proud just to represent them. "If you call me a hero, what you are really saying is that all of them are heroes. I’ll take that," he says.

As debate rages over Canada’s mission in Afghanistan, Franklin’s story stands out as remarkable. The medical technician, 38, trained the eight men in his patrol company, and it was their bravery and close teamwork that saved the lives of Franklin and two comrades after the attack.

Franklin was in a four-vehicle convoy driving Canadian diplomat Glyn Berry from Kandahar airfield to a reconstruction site in January. A bomber in a taxi smashed into their light-armored jeep, detonating seven rockets. The force of the blast blew the jeep into the air and 20 meters across the road.

Berry was killed at the scene. Private William Salikin and Corporal Jeffrey Bailey were seriously injured. Franklin’s hair and face were on fire, and his left leg was severed.

He lost his tourniquet in the blast, but Corporal Jake Petten came to his aid with one that Franklin had given him and trained him to use just three days earlier. The team’s response—quickly taking him and the two other injured soldiers to medical personnel nearby—was crucial in enabling all three to get home alive.

Franklin’s determination to return to Canada probably helped save him as well. "I promised my wife that I would always come home no matter what," he says. Clinging to life after the blast, he forced himself to stay conscious for wife Audra and their son Simon, 6, back in Edmonton.

That kind of willpower has seen him through a tough recovery too. In the first month, Franklin underwent 26 surgeries: five on his left leg and 21 on his right, which was eventually amputated. Since then, Franklin has worked hard in rehabilitation to adapt to his prosthetic legs. He can walk about 800 meters. "Even now, I doubt what I can do," he says.

"Then I just keep trying and doing my best. I don’t think that I’ll ever run, but I want to try." Meanwhile, he is already back at work teaching tactical combat medicine at bases across the country.

His comrades couldn’t ask for an instructor with a better understanding of what’s at stake.

[M.Dancer]

Would that be MCpl Paul Franklin?

Yes. He is a man's man.

[kuzadd]

I pat both Figleaf, and Black Dog on the back.

I don't feel a need to reaffirm my masculinity so the Feminist Humanist Communist Islamic Nazi League of the World don't destroy my penis.

I have defintely missed something, this went from a silly discussion of a stupid movie, to "league" destroying someone's penis!!!

I said the movie was homo-erotic and look what it has come to!!!

LOL!!!!

[guyser]

I have defintely missed something, this went from a silly discussion of a stupid movie, to "league" destroying someone's penis!!!

I said the movie was homo-erotic and look what it has come to!!!

LOL!!!!

It brought the homophobes out in the open. What can ya do?

[ScottSA]

I have defintely missed something, this went from a silly discussion of a stupid movie, to "league" destroying someone's penis!!!

I said the movie was homo-erotic and look what it has come to!!!

LOL!!!!

It brought the homophobes out in the open. What can ya do?

I would say "homophobes" like me are already in the open. Why would I want to hide my distaste for bumbuggery and the mockery women-men make of masculinity. I'd say the folks it brought into the open are the males who are so confused about their own sexuality that they view bare chested men as somehow "homoerotic". But whatever...it's not surprising that there are remnants who think it's in vogue to "embrace" their feminine side, after being fed such tommyrot for decades. Besides, it leaves the real women for real men.