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Principles

This is an adaptation of principles written back in the 90’s by J. Michael Straczynsky. Rather than go on a tangent discussing the origins, I leave the reader to ponder if these are worthwhile today. “The world speaks in many languages, but only one voice. The language is not Chinese, or Spanish, or English, or

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Man Up! Men Mis-Reading Maps

There are a couple short cuts, or guy codes, that have gotten us in trouble lately. Several of the most troublesome and stereotypical guy codes are “Man up,” “Be a man,” and “Grow a pair”. Some people have suggested that these codes are the root of what is erroneously called toxic masculinity. Why? The answer claims that these codes encourage men to engage in obsolete or damaging male ideals. OK, but what are those supposedly terrible, obsolete ideals? Nobody seems to know for sure.

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