The list is for metros & homos.
Who cares what they think?
Yessir. Fruity is the word. He probably showers with his male roommate, and they have a blowgun and a Taurus Judge for home defense. He reminds me of a guy I once worked with. He said that he knew he wasn’t gay because he had had sex with a man and didn’t like it. The man was a band director who was later fired because he got caught playing a skin flute.
A great man once said that a human being should be able to do the following things:
[ul][li]Change a diaper [/li][li]Plan an invasion [/li][li]Butcher a hog[/li][li]Conn a ship[/li][li]Design a building[/li][li]Write a sonnet[/li][li]Balance accounts[/li][li]Build a wall[/li][li]Set a bone[/li][li]Comfort the dying[/li][li]Take orders[/li][li]Give orders[/li][li]Cooperate[/li][li]Act alone[/li][li]Solve equations[/li][li]Analyze a new problem[/li][li]Pitch manure[/li][li]Program a computer[/li][li]Cook a tasty meal[/li][li]Fight efficiently[/li][li]Die gallantly.[/ul][/li]
It’s a tall order, admittedly. But that’s why it’s a should list. And it’s completely gender-neutral. Doesn’t matter whether you’re a man or a woman, gay or straight, trans- or cisgendered. Clearly some of the things on the list linked to in the OP go against this list. These things are clearly wrong. For one, I dare you to be able to fight efficiently without a working knowledge of firearms. I dare you to design a building or build a wall if you cannot effect minor repairs in your own dwelling. And if you can’t drive a stick, you’re probably going to be helpless commanding a ship. Just saying.
If you can’t do all the things on that list, I wouldn’t worry about being a manly man or not, you still have shit needs learning. And if you can do all the things on that list, you don’t worry about being a manly man or not because no one cares how you drink your scotch or bourbon or how much body hair you have or where you spit.
These freon junkie urbanites that don’t even know how to run a lawn mower understand about as much about masculinity and being a genuine American as they do about nuclear physics papers written in Swahili.
While not for home defense, I’m actually rather fond of blowguns. They’re great for winter indoor fun when I don’t want to drive through ice and snow to get to the nearest indoor pistol range.
Fjallhrafn,
Regarding your list: I’m old school. Guys my age “could” change a diaper, we just didn’t because that’s what a mother does. I never expected her to mow the lawn or fix the fence or kill the venomous snake. That was my job. Still is.
Program a computer. Don’t want to learn. Too f****** boring. Want a tree sawn down and cut into firewood? I’ll be happy to oblige. My chainsaw is always ready.
The rest of the list, no problem.
P.S. The last feral hog I shot (on my property) and butchered was something my wife volunteered to help me with. As it turned out, when I made the incision to gut it, she almost passed out. I gently advised her to go back in the house - which she promptly did, while I quietly chuckled and got the job done. She did do a great job of cooking it and some of it I barbecued.
Considering that the man who wrote that list published it 40 years ago and died a quarter century ago at the age of 80…. 
Again, it’s a should list. I’m sure the author knew very well that the way things should be and the way things are, are two very different things.