Who are some examples of a "macho man"?

[LivingWordUnity]

This subject came up in another thread, but I want to zero in on it.

Can someone provide an example someone who is a "macho man"?

 

[LivingWordUnity]

Is it any of these guys?

 

[MoonlessNight]

Randy Savage?

 

[Michie]

Mikhael provided the definition in the thread. It is when someone acts offensively or stupidly over the top in their masculinity. Insensitive and arrogant to anything outside that.

 

[s_gunter]

This subject came up in another thread, but I want to zero in on it.

Can someone provide an example someone who is a "macho man"?

Yeah, I can give you a whole host of them: Go to Latin America, where machismo is part of the male culture.

I read that other thread. Being a masculine man is not what was meant by "macho man." The description given by Mikhael and the definition in my provided link describes the term "macho" in that context. Macho/machismo is NOT a complement towards a man. It should be an insult..

 

[LivingWordUnity]

Mikhael provided the definition in the thread. It is when someone acts offensively or stupidly over the top in their masculinity. Insensitive and arrogant to anything outside that.

Yeah, I can give you a whole host of them: Go to Latin America, where machismo is part of the male culture.

I read that other thread. Being a masculine man is not what was meant by "macho man." The description given by Mikhael and the definition in my provided link describes the term "macho" in that context. Macho/machismo is NOT a complement towards a man. It should be an insult..

And my point in the other thread is that there are no priests who fit the description of a "macho man".

 

[Michie]

And my point in the other thread is that there are no priests who fit the description of a "macho man".

How do you know? Have you met them all? And she was referring to the mentality in school.

 

[LivingWordUnity]

How do you know? Have you met them all? And she was referring to the mentality in school.

Of course none of us has met every priest in the world. But I've met a lot of priests, and none fit the definition of a "macho man". I asked for an example of one, and people here could not come up with one. And the onus is on the one who first made the claim that there are some who are like that to provide the proof of it.

 

[eastcoast_bsc]

Did someone call my name?

 

[Michie]

Did someone call my name?

Lol!

 

[Meowzltov]

There's bad macho and good macho.

In bad macho, a "manly man" can be a chauvinistic, sexist, jerk, even a womanizer. Think Arnold Shwarzenegger. These guys are, yes, attractive, but they are so not good for us and those of us who are smart stay away from them.

But in good macho, a guy is a "manly man" who works hard and takes responsibility for his wife and kids. My brother in law is an example of a great macho man. He is a black belt in Karate (he teaches), rides a motorcycle, plays bass guitar in a rock band, sails, and likes working on cars. His profession used to be construction. He is very respectful towards women and is deeply devoted to his wife and son. When the bottom fell out of the housing market, he retrained in computers so that he could continue to support his family, even though the work did not agree with him. He is not stupid, and has a BA and a degree in Youth Ministry from a major seminary -- he loves shooting hoops with the kids at church. He isn't perfect, but he is a really great guy.

I don't think the macho type are attracted to the priesthood, are they? Aren't they more into professions where they can work with their hands? Or at least they have free time where they can do so. I suppose theoretically you can have a macho priest -- he'd be the type of priest that would be shooting hoops with the kids, like my brother in law. Maybe he'd have a car he'd restore rather than a new one bought by the parish. But saying Mass is not a muscle kind of job.

There are different kinds of attractive. Macho is just ONE KIND of attractive. Kindness is attractive. A great brain is attractive. A good supporter is attractive. A great sense of humor is attractive. Creativity is attractive. Etc. It takes all kinds to make the world go round.

 

[bill5]

Mikhael provided the definition in the thread. It is when someone acts offensively or stupidly over the top in their masculinity. Insensitive and arrogant to anything outside that.

Hardly. OpenHeart beat me to it. Being "macho" has nothing inherently to do with poor behavior, though it certainly does happen. (PS, your brother-in-law definitely is a great example)

That said, IMO it has nothing to do with being responsible for one's family/etc. That's being an adult. And a good, moral person, a good Christian.

 

[Sword of the Lord]

Hardly. OpenHeart beat me to it. Being "macho" has nothing inherently to do with poor behavior, though it certainly does happen. (PS, your brother-in-law definitely is a great example)

That said, IMO it has nothing to do with being responsible for one's family/etc. That's being an adult. And a good, moral person, a good Christian.

The literal definition of macho, but maybe not your made up one. You're like the people who have redefined racism and bigotry.

 

[topcare]

Randy Savage?

I always thought he sounded constipated

 

[topcare]

This subject came up in another thread, but I want to zero in on it.

Can someone provide an example someone who is a "macho man"?

Hard to find in the feminized culture of America

 

[Gnarwhal]

Machismo has been conflated with boorish behavior in recent decades. A man can be masculine without forsaking a gentlemanly demeanor.

 

[LivingWordUnity]

Machismo has been conflated with boorish behavior in recent decades. A man can be masculine without forsaking a gentlemanly demeanor.

Nowadays, a man is called a macho sexist if he is a gentleman to a woman. It's a screwed up world.

 

[pdudgeon]

Mikhael provided the definition in the thread. It is when someone acts offensively or stupidly over the top in their masculinity. Insensitive and arrogant to anything outside that.

I would disagree with your definition.
I think that the characters portrayed by such men as Clint Eastwood, John Wayne, and Lorne Green could be considered as macho men.
And in real life I would consider President Theodore Roosevelt, Daniel Boon, President John Adams, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Jesus, and others as macho men.
They were all manly men; courageous, principled, able to lead others, and yet kind to women.

 

[Genersis]

I'm not sure really.
As a side note, I think people worry too much about masculinity and femininity, and if they look/feel/behave/ETC too much like one or the other.
It seems to me that being a decent person has nothing to do with such things.
Those are my thoughts anyway...

 

[eastcoast_bsc]

I guess we are Binary now dare we express masculinity or femininity.