As long as male behavior is taken to be the norm, there can be no serious questioning of male traits and behavior. A norm is by definition a standard for judging; it is not itself subject to judgment.
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Nothing is ever as good or as bad as it appears to be. 
He cried when I left, which I find to be standard male behavior. 
I believe that there is a Matrix and... to be more accurate I am in the Pornography Matrix. 
It is a lie. 
I know now: what is is all that matters. Not the thing you know is meant to be, not what could be, n... 
In this society, the norm of masculinity is phallic aggression. Male sexuality is, by definition, in... 
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