Definition of a Man..
Apr. 21st, 2005 05:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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wearbear Has a FABULOUS thread going on about FTMs and the xy guys who dig them. Being one of those guys, I thought I would do a little writing on that topic myself..Behind a cut, cuz it's kinda long
So many FTM guys are MEN to the Nth degree, in whatever way they choose to be men. They embrace masculinity wholeheartedly in a way that I, for one, find not only hot, but refreshing too. Those of us who grew up with an set of XY chromosomes rarely give any thought into what being a man or being masculine is..It is my opinion that what makes FTMs so hot is that I believe that they HAVE given it tought. In the last few decades we have have heard so much about the power of the feminine.. The Feminine Mystique to the resurgance of Goddess based religions. While that is AWSOME in it's own right, I think we sometimes forget that Masculine energy is also a wonderous and powerful thing. Most of the FTM's that I have met have taken that power and done incredible things with it. Some have taken it and used it to make themselves into men who are masculine in the sence that they are care takers: strong and resiliant protectors.. Others have embraced the more angry and agressive side of masculinity... But ALL that I have met have defined (At least for me) what a MAN is.. I have learned much about being a man from my FTM brothers. The most important lesson being that I don't get to define what being a man is for anyone else but ME.
I consider myself to be fairly masculine (Tho I can camp with the best of 'em)and part of what makes me masculine in my estimation is that I am not afraid of being percieved as less than a man. As I said, I get to define what masculine is for me. That process of defining what being a man is for me takes so much energy and focus, I don't have the ability to define it in anyone else or worry about thier masculinity or lack of it. There is freedom in that. I don't have to experience the fear and hatred of drag queens, fem guys and hairdressers that is common in our community. And I get to experience the HOTNESS and masculinity of FTMs.. I am a lucky guy.
wearbear Has a FABULOUS thread going on about FTMs and the xy guys who dig them. Being one of those guys, I thought I would do a little writing on that topic myself..Behind a cut, cuz it's kinda long So many FTM guys are MEN to the Nth degree, in whatever way they choose to be men. They embrace masculinity wholeheartedly in a way that I, for one, find not only hot, but refreshing too. Those of us who grew up with an set of XY chromosomes rarely give any thought into what being a man or being masculine is..It is my opinion that what makes FTMs so hot is that I believe that they HAVE given it tought. In the last few decades we have have heard so much about the power of the feminine.. The Feminine Mystique to the resurgance of Goddess based religions. While that is AWSOME in it's own right, I think we sometimes forget that Masculine energy is also a wonderous and powerful thing. Most of the FTM's that I have met have taken that power and done incredible things with it. Some have taken it and used it to make themselves into men who are masculine in the sence that they are care takers: strong and resiliant protectors.. Others have embraced the more angry and agressive side of masculinity... But ALL that I have met have defined (At least for me) what a MAN is.. I have learned much about being a man from my FTM brothers. The most important lesson being that I don't get to define what being a man is for anyone else but ME.
I consider myself to be fairly masculine (Tho I can camp with the best of 'em)and part of what makes me masculine in my estimation is that I am not afraid of being percieved as less than a man. As I said, I get to define what masculine is for me. That process of defining what being a man is for me takes so much energy and focus, I don't have the ability to define it in anyone else or worry about thier masculinity or lack of it. There is freedom in that. I don't have to experience the fear and hatred of drag queens, fem guys and hairdressers that is common in our community. And I get to experience the HOTNESS and masculinity of FTMs.. I am a lucky guy.
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Date: 2005-04-22 01:27 am (UTC)very eloquently written!
Brandon
AWW SHUCKS...
Date: 2005-04-22 01:40 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-04-22 03:20 am (UTC)I'm an older FtM, 42. I made my change at 39, after a lifetime of not knowing I could.
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Date: 2005-04-22 03:23 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-04-22 04:59 am (UTC)And, is your pup CJ an Australian Shepard by any chance? I had a look around your web page and saw his pic.
We have two Aussies, Cloudy and Monk.
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Date: 2005-04-22 01:06 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-04-22 03:52 am (UTC)Puleeze...
Date: 2005-04-22 03:55 am (UTC)