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Nic Name · 08-11-2002, 06:23 PM

It's a common ritual among young immature males to attack the masculinity of their male peer group, often in jest, as a way of asserting their own masculinity to the group, especially when there could be some uncertainty or doubt.

Often, to verbalize derisive epithets toward friendly targets is a safe way of asserting one's masculinity, lest there be any doubt. Mature heterosexual males seldom exhibit this behavior, which is common among immature teenage boys.

Tyson, wiith his girlish voice and speech impediment, is an insecure male who feels the need to speak out against homosexual males and make aggressive sexual attacks on females to assert his masculinity, which might be questionable.

It may be that Dave's personal preference for exceptionally long hair has lead strangers to question his masculinity when he's out with the guys, so it's a natural defense mechanism to verbalize homophobic expressions so as to make it clear that he's not one of them ... not that there's anything wrong with them, he'd assure us ... just don't mistake him for one of them.

08-11-2002, 06:23 PM	#41
Nic Name retired Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,930	It's a common ritual among young immature males to attack the masculinity of their male peer group, often in jest, as a way of asserting their own masculinity to the group, especially when there could be some uncertainty or doubt. Often, to verbalize derisive epithets toward friendly targets is a safe way of asserting one's masculinity, lest there be any doubt. Mature heterosexual males seldom exhibit this behavior, which is common among immature teenage boys. Tyson, wiith his girlish voice and speech impediment, is an insecure male who feels the need to speak out against homosexual males and make aggressive sexual attacks on females to assert his masculinity, which might be questionable. It may be that Dave's personal preference for exceptionally long hair has lead strangers to question his masculinity when he's out with the guys, so it's a natural defense mechanism to verbalize homophobic expressions so as to make it clear that he's not one of them ... not that there's anything wrong with them, he'd assure us ... just don't mistake him for one of them. Last edited by Nic Name; 08-11-2002 at 06:30 PM.