GROSS: In the movie, I should say, his masculinity is always being called into question. From Wordnik.com. [Pixar's People, At Play With Ideas In 'Toy Story 3'] Reference
Extreme masculinity is presented as a sane response to an insane world. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Fight Club] Reference
As much as anything, masculinity is a stereotype, a kind of lie that is held up as the “truth.”. From Wordnik.com. [Blog Against Sexism – Some (disjointed) thoughts on Masculinity & Masochism | Living the Liminal] Reference
Glenn Ingersoll said ... masculinity is so fragile -- it's one dress away from complete destruction!. From Wordnik.com. [Robin—She’s No Lady!] Reference
Which makes sense to me, especially given the way gamer masculinity is already constructed as a less-than-ideal masculinity. From Wordnik.com. [integration: gaming the final frontier « Love | Peace | Ohana] Reference
Wordsworth's poem sexualizes nature in similar terms: masculinity is awe-inspiring and sublime, femininity tender and beautiful. From Wordnik.com. [Wordsworth's 'The Haunted Tree' and the Sexual Politics of Landscape] Reference
In trying to verbalize my own definition of femininity, I have used this idea "lacking in masculinity" or the opposite of masculine. From Wordnik.com. [The Long, Modest Gowns Painted by Peter Severin Kroyer (1851-1909)] Reference
Failure to demonstrate a certain degree of masculinity is automatically assumed to display impotency, homosexuality or even bewitchment. From Wordnik.com. [Walking the walk, talking the talk - ¿Mucho macho, eh?] Reference
Okay, many game developers may be culturally unsophisticated, but challenging their human adulthood and masculinity is a really low blow. From Wordnik.com. [Kicking The Dog] Reference
Domesticity really turns me on, and being comfortable in masculinity. From Wordnik.com. [dear clusterflock | clusterflock] Reference
He knew -- what she would have most strenuously denied -- that her masculinity was a sham. From Wordnik.com. [The Cow Puncher] Reference
If masculinity is thought of as strong, femininity could be thought of as weak, although this isn’t true. From Wordnik.com. [2009 March « I’m Not Broken] Reference
Now I'm really curious if the same fantasy, in reverse, is appealing to male readers, or if the idea of masculinity forbids it to them. From Wordnik.com. [Normative Heterosexuality and the Alpha Male Fantasy] Reference
I'm against the idea that any other kind of masculinity is suspect. From Wordnik.com. [For And Against] Reference
In other words, Hawks does not see "masculinity" and "femininity" as entirely tied to gender. From Wordnik.com. [To Have and Have Not] Reference
When puberty hit and the baby fat melted away, I grew into a kind of masculinity I didn't know was possible for me. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Matlack: It's Not Just Don Draper: Real Men Who Cry] Reference
This puts into question ideas such as masculinity and femininity .. which also lends credence into the gender concept. From Wordnik.com. [Dru Blood - I believe in the inherent goodness of all beings: Ain't patriarchy a bitch?] Reference
It's telling that this blog has about 4 times as many posts under the "masculinity" tag than under the "femininity" tag. From Wordnik.com. ["Courage is not solely for men, but it is mainly for men."] Reference
Men taking responsibility for their daughters and their sons, happy to model a masculinity which is both caring and protective. From Wordnik.com. [Indra Adnan: Men and Women Take on the Economy Together] Reference
Unfortunately, the arts are seen by many leaders in business, politics and yes, even education, as lacking certain "masculinity". From Wordnik.com. [John M. Eger: The Arts Are Not a Frill] Reference
She found a Dauphin at last in the collective masculinity which is to be scraped together out of eight Vassar girls, class of '33. From Wordnik.com. [The Mary McCarthy Case] Reference
I wish there were a word other than "masculinity" or "manliness" I could put in there, but hopefully the generally point can come across. From Wordnik.com. [NaBloPoMo #7: Feminism Friday (What if No One's Watching?)] Reference
You may be confusing 'masculinity' with 'machismo'. From Wordnik.com. [Ask MetaFilter] Reference
There's a new kind of masculinity being born out of a feminist sensibility. From Wordnik.com. [Serendip's Exchange] Reference
And to call this site a site of "masculinity" is just wrong in all respects. From Wordnik.com. [MND: Your Daily Dose of Counter-Theory] Reference
And, as the father, that'll be your masculinity which is presumably a problem for you. From Wordnik.com. [Ask MetaFilter] Reference
Unfortunately, our societal definition of "masculinity" is such that men should be able to. From Wordnik.com. [Answerbag: Latest Questions in Question Categories] Reference
When we speak of the terms "masculinity" and "femininity," we are referring to these feelings and behaviors. From Wordnik.com. [CBN.com] Reference
He was a thorough gentleman, very charming and he epitomised a certain kind of masculinity that was way ahead of its times, 'she said. From Wordnik.com. [India eNews] Reference
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