Quotes About Masculinity

I went to an all-boys school, where I played rugby, so ballet wasn't the coolest thing to do.

It's a long time since men's cosmetics were considered uncool.

If it's Saturday night, and you're sitting on your couch watching 'Showtime at the Apollo,' then you're not a man's man.

I'm not really a crying type.

Crying is scary to men! To us, it's a sign that something completely earth-shattering is happening.

I was never in an awkward position where I had to curb my manhood.

When I was younger, I was so damn pretty, I looked like a girl, so I understand why guys didn't like me.

No boys liked Take That, and it was weird if you did because they danced around and wore matching clothes. But I didn't grow up with a dad who told me something was manly or not manly.

I was playing tackle football in the street at five years old. Always being physical. Always being tough, just like a man's man. It was just always about being tough.

It's instinct: Men love to feel like they take care of you. Knowing you feel protected makes his ego grow two sizes bigger.

There are much more important things than a man going to the gym. Of course they have to take care of themselves on a certain level, but it's not essential. I think men do it more to impress other men.

Something that I've definitely taken on when I think of my style icons - people like Harry Styles and the way he's managed to bring a femininity to his masculinity - is that that's definitely the way that we're moving as men going into 2021.

I'm not necessarily intimidated by really jocky guys. I can talk football with them, you know what I mean?

The rise of women and feminism is well documented. What is equally fascinating - and less talked about - is the impact this has had on men.

I'm too tall to be a girl. I'm between a chick and a broad.

I'm very often referred to as 'Sir' in elevators and such. I think it has to do with being this tall and not wearing much lipstick. I think people just can't imagine I'd be a woman if I look like this.

I'm very tall, so I like a guy who's bigger than me - it makes me feel feminine and safe. I don't like to be hovering over a guy or feel like a linebacker.

It's very hard as a tall woman to remove your deliberately pronounced feminine aspects and look more masculine.

Like I would love to be a ladies man, but it's like... uh, you're seven feet tall, and you need to shave!

Women want to be tamed.

Guys may feel spray tanning is taboo and think it's a girl thing, but you look better with it, so why wouldn't you do it?

Glocks: the only guns that come with a side of daddy issues.

The goal is not to make professions like nursing, social work, mental health, or teaching seem like masculine rather than feminine ones, but to emphasize a range of opportunities that they can provide for both men and women. We don't need to make men feel like being a nurse will somehow bolster their masculinity, just that it will not diminish it.

Men's magazines often feature pictures of naked ladies. Women's magazines also often feature pictures of naked ladies. This is because the female body is a beautiful work of art, while the male body is hairy and lumpy and should not be seen by the light of day.