Surrender your man card here

[kurumi]

I like mojitos and caipirinhas, and beers with a low IBU.

I drive a car with enough power to pass people where needed, but otherwise blends into the background.

I've done habitat for humanity, but have never put up drywall, tile, carpet, etc. at my own house. I fix small appliances, minor plumbing, but e.g. any electrical stuff I'll hire someone.

Any day or weekend trips, my wife drives (SUV vs. my sedan). [But whenever we rent a car, 95% of the time I drive.]

If we go out for dinner and it's vegan, no problem. I'll try something new.

[Scott5114]

There is one thing, though:  you have to surrender your man card at the door.

You can pick it up on the way back out.

You have a line in your sig that warrants having your man card forcibly taken from you, ripped apart, then burned, and you being put on a "no more man cards" list.

You can probably figure out which line.   

Keep right except to pass?

I'm pretty sure it's the Orleans County one, actually.

[Brian556]

For me, my biggest difference from other men is my taste in music. I like female artists just as much as male artists. In Country, I like Rosanne Cash, Tanya Tucker, Barbara Mandrel, Crystal Gayle, ect. In Pop, I like Madonna (some of hers I really like, others annoy me), Taylor Swift, Taylor Dayne. In rock, I like Heart, Pat Benatar, ect.

Sports: I followed the Cowboys in the 90's when they were good. Other than that, I couldn't care less about sports

Tool/ Cars/ Home Improvement: I can change my oil, alternator, ect. I drive a sedan, and don't like how other men drive huge trucks that they don't need just so they can be arrogant and drive like assholes. I like tools and doing home repairs and improvements. I can operate numerous pieces of construction and warehouse machinery.

[noelbotevera]

*  I drink hot tea.  Every day.  Multiple times per day.  In fact, I keep a collection of various kinds of loose-leaf tea at the office.

Feel like this is perfectly accepted, considering the stereotypical Brit is a tea-sipping, moustache twirling, fine specimen of a gent. Also, Asia says hello. I say hello too.

I like Japanese city pop, and some anime as well.

Anime is still taboo? Y'all must've sitting under a rock when Demon Slayer: Infinity Train came out. Anime could give Disney a run for its money given five or so years. Also helps that Disney worked to make anime mainstream in the 2000's by dubbing and distributing Studio Ghibli films (except for Grave of the Fireflies because we hate to see children starving, and Only Yesterday because ewwww periods are grosssss).

-Absolutely terrible at sports. I'm below average in tennis and decent in chess, if that counts.
-Motorcycles are overrated.
-Echoing kurumi: vegan is perfectly fine. Salads, when done right, are very filling even without meat. The key is piling on a ton of greens like kale or arugula, or adding starchy foods such as potatoes or rice.
-It's okay not to like alcohol or smoking. You'll live longer.

[Roadgeekteen]

I like Taylor Swift

I like country music

I'm terribly unathletic

[Max Rockatansky]

I like looking at a lot of these female musicians a lot of you are referencing.  When music videos were a thing they weren't bad to have on in the background on mute. 

Regarding anime, I did watch Dragon Ball Z in high school.  I didn't find out until I was an adult that it was considered something else than just another superhero thing.

[Scott5114]

I like looking at a lot of these female musicians a lot of you are referencing.  When music videos were a thing they weren't bad to have on in the background on mute. 

Music videos are still a thing, they're just on YouTube now instead of MTV. Some of them are damn near short movies (which is kind of irritating when you want to listen to the song in the background, so you put it on YouTube and the music stops for some plot development).

[dlsterner]

I'm a cat person; dogs make me skittish.  (I was told that when I was little, I was once spooked by a dog twice my size)

I've never (personally) changed the oil in my car.  Replacing light bulbs & wipers is the extent of the maintenance I'll do. (Although I have at least changed a tire)

Although I can cook most things well, I can't make a good steak for the life of me.  I'm also not handy with outdoor grilling.

I also enjoy playing bridge, and have done so most of my adult life (gasp!)

[Max Rockatansky]

I like looking at a lot of these female musicians a lot of you are referencing.  When music videos were a thing they weren't bad to have on in the background on mute. 

Music videos are still a thing, they're just on YouTube now instead of MTV. Some of them are damn near short movies (which is kind of irritating when you want to listen to the song in the background, so you put it on YouTube and the music stops for some plot development).

So basically miniature versions of Moon Walker?

[Rothman]

People have been saying anime is going to take over for decades now.  Seems that will perpetually happen five years from now.

My non-man-card stuff:

--I enjoyed Anne of Green Gables, the books and the Megan Follows series.

--My wife got me into the k-drama Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (a/k/a "Goblin").  Can't stand any other the others she has watched, though.

--Never changed my own oil.

[NWI_Irish96]

I like Taylor Swift

I like country music

I'm terribly unathletic

Liking country music is more unusual for your geographic region than for your gender.

[jmacswimmer]

To the OP: much respect for having the balls courage to start this thread. 

Furthering a couple common points thus far:

-Also cats > dogs: we have 2, and yes I love the shit out of those little rascals (and having a scary incident the other day where one got his paw caught in the hinged side of a door only reinforced that)
-Also small cars > large cars: Quite happy with my Civic that has great maneuverability, good-enough acceleration, and pushes 45 mpg if I'm slightly mindful (and it is a stick, but I don't really think of that as a "manly" thing so much as just enjoying having that added control over the car).  And I've never changed the oil myself.

As a more overall statement: Ever since I learned to drop the whole "men-don't-have-feelings-or-emotions" thing within the past year or 2, I've found that I've learned a ton about myself and why I do things the way I do, I've been able to resolve things from my childhood that I hadn't realized were still affecting me, my relationship with my fiancée has become that much stronger, and I'm much happier both overall and with the person I've become.

Regarding anime, I did watch Dragon Ball Z in high school.  I didn't find out until I was an adult that it was considered something else than just another superhero thing.

I've watched all of TeamFourStar's Dragon Ball Z Abridged

[zachary_amaryllis]

• i'm a cat person
• when i'm working i often lipsync the female singers

[Max Rockatansky]

To the OP: much respect for having the balls courage to start this thread.  :

Regarding anime, I did watch Dragon Ball Z in high school.  I didn't find out until I was an adult that it was considered something else than just another superhero thing.

I've watched all of TeamFourStar's Dragon Ball Z Abridged

As have I, it honestly was the best version of the show and hilarious at the same time.

[JoePCool14]

I feel that the fact that anime is becoming so popular in the West says a lot about our own mainstream entertainment, and how many people do not care for it anymore. In other words, this could be another sign that they're horribly out of touch with what people actually enjoy.

[Takumi]

To the OP: much respect for having the balls courage to start this thread.  :

Regarding anime, I did watch Dragon Ball Z in high school.  I didn't find out until I was an adult that it was considered something else than just another superhero thing.

I've watched all of TeamFourStar's Dragon Ball Z Abridged

As have I, it honestly was the best version of the show and hilarious at the same time.

Absolutely agreed.


NAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIL

[texaskdog]

I can't grill, not good at fixing too many things, love cats, talk about my feelings.

Neighbor's new boyfriend drives a mini Cooper, that's just TOO far.

[hotdogPi]

Before COVID, I sang in a choir. While an SATB choir obviously needs both women and men, most amateur choirs are about 75% female.

[kphoger]

I like country music

What?  How is that possibly un-masculine?

To the OP: much respect for having the balls courage to start this thread.

Thanks.  I'd had the idea to start this topic for a few weeks, but it's apparently easy to forget to start an off-topic thread.

*  I drink hot tea.  Every day.  Multiple times per day.  In fact, I keep a collection of various kinds of loose-leaf tea at the office.

Feel like this is perfectly accepted, considering the stereotypical Brit is a tea-sipping, moustache twirling, fine specimen of a gent. Also, Asia says hello. I say hello too.

Right, of course, but I don't get the impression Englishmen suffer from the same macho-inferiority complex as we Americans do.  Maybe I'm wrong about that.  At least around here, hot tea is what little old ladies drink.  Men drink iced tea instead.

[kphoger]

*  I cross my legs above the knee.

[1995hoo]

Well, I mean. It's kind of one of those things that I can't help but engage with at an existential level, because the concept of having a "man card" you can surrender is so foreign to my adult experience. ....

I'm not going to name any usernames, but I have reason to believe certain forum members would strongly disagree with that last clause.

[Rothman]

*  I cross my legs above the knee.

I got into this habit due to living in Russia, where crossing your legs above the knee is the cultural way of not showing the bottom of your shoe, which is considered rude.

[Rothman]

Well, I mean. It's kind of one of those things that I can't help but engage with at an existential level, because the concept of having a "man card" you can surrender is so foreign to my adult experience. ....

I'm not going to name any usernames, but I have reason to believe certain forum members would strongly disagree with that last clause.

Scott doesn't have adult experience?

[Scott5114]

Well, I mean. It's kind of one of those things that I can't help but engage with at an existential level, because the concept of having a "man card" you can surrender is so foreign to my adult experience. ....

I'm not going to name any usernames, but I have reason to believe certain forum members would strongly disagree with that last clause.

The nice thing about not giving a shit about your societal gender role is that you also stop giving a shit about the opinions of other people in regards to how well you performed that gender role. Like I said, it's freeing.

[kphoger]

Unless, of course, you adopted a new societal gender role in the process and are worried about the opinions of other people in regards to how well you're performing that one...

But, please, this is precisely the type of discussion I was hoping this thread would not become.