<p>After reading this thread it is obvious that most people harbor a flawed cultural understanding of what it means to be a man. Apparently being "manly" equates to being a brain dead, tasteless neanderthal that is only interested in sports, beer, boobs, and physical strength. I'd like to think that manhood would be associated with wisdom, virtue, integrity, honesty, intellect, and self-control, but apparently it is associated with foolishness, arrogance, gluttony, and recklessness. I'd say that as a rule of thumb most men that act this way are incredibly insecure and weak. Just because someone is cultured and interested in the arts does not mean that the is person effeminate; it just means that they are well-bred.</p>