The Lost Art of Manliness

[vintage68]

Thought I would pass along this book I came across. Excellent guide to the lost art, and belongs on the shelf of "our people."

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...t_shr?_encoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance

 

[Hamilton_Honey]

Thank you for posting this - I plan to give this as a graduation gift to my nephew now. Perfect!

 

[reetpleat]

I fear this will be of less interest to men who want to learn to be better men, and of much interest to men who think other men need to be taught how to be more like them.

I am pretty content with the man I am, which is, to me, the most manly stance of all.

Plus, i am pretty sure the traditional notion of being a man does not involve spending your time collecting clothing from a bygone era and writing posts on the internet about it. Shouldn't we all be out shooting guns and herding cattle or changing tires or some such?

 

[HadleyH]

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lol lol lol lol lol lol lol

 

[Mid-fogey]

Oh boy...

...here we go.

 

[MisterCairo]

I fear this will be of less interest to men who want to learn to be better men, and of much interest to men who think other men need to be taught how to be more like them.

I am pretty content with the man I am, which is, to me, the most manly stance of all.

Plus, i am pretty sure the traditional notion of being a man does not involve spending your time collecting clothing from a bygone era and writing posts on the internet about it. Shouldn't we all be out shooting guns and herding cattle or changing tires or some such?

Or growing beards, using power tools, urinating standing up (against trees, of course), watching the big game of [insert sport of your choice here, provided that it is football, baseball, basketball or hockey], renovating, stripping a transmission [with your teeth], polishing your knife collection...

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

...stripping a transmission [with your teeth],...

No can do. Teeth got knocked out playing Rugby.

 

[vintage68]

Or growing beards, using power tools, urinating standing up (against trees, of course), watching the big game of [insert sport of your choice here, provided that it is football, baseball, basketball or hockey], renovating, stripping a transmission [with your teeth], polishing your knife collection...

Boy, it didn't take long for the trolls to hijack this thread. Did you even bother to take a look at the book?

If you're not going to add anything constructive to the conversation, maybe you should keep your unnecessary comments to yourself? They're not in the spirit of the Fedora Lounge.

 

[Hamilton_Honey]

ok, courtesy laugh for those who wish be silly

But seriously, I did actually look at the book, and I am excited about getting it for my nephew. I think it looks like a great resource - and enjoyable too.

I think the authors are right on the money when they say that many young men of the newer generations have missed the kind of instruction / modeling that they'd really like to have.

I have met a number of young men in my daughter's age bracket who really want to be gentlemen, and would really appreciate this.

I also applaud the authors, because it seems to me a very challenging subject to approach and make approachable.

By the way, part of the reason that I spend time on this forum is that I perceive I will be treated respectfully by the ladies and gentlemen here (and I have never been disappointed). If I want something less, all I need to do is step outside my house.

 

[Wolfmanjack]

I'm with you HH. I believe many young men are hungry for this kind of information...and they're not getting it from the older men in their life.

Indeed, a whole community has sprung up around this book. Look here.

And thank you, vintage68, for bringing this to our attention.

 

[vintage68]

By the way, part of the reason that I spend time on this forum is that I perceive I will be treated respectfully by the ladies and gentlemen here (and I have never been disappointed). If I want something less, all I need to do is step outside my house.

What he said. And you're welcome Wolfmanjack, I thought it rather up our alley...

 

[Tomasso]

By the way, part of the reason that I spend time on this forum is that I perceive I will be treated respectfully by the ladies and gentlemen here (and I have never been disappointed). If I want something less, all I need to do is step outside my house.

I'm flummoxed by this statement. Please elaborate.

 

[Widebrim]

I'm going to purchase it. Thank you, vintage68! And great link, Wolfmanjack.

 

[Geesie]

Boy, it didn't take long for the trolls to hijack this thread. Did you even bother to take a look at the book?

If you're not going to add anything constructive to the conversation, maybe you should keep your unnecessary comments to yourself? They're not in the spirit of the Fedora Lounge.

Do you want to lock the thread until we have all had time to peruse the book in question? [huh]

 

[Tomasso]

If you're not going to add anything constructive to the conversation, maybe you should keep your unnecessary comments to yourself?

 

[Carlisle Blues]

It’s Time For a “Menaissance”

'Men are no longer needed. For the past 40 years, the role of men in Western society has diminished immensely" Brett & Kate McKay


"The Call for a Menaissance

One of the reasons I started The Art of Manliness was because I noticed this sense of disorientation in myself and in my peers. It seems as though as women became more successful men were content to fade in the background and become slackers. The only idea of manliness I saw in popular culture was the crude caricature of it found in Maxim Magazine or on Spike TV."

Pure nonsense.....this tome teaches young men that they are inept and need to be instructed on how to become men. Further, it attempts to instill a sense of despair and resentment towards woman. Perhaps the following book should have been given earlier in a young man's development:

 

[Wolfmanjack]

I'm going to purchase it. Thank you, vintage68! And great link, Wolfmanjack.

Pleased to oblige, Widebrim. I think we have a lot in common with these folks. Look here in particular.

They're a bit heavy on the "rules," though...IMHO, that is.

 

[Geesie]

Pure nonsense.....this tome teaches young men that they are inept and need to be instructed on how to become men.

And I just don't think that a 25 year old law student is the expert that the world needs to teach us to be men.

 

[Lefty]

+1. "Hemingway or unsophisticated wimp" is the theme of the entire site.

 

[Miss Neecerie]

Apologies in advance....

but all I can now think of is ....

'We're MEN. Manly men, we're men in tights' being sung repeatedly and loudly.




D....goes off to hide in the dark corner again.