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Why young men go to war
- Red_Tarsius 12y agoI really enjoyed this article. imho The quest/test for manhood theme is one of the most dominant in our media, yet it is also kind of a spoken taboo. Breaking Bad and Fight Club come to mind, where "castrated" protagonists fight back for their manhood... The Big Lebowski is, among many themes, about how different people prove their masculinity in different ways too. The whole damsel in distress genre... I've been writing an article about this topic, hopefully it will come out soon. Also, movie/tv male comic relief is often portrayed as asexual or incredibly dorky. This is also incredibly timely, as I've spent the last weeks thinking about how joining the military would be like.