11-04-2009, 10:35 AM
I think you're reading waaay too much into what Vllad said. He's saying that "having a passion" is something all men do. He didn't say the activity itself is, therefore, manly. At least, that's not what I got out of it. He didn't really specify.
Whether the passion itself is "manly" depends on the culture and individual perceptions. If we defined "manly" as "gets you all the ladies" then I'm afraid that dancing would actually be pretty high on the list. Women like dancing. Crazy, I know. We wouldn't like to let the dancer sit at the man-table, though. That's for lumberjacks, bulldozer operators, people who work with explosives and anyone who can talk at length about football.
Whether the passion itself is "manly" depends on the culture and individual perceptions. If we defined "manly" as "gets you all the ladies" then I'm afraid that dancing would actually be pretty high on the list. Women like dancing. Crazy, I know. We wouldn't like to let the dancer sit at the man-table, though. That's for lumberjacks, bulldozer operators, people who work with explosives and anyone who can talk at length about football.