{"id":256090,"date":"2020-07-25T08:38:07","date_gmt":"2020-07-25T15:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=256090"},"modified":"2020-07-25T10:05:17","modified_gmt":"2020-07-25T17:05:17","slug":"why-masculinity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/25\/why-masculinity\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Masculinity?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Why become more masculine?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shouldn&#8217;t a man become more &#8220;masculine&#8221;?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let me speak for men:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>If masculinity or manliness (virtue) is the art of a man becoming the apex version of himself, then shouldn&#8217;t manliness and masculinity be the goal?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Certainly masculinity is subjective<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Providence-v71-ERIC-KIM-ricoh-gr-iii-2020-4-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1707&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Providence-v71-ERIC-KIM-ricoh-gr-iii-2020-4-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Providence-v71-ERIC-KIM-ricoh-gr-iii-2020-4-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Providence-v71-ERIC-KIM-ricoh-gr-iii-2020-4-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Providence-v71-ERIC-KIM-ricoh-gr-iii-2020-4-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Providence-v71-ERIC-KIM-ricoh-gr-iii-2020-6-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1707&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Providence-v71-ERIC-KIM-ricoh-gr-iii-2020-6-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Providence-v71-ERIC-KIM-ricoh-gr-iii-2020-6-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Providence-v71-ERIC-KIM-ricoh-gr-iii-2020-6-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Providence-v71-ERIC-KIM-ricoh-gr-iii-2020-6-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, 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768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Providence-v71-ERIC-KIM-ricoh-gr-iii-2020-11-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Providence-v71-ERIC-KIM-ricoh-gr-iii-2020-11-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Providence-v71-ERIC-KIM-ricoh-gr-iii-2020-11-scaled.jpg?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-256002\" data-id=\"256002\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Providence-v71-ERIC-KIM-ricoh-gr-iii-2020-12-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1707&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Providence-v71-ERIC-KIM-ricoh-gr-iii-2020-12-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Providence-v71-ERIC-KIM-ricoh-gr-iii-2020-12-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Providence-v71-ERIC-KIM-ricoh-gr-iii-2020-12-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Providence-v71-ERIC-KIM-ricoh-gr-iii-2020-12-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Providence-v71-ERIC-KIM-ricoh-gr-iii-2020-12-scaled.jpg?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Let men talk about male matters; let women talk about women matters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regarding masculinity, you must define it for yourself. For myself it is simple:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Stoic hard skin (in praise of <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/stoicism\">stoicism<\/a>)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/25\/hard-mind\/\">Hard mind<\/a><\/li><li>Hard body; hard muscles. More <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/muscle\/\">muscular<\/a> mass (skeletal mass) and less <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/22\/how-to-lose-fat-fast\/\">body fat<\/a> (adipose tissue)<\/li><li>Stronger physical strength (<a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/powerlifting-2\/\">powerlifting<\/a>)<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why become more masculine? Shouldn&#8217;t a man become more &#8220;masculine&#8221;? 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