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I come from a conservative community, so I hear a lot of complaints about how new generations of men aren't "manly enough" for this reason or that reason. People saying Harry Styles isn't a man because he wears a dress, or you're not manly if you paint your nails or things like that. Wouldn't it be better to assume, for your sake and for theirs, that masculinity changes as time goes on?

It was only recently brought to my attention that every generation of men has complained about the new generation of men, going all the way back to the time of Ancient Rome when men complained that men weren't manly enough compared to the generation before them. The person presenting it gave this idea of "We can never meet the standards of masculinity if they always come from the past" so I'm curious. Do you ever feel like you can never meet those manly standards?

Ex. "I don't like your outfit."

Who'd think this has a deeper meaning than what has been said?

Ex. "I'm sick so I can't meet you today."

Who's more likely to think of this as a rejection or that something else is going on aside from actually being sick?

by the way I'm literally just curious about your thoughts. It's not about who's better men vs. women. And... I just gave you another example because I'm sure some people are more likely to think this question is about men vs. women instead of what I said.