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[fishwax]

239. sorry, but I think that's bunk

It's weird that you're complaining about how men can't speak freely without having their motives/masculinity called out, when from my (male) perspective, you're doing exactly the same thing you're complaining about. If you want to dismiss someone's disagreement with the OP as simply trying to get laid or describe it as "pathetic," well, that's fine. It's not a surprising or unfamiliar attitude. And some guys will dance to that tune, because the idea that men don't perform for other men certainly doesn't mesh with my experience.

"The OP was written about things that could have been discussed rationally among men. The guys ridiculing his manhood are playing entirely to the audience."

So what audience are you playing to in ridiculing them? I dunno. Perhaps it could have been discussed rationally and perhaps not. But playing the "you're just trying to get laid" or "Don't be pathetic, drop the act, your intended audience isn't here" card wouldn't have helped in that regard.