Damon Bruce goes on rant against women in Sports Media

[Reverend]

 
I sort of disagree.  "Real man" is straight-up code for "masculine man".  The subtext is that there ARE inauthentic men, and it's the gays and the metros on down.  How much of the entire concept of masculinity springs from core insecurities is of course an endless conversation, but I think the phase itself is more on-purpose and accusatory than a defensive tic.

 
Yeah. That's the entire point.
 
I like the way I said it better. /Wayne'sWorld2

 

[soxfan121]

 
I sort of disagree.  "Real man" is straight-up code for "masculine man".  The subtext is that there ARE inauthentic men, and it's the gays and the metros on down.  How much of the entire concept of masculinity springs from core insecurities is of course an endless conversation, but I think the phase itself is more on-purpose and accusatory than a defensive tic.

 
I mostly agree but you've missed "women" at the top of the list of inauthentic men. Because really, "real men" aren't women. They aren't pussies. Oppositional identity - defining who you are by what you're not. 
 
This guy's problem seems to be that he's not Wendy Thurm - an apparently respected voice in Bay area sports. 

 

[Stu Nahan]

I knew this idiot before he transferred in college. Let's just say I'm not surprised by the rant or his stupidity.