Part of the preparation to strike fear into its "enemy" was to intimidate the enemy with that lowered head and that glower out of the tops of the eyes.

This did not surprise me. My whole life long, as a boy who knew he was "different" and who felt much more at ease with women than with men during much of his boyhood, I've known that certain men — many men — are capable of violence.

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From boyhood forward, I've watched potentially violent men posture, all around me — behavior that's perfectly socially acceptable, because "This Is Just How Men Are." I've watched them walk around, neck drawn in, forehead lowered, eyes glowering upwards — because they think this behavior is intimidating.

It's "masculine."

It's macho.

It's "How Men Are" and "How Men Are Supposed to Be."

#Trump #mugshot #males #violence #MaleEntitlement #gender

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