I don't think you have to be this macho man all the time, just because you play sport.
The whole macho thing has to be reexamined. Because in my view, the Bush administration was weak, not strong. To engage in a policy of torture is a weak policy. Because ultimately, it encourages the terrorists. It undermines our own values. It corrupts our system. And it doesn't get good intelligence.
Apart from a small minority, teenage boys fall into three distinct categories: macho, metro, or just plain muddled.
I don't like being called 'macho.' Macho basically means stupid and a real Italian man is not macho, he's smart. That's smart in both senses: elegant and clever.
I'm not macho, I'm not a Mel Gibson sort of person.
The time for invisible boundaries that guard the 'purity' of gaming as a niche subculture is over. The violent macho power fantasy will no longer define what gaming is all about.
I am not metrosexual. I am not macho. I am normal. I don't even wear nail paint.
In an ordinary suit and tie, I'd look like a little macho. I'd be ridiculous.
When my nephew was 3 and 4, he would say the most genius things. He said, You're hammer macho with FBI dogs. I thought it was just one of those great lines.
As soon as you step into the water, you are part of the food chain; you're part of the wilderness. That's why I like solo sailing. You can be macho, but at least you can be macho on your own.
