machismo
"I was particularly struck by one man's analogy that machismo is like a eucalyptus tree Like a tree, it is bigger than those around it. It takes up all the good soil and nutrients, leaving nothing for those surrounding it". "
"If you are old enough to own a handgun, you should be beyond what other people think, IMHO. Overt machismo is like poetry, they're both the last refuge of sissies, and no one cares...
Just kidding to make a point. ;) Good poetry has a lot more value than forced machismo! OTOH, bad poetry... "
"Machismo is like haemophilia: an illness suffered by men, but transmitted by women. To end machismo women transform themselves."
"Their work would be considered admirable anywhere. But here-where the machismo is like the humidity - thick and sticks to your skin - their efforts are extraordinary."
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