it is unmasculine to be too educated but also “girls can’t do maths”
Nothing cranks my tractor quite as quickly as the idea of some over-educated soyjack complaining about a problem only for the wise redneck sage who Tells It Like It Is™ after a hard career of Making the Hard Decisions™ to come in and hit the TV with a wrench or turn it to W for Wumbo. It’s so thought terminating and can easily and often be unhelpful.
there’s also a class aspect to that (social not economic) as those standards don’t exist for the upper class. Their masculinity doesn’t demand ignorance
almost certainly not the best example but dennis prager comes to mind for me. he’s a manly man that smokes cigars and dresses in suits and what have you but he’s also so “educated” that he’s “qualified” to be an “educator”.
Nothing cranks my tractor quite as quickly as the idea of some over-educated soyjack complaining about a problem only for the wise redneck sage who Tells It Like It Is™ after a hard career of Making the Hard Decisions™ to come in and hit the TV with a wrench or turn it to W for Wumbo. It’s so thought terminating and can easily and often be unhelpful.
there’s also a class aspect to that (social not economic) as those standards don’t exist for the upper class. Their masculinity doesn’t demand ignorance
I can believe that, but I’m having a hard time envisioning what you’re saying. Can you give me an example please?
boys who go to schools that were founded by Edward the 1st aren’t shamed for poetry
almost certainly not the best example but dennis prager comes to mind for me. he’s a manly man that smokes cigars and dresses in suits and what have you but he’s also so “educated” that he’s “qualified” to be an “educator”.