-nutting in goth-

 “i just think history is interesting in general! i’m not interested in any specific part of it”: this person is most likely safe. never drop your guard though

“i’m interested in this specific subject or time period in history. (ex. ancient egypt,  the golden age of piracy, the history of the printing press”: still probably safe. be on the lookout for certain risky historical subjects. you should know them you see them 

“i’m really into WW2 history”: this is the caution zone, there’s plenty of valid reasons to be into WW2, but if they start talking about how Operation Sealion totally could have succeeded, it’s time to abort

As cheesy as it sounds, people’s words and actions tell us what kind of person they are; some people do have harmful, unsavoury interests but I wouldn’t call ‘being interested in Prussian military history’ something innately harmful. I’m a social historian and early modernist with no interest in military history, but I know it’s like, legitimate and important and not every military historian is a piece of garbage. Moreover, when on earth did we suddenly come to lack the braincells to realise that people being into history isn’t ACTUALLY a red flag? ‘Never drop your guard’ wtf we’re basically handing neo Nazis the deed to our own stories and letting them have monopoly over the past with this mindset. God, this website has ruined the way people interact with history. I hate it.

tumblr: oh! so he’s gay!

writer: uh…no, he’s attracted to women.

tumblr: ….so he’s bi!

writer: uhh…no…….he loves his guy friends but he’s not romantically/sexually attracted to them.

tumblr: ….so you’re homophobic.

writer:

Thank you for inviting me to this discussion.

I’m a part of the Martial Culture, the culture of the fight gyms.

Guys train in fight sports at these gyms.

I train in muay thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and boxing.

When Men train and fight, they bond. This bonding is driven by the training that these Men do, with constant body contact.

Fighting produces and nurtures Manliness, which is the ability and willingness to fight.

Manliness includes fight skills, a trained and conditioned body and most importantly the Moral Virtues of Humility, Integrity, Selflessness, Self Control and always showing Respect.

We fighters love and cherish our Manliness.

We feel very comfortable being in close contact with other fighters and we really don’t care if the fighters are attracted to Women, Men or even both.

All we care about is their ability and willingness to fight.

So, if I were you, I’d visit a few fight gyms and take some free classes. Talk with the trainers and the fighters. See what the Martial Culture and Manliness are all about.

Train and fight!

Always seek Manliness!

WarriorMale

Twitter  @warrior_male