Have you ever seen an aggressive, sexist, sports-obsessed (why is this a bad thing?), misogynistic 'manly man'? And I mean in person. And, if so, do you know for sure that they are misogynistic and sexist? Or is that an assumption based off of a stereotype. But, here is the more pressing question; why do you care about these people? You need to understand, these people are macho, not masculine. The two are not necessarily one and the same. A masculine man is proud, strong and a leader. He leads the leaderless and doesn't prey on the weak. He stands by his convictions and takes responsibility for his actions. A macho man believes that he needs to be physically strong, overly assertive and aggressive. While none of these things are necessarily bad, they do not constitute what being a real man is. I need to ask, why would you rather die than be masculine? As men, we are meant to discover what masculinity, to be a man, truly means to us. Did you make that discovery on your own or did someone tell you what masculinity is? I, personally, believe that what truly makes a man is his strength of character. That is the truest mark of masculinity and maturity.