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Originally Posted by flamingdog
In other words, squash how you feel about being made fun of in order to be 'one of the guys'. Bullshit.
I appreciate the sentiment that it's not serious, that it's banter between friends, that it helps you form a thicker skin, but it's still macho alpha-male posturing.
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Ok, this is me doing my best not to resort to name calling and ball busting, but whatever. I suppose everyone is entitled to their opinion. I would agree that it's alpha-male. Is that a bad thing to be in your opinion?
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