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Originally Posted by flamingdog
That's a pretty interesting take on it... although doesn't it come down to the same thing at the end of the day, ie treating your friends like shit?
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I don't think so. I think, in some cases, it becomes an attempt to reach out to someone under the cover of playful banter. In common society I think a male who wants to talk to another male about his feelings or the like would quickly be jabbed with insightful comments like "shut up fag." Guys know this and they generally understand how to operate within the "guy rules" to reach the necessary objective.
Example: Your buddy has been dumped by his long-term girlfriend. You take him out to a strip club and get him drunk. You sooth his wounds by distracting him with flesh and then give him drink so that you can talk more openly about his pain under the guise of drunkeness. You and your friend can talk about his pain, drown the sorrow, and not step into the "realm of women" by blathering on and on about the situation over tea or lunch.
Understand, I think that this is all rather silly, but for those who aren't so secure with themselves it is apparently a necessary evil to preserve one's sense of manhood. However, even given the silliness of the whole thing, I don't think it is malicious at it's core.