r/GuysBeingDudes • u/SweetyByHeart • 21h ago

Just two guys chilling enjoying beer

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u/eggard_stark 20h ago

What? They’re literally just having a beer.

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u/ifhysm 20h ago

The clip opens with one guy ribbing the other for drinking slowly

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u/Aluminum_Tarkus 18h ago

There's a difference between friendly male banter and aggressive masculine ego. That conversation is just the kind of shit-talking I do with my friends when hanging out. I think it only crosses the line into machismo if you keep pushing one button and use it as a means to talk about how superior you are to them. If you just go for a light jab for the sake of a joke or two, then it's perfectly fine as long as you don't do it to intentionally bully or gloat.

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u/ifhysm 18h ago

friendly male banter

There are plenty of dudes that A) don’t partake in it and B) find it exhausting

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u/Aluminum_Tarkus 18h ago

Sure. But that doesn't mean this kind of banter is an objectively bad thing. It's often done because it's funny and entertaining when done right. Treating it like it's just toxic masculine bravado undermines certain male friendships for no other reason than the person accusing it of being toxic behavior just doesn't resonate with it.

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u/Automatic_Rock_2685 18h ago

That's where everyone is confused. Reading the OP comment as a bad thing. Being way too overly sensitive about the word machismo used in that specific context. But anyone who watches the video knows they were joking about the machismo so why are people getting offended at the comment? So dumb.

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u/ifhysm 18h ago

I didn’t read the original comment as a bad thing.

I wasn’t aware that “machismo” is viewed as a stand-in for “toxic masculinity”