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Happy Men's Day! :)

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The theme this year is "positive male role models"

My favourite is Dr Who, (1963-89), in particular the Fifth Doctor, Peter Davison.

A great pick. Would it be childish to suggest the 13th?

And Captain Jean-Luc Picard (just in TNG...NOT Picard) ;)

Link to the official website - https://internationalmensday.com/

"International Men’s Day is an opportunity for people everywhere of goodwill to appreciate and celebrate the men in their lives and the contribution they make to society for the greater good of all."

Do we celebrate by joining the army? No, wait, that's 23 Feb.

RIP Ансамбль Александрова - they didn't get the day but perhaps they now should.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jrg0X9H6FGU

I think that was intended to be a joke, but in all seriousness military service can be a great way for men (and women of course too, but we're talking about men here :) ) to serve. Military service is about much more than going to war and fighting in combat. Humanitarian missions are common. Many medical and technological advances have come from the military. It is also a great mentorship program for young adults. I've seen so many troubled individuals find their way and their calling by serving in the military. The military is also one of the best ways to obtain valuable job skills. Of course it's certainly not for everyone, but I have no regrets about my service in the military.

Thanks for the perspective; yes, it was a joke, but one that may have required too much knowledge of "likely adversaries"*: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_of_the_Fatherland_Day...

* combined with jeans, this could also be a meta-joke:

— Lt. Rzhevsky! Why not in uniform? And even wearing jeans; national costume of most likely adversary!

— Col. Isaev, Sir! Jeans here: most likely war trophy.

Judging from the first few seconds of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIzuNHm4lng , in the 1990s motorcycle brands in the east were mostly slavic: Minsk, Voskhod, Planeta, etc. but clothing brands were mostly western: NBA, Adidas, Nike, etc.

Now, if only we could stop associating men with the color blue.

I’m a man, and when I’m not wearing black my colors are pink and mustard.

No, I like blue, and what you're wearing has nothing to do with it... but pink and mustard are a terrible combination, and that means you're as masculine as it gets ;)

Masculinity and colorblindness are, disturbingly, associated.

Why do you care then?

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