History Main / MenAreTough

'''NoExamplesPlease.''' This should be an index of tropes, and nothing else.

* JerkJock: The athletic bully. Usually paired with the AlphaBitch.

* HeirClubForMen: Boys are the only worthy heirs. Girls don't count, and are often expendable.

#Bilateral: Men are stronger, tougher, or more blunt, dominant or aggressive '''than women'''. In this form, even if a man shows more passive, submissive, or weaker qualities, he either shows less than his female peers, or compensates in some other area.

** OverprotectiveDad: A dad whose parenting partly consists of being overaggressive.

** NoGuyWantsToBeChased: Men are supposed to aggress sex from women, not the other way around.

* FemaleAngelsMaleDemons: Angels are beautiful, kind and merciful, and thus women. Demons are hideous, cruel and aggressive, and thus men.

* BadassCouple: In heterosexual relationships, having both a man and woman that are tough is treated as remarkable. In a homosexual relationship, it overlaps with BadassGay.

->""The greatest joy for a man is to defeat his enemies, to drive them before him, to take from them all they possess, to see those they love in tears, to ride their horses, and to hold their wives and daughters in his arms."

'''Tropes in this section are tangentially related to this trope, in that they likely would not exist if this trope was not the default assumption. These tropes are typically "exceptions" to this trope--but with some sort of baggage that examines the negative consequences of men failing to be tough. However, the relation has become woven with so many societal complexities that they cannot directly be considered subtropes or aversions.'''

'''Tropes in this section are tangentially related to this trope, in that they likely would not exist if this trope was not the default assumption. These tropes are typically "exceptions" to this trope--but with some sort of baggage that examines this trope. However, the relation has become woven with so many societal complexities that they cannot directly be considered subtropes or aversions.'''

* BadassFamily: The entire family, including members of any gender, are badass.
** BattleCouple: In straight or gay couples, the man and his partner are both badasses.

** Hunk: A man who is sexy because of his masculinity.

* TheSlacker: Men in a domestic or social setting are shown as do-nothing layabouts.

** UselessBoyfriend: A man does nothing to assist in day-to-day life with his far more pragmatic and forward-thinking girlfriend.

* {{NEET}}: A college-aged male who is portrayed as a ButtMonkey.

* BadassFamily: The entire family, including members of any gender, are badass.
** BattleCouple: In straight or gay couples, the man and his partner are both badasses.

* CampGay: An effeminate man who is attracted to men. Can have UnfortunateImplications which insist that men who don't want women are "unmanly".
** SissyVillain: A villain who is campy, effeminate, and evil. The association can imply that those traits go hand-in-hand.
** EffeminateMisogynisticGuy: A misogynist who hates women despite displaying the stereotypical characteristics of one. Perhaps to show that he can do it "better".
* UnluckyEverydude: An {{Everyman}} who does not know his way with women, usually implying that this is the typical male condition. While it demonstrates a discomfort with women which is far from the idealized manly man, the "unlucky" portion also implies that this is a bad thing.
** DoggedNiceGuy: A NiceGuy who is interested in a female companionship, but is stuck in the FriendZone.
** CasanovaWannabe: A man who believes he's a ladies man, but has substantial flaws in his approach.
** {{Cuckold}}: A man whose woman is having sex with another person(s). The "Bull" (her lover) is almost '''always''' another man [[GirlOnGirlIsHot because otherwise the effect is lessened]]. Her infidelity is played for the humiliation and emasculation of the cuckolded man, the sexual depravity of the wife, and to portray the Bulls as "superior" men. The scenario is used for the titillation of the audience. The cultural implications, however, is that any man who fails to satisfy his wife, and "tame" her, is less of a man while the men that succeed are "real" men.
** TeenyWeenie: A man's worth is measured by the size of his genitalia.
* Dominatrix: A woman dominates a man, but solely for the sexual fetish.
** AllWomenAreDomsAllMenAreSubs: Women are typically portrayed as dominatrixes in fiction, because it's considered less uncomfortable than a man dominating a woman.
** BastardGirlfriend: An abusive, creepy, or violent woman is played for fetish.

* EunuchsAreEvil: A man missing his genitalia who is portayed as evil. The association can imply that those traits go hand-in-hand.

* HenpeckedHusband: A husband who is nagged, abused, or derided by his wife. Implies that the man is either weak-willed, or that his wife is just irrational or bitter. Or both.
** BumblingDad: A man is portrayed as incompetent at a domestic task like raising children.
** LazyHusband: A man is portrayed as a do-nothing while his wife does all of the work both in home and out.
** PervertDad: AllMenArePerverts. Becoming a father does not stop it.
* MagicalGirlfriend: A man who is normal or unremarkable becomes a powerful supernatural woman. However, she usually becomes subservient to him.
* MommasBoy: A man who is either subservient or extremely protective of his mother.
** EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: No matter how evil he becomes, he still cares for the woman who nurtured him.
** MyBelovedSmother: A sonwho is nagged, abused, or derided by his mother. Implies that the man is either weak-willed, or that his mother is just irrational or bitter. Or both.

* PrinceCharming: A dashing, handsome man who arrives to romance and/or rescue a waiting female.

* TheSlacker: Men in a domestic or social setting are shown as do-nothing layabouts.
** FatSlob: A man who is [[MenAreUncultured uncultured,]] slovenly, and overweight.
** JadedWashout: His glory days have passed long ago, and he cannot adjust to a new life.
** LazyHusband: A man is portrayed as a do-nothing while his wife does all of the work both in home and out.
** UselessBoyfriend: A man does nothing to assist in day-to-day life with his far more pragmatic and forward-thinking girlfriend.

** IWasBeatenByAGirl: Being beaten by a girl is considered insulting for a tough guy.
** LadyKillerInLove: Being a {{Casanova}} comes at odds with finding a OneTrueLove.
** StrawMisogynist: An extreme misogynist that goes way over the top in bashing women or femininity.

* WouldHitAGirl: Hitting a female is considered reprehensible, no matter the reason. But not hitting a guy.

** {{Cuckold}}: A man whose woman is having sex with another person(s). The "Bull" (her lover) is almost '''always''' another man [[GirlOnGirlIsHot because otherwise the effect is lessened]]. Her infidelity is played for the humiliation and emasculation of the cuckolded man, the sexual depravity of the wife, and to portray the Bulls as "superior" men. The scenario is used for the titillation of the audience. The cultural implications, however, is that any man who fails to satisfy his wife, and "tame" her, is less of a man.

** {{Cuckold}}: A man whose woman is having sex with another person(s). The "Bull" (wife's lover) is almost '''always''' another man [[GirlOnGirlIsHot because otherwise the effect is lessened]]. Her infidelity is played for both the humiliation and emasculation of the cuckolded man, the sexual depravity of the wife, and to portray the Bull(s) as a "superior" man. The scenario is used for the scenario of the audience. The cultural implications, however, is that any man who fails to satisfy his wife, and "tame" her, is less of a man.

** BattleCouple: A man and woman in a relationship are both badasses.

An {{Omnipresent| Trope}} SuperTrope and SisterTrope to WomenAreDelicate. For a number of reasons, fiction tends to treat men as the stronger, hardier, more reliable, and more resilient of the two genders. This may be because MostWritersAreMale, or the implication that MenActWomenAre.

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* WouldHitAGirl: Hitting a female is considered reprehensible, no matter the reason. But not hitting a guy.