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'''MANLINESS!''' Do you have what it takes to be '''manly''' in this day and age?! ''[[Dirty Harry
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We don't just mean plain old "macho", weaklings! You're [[Internet Tough Guy|on the Internet now]], where the truly ''manly'' men eat [[Extreme Omnivore|dinosaur bones]] and [[
▲'''MANLINESS!''' Do you have what it takes to be '''manly''' in this day and age?! ''[[Dirty Harry (Film)|Well, do ya, punk?!]]''
▲We don't just mean plain old "macho", weaklings! You're [[Internet Tough Guy|on the Internet now]], where the truly ''manly'' men eat [[Extreme Omnivore|dinosaur bones]] and [[Masochists Meal|razor blades]] for breakfast, brush their teeth with [[Made of Iron|angle grinders]], [[Bullet Catch|catch bullets]] with their [[Immune to Bullets|furrowed brows]], [[A Real Man Is a Killer|strangle rhinoceri]] with their mustaches, communicate exclusively with their [[Violence Is the Only Option|fists]], eat iron and shit a chain, [[A Man Is Not a Virgin|overemphasise]] their [[Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today|heterosexuality]] (or [[Manly Gay|Manly Gai]]ety<ref>It's the 21st century, we [[Anything That Moves|don't actually care]] who you bang as long you do it while exhibiting your MANLINESS</ref>), juggle flying helicopters, sneeze meteors and belch tornadoes!
... and so forth.
This trope is about [[The Parody|parodying]] the concept of "manliness" in an absurd, exaggerated fashion. It is, simply, [[Badass]] made silly. The [http://www.darwinawards.com Darwin Awards website] uses the term to describe people who died attempting to pull off absurdly masculine
Note that, in reality, men with ''either'' high ''or'' low levels of testosterone are actually more aggressive and violent than those with normal amounts of testosterone. Besides, everyone knows that [[Real Men Wear Pink]].
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The [[Trope Namer]] was Dr. Helen Caldicott, outspoken campaigner against nuclear weapons and the arms race.
'''Editor's Note''': Remember, this trope is specifically for ''parodying'' excessive manliness. When excessive manliness is ''played straight'', it is [[Rated "M" for Manly]].
Compare [[Memetic Badass]], [[Awesomeness Is Volatile]]. Not to be confused with the actual act of putting self in harms way to prove one's manliness: that one is covered by [[Macho Masochism]] (although overlap is common). Also compare [[Impossible Genius]], when it's a character's intelligence rather than their manliness that enables them to do absurd things.
Contrast [[Tastes Like Diabetes]].
{{examples|Examples}}▼
== Advertising ==
* Beer commercials.
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** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqxGqucEC9c It's a proud tradition that lives on today] (skip to 1:30 if you want to avoid the buildup).
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLsRHvHSBBc This one for the Ford Courier]
* Arrogant Bastard Ale is a beer all about aggression. The customer comments section specifically states that they don't want to hear any complaints, because then the beer isn't for you. [
* Commercials for the Motorola Droid smartphone emphasize its amazingly manly design and function, particularly in comparison to the metrosexual-friendly iPhone and downright girly Palm Pre.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGLHlvb8skQ I am man, hear me ROAR!]
* Jack Link's Eat Like An Alpha commercials.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MySQXlpVciQ&NR=1 Have you been cheese nachos ?] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egfsghBi0zw Well then...]
* Spoof advert done by the Australian team [[The
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* This [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNjzHnGRugo Old Spice commercial.]
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** Old Spice commercials in general are either [[Rated "M" for Manly]] or
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owGykVbfgUE The Man Your Man Could Smell Like.], though that's littered with [[Mr. Fanservice]].
** Testosterone levels continue to rise with the new series of Youtube responses to people complimenting and asking questions of the Old Spice Man. Monocle Smile!
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* Snickers ads featuring [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NySN_plfiNI Mr] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiixrRgysks T], ''Get some nuts!''
* Michelin brand deodorant features statements like "If your ratio of lighter fluid to charcoal is three to one, you might be a Michelin Man." Actually, most deodorant is probably like this (see Old Spice above).
* Most [https://web.archive.org/web/20130521070755/http://www.utilikilts.com/customer/mockumercials/ Utilikilt mockumercials], combined with [[All Women Are Lustful]]. ''Real'' men wear kilts.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98MQ0B2joVg This] Slim Jim commercial.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi2SrjTkpJ8 This] Skoda Fabia commercial. Made of MEANER stuff!
* Energy drinks. Like are Venom: Death Adder, which claims to be "the cold-blooded venom of the Death Adder, delivered in a fruit punch strike," and the Monster coffee energy drinks, which are "coffee done the Monster way, straight up, with a take no prisoners attitude and the experience and know-how to back it up."
* Many extra hot sauces use this as their marketing pitch; they convey the dubious message that you need to be extremely manly to eat that stuff and come out okay. For example, [
* [[Squick|BEAR SEMEN]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20140302184128/http://www.bearsemen.com/ THE] '''[https://web.archive.org/web/20140302184128/http://www.bearsemen.com/ MANLIEST]''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20140302184128/http://www.bearsemen.com/ DRINK ON EARTH]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42ZZyueRfO0 This] Dr. Pepper commercial.
* Dashing Superguy from [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU6cHCkWqy8 the American commercial] for ''[[Kirby|Kirby's Dreamland]]''
* The commercial for [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li7RVz0i-Tw Doritos Jacked].
▲== Anime & Manga ==
* ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'': This trope has been passed down in the ♥♥♥ Armstrong line for ''generations''. ♥♥♥ [[Pec Flex|Perhaps frighteningly so]], if you're set up on a date with an Armstrong gal.
* ''[[Seto no Hanayome]]''
** There're enough [[Art Shift]] homages to ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' as it is, but what takes the cake is when ''San'' pulls this off: sprouting a mustache and beard, eating a raw steak ("You shouldn't even mind eating this way if you are a man! A man should eat meat in the morning!"), telling the male lead and love rival to [[Stay in
** Lunar's father is... well... [[The Terminator]].
** San's father also qualifies, at least in appearance; He's a big, buff, [[Yakuza]] head, with giant scars all over his face.
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** Might Guy and Rock Lee.
* Elfman from ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' says anything awesome can only be attributed to being manly! Regardless of whether a person he's telling to be "Be a Man!" is male or female.
* Tomitake from ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro
* [[Macross Frontier|Ozma]] is not an adult, '''''HE IS A MAN!'''''
* ''[[Baki the Grappler]]''. Pick a male character, ''any'' male character. If you use a dirty trick to slice off his hand, he might just smile, crack a joke, and then punch you in the face ''with the bone in his stump!'' That's fairly typical, and not even going near the territory of a monster like Yujiro. If the idea of permanent crippling injury gives you pause, then you have ''no'' business being in the ring with these fighters.
* Black Star from ''[[Soul Eater]]'' definitely, for he has [http://www.mangareader.net/157-41902-13/soul-eater/chapter-68.html three] [http://www.mangareader.net/157-41902-14/soul-eater/chapter-68.html blades].
* The village leader from ''[[
* Whitebeard from ''[[One Piece]]'': In a [[World of Badass]], he is acknowledged as the single most [[Badass]] man there is. And he's [[Cool Old Guy|pretty old]], to boot. It says something when a world-wide government that rules over one-hundred nations and has the firepower raze entire islands is utterly terrified of him. Plus, I mean, [http://i811.photobucket.com/albums/zz35/XxInabiUchihaxX/Other%20Img/6163_render_Whitebeard_arrives_by_G.png?t=1267568506 just look at him]! {{spoiler|Sadly, he proved [[Too Cool to Live]], but even then [[Died Standing Up|he didn't fall!]]}}
* For those that regard [[Frank Miller]]'s ''[[The Dark Knight Strikes Again]]'' and ''[[All Star Batman and Robin]]'' as [[Stealth Parody|Stealth Parodies]] of his earlier works, they certainly fit here. His earlier work like ''[[Sin City]]'' played the [[Rated "M" for Manly|excessive manliness straight]].▼
▲== Comics -- Books ==
▲* For those that regard [[Frank Miller]]'s ''[[The Dark Knight Strikes Again]]'' and ''[[All Star Batman and Robin]]'' as [[Stealth Parody|Stealth Parodies]] of his earlier works, they certainly fit here. His earlier work like ''[[Sin City]]'' played the [[Rated M for Manly|excessive manliness straight]].
** No stealth about Lance Blastoff's parody. He takes it out and slaps you round the face with it.
* There is an aside in ''[[Johnny the Homicidal Maniac]]'' where two of Jhonen's characters meet two exaggerations of [[Nineties Anti
* In ''[[V for Vendetta]]'', [[Alan Moore]] decided he needed an in-universe Schwarzenneger-like incarnation of the ideals of the Party: He is Macho!!! He is Aryan!!! He is what every woman wants!!! He is STORM SAXON!!! Needless to say, V enjoys its airings utterly, as [[Stupid Jetpack Hitler|fascistic camp]] treats.
* Saxton Hale from the [[
== Films -- Animation ==
* ''[[Beauty and
* The lawn-mover that is "The TERRAFIRMINATOR" from ''[[Gnomeo and Juliet]]''. "'''''YOUR LAWN WILL BE AFRAID TO GROW! IT'S THE ULTIMATE WEAPON OF GRASS DESTRUCTION!'''''"
* The "I'll
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With all the force of a great typhoon
With all the strength of a raging fire
Mysterious as the dark side of the moooooooon! }}
== Films -- Live-Action ==
* ''[[Idiocracy]]'': [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru6p5NLXxvY Brawndo]. Just in case you hadn't lost faith in humanity yet, [https://web.archive.org/web/20131102202520/http://www.brawndo.com/ Brawndo is now manufactured and sold.]
** It's like a MONSTER TRUCK that you can POUR into your FACE!
** It's like shaving your CHEST with a LAWNMOWER! That sounds dangerous, but it's not more dangerous than BRAWNDO! Because drinking BRAWNDO is like RIDING A PONY! Which probably sounds not dangerous, except that the pony is THREE HUNDRED FEET TALL and COVERED IN [[Chainsaw Good|CHAINSAWS!]]
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** Electrolytes is what plants crave.
* In the movie ''Freaked'', we have [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2R9ysWYNGg this commercial]
* Captain Gordon of ''[[Godzilla
* The theme song to ''[[Orgazmo]]'': "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiXaT_1I-vw Now You're a MAN!]"
* The film ''Ten Inch Hero'' mentions this by name, though it's used in reference not to extreme manliness, but rather disgusting male habits.
* ''[[Black Dynamite]]'' parodies the excessively masculine heroes of blaxploitation films. When introduced, Black Dynamite seems to be penetrating three women at the same time. {{spoiler|Actually [[Comically Missing the Point|six.]]}}
* The stetson-clad Colonel Kilgore from ''[[Apocalypse Now]]''
* ''[[From Dusk
* ''[[¡Three Amigos
* ''[[Commando (
** "Can you believe this macho bull-sh**?"
** "They feed these guys too much red meat!"
* ''[[
== Literature ==
* ''The Retrosexual Manual'' is all about this.
* ''[[Dave Barry]]'s Complete Guide to Guys''.
* ''[[The Alphabet of Manliness]]''. [[Exactly What It Says
** ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20111117064807/http://www.calendars.com/Satire/Year-of-Manliness-2010-Wall-Calendar/prod122463/?categoryId=cat00052 The Calendar of Manliness]''. Ditto.
* The Manly Handbook, by David Everitt and Harold Schechter.
* In the early '70s the ''[[National Lampoon]]'' did a dead-on parody of mid-century men's adventure magazines called "Real Balls", at the same time taking digs at "Silent Majority" conservatism with stories of infiltrating "beatnik hootenannies", fighting lewd sex-education teachers, and combating the "Krazed Kent State Kamikaze Kids".
== Live-Action TV ==
* The show that redefined and glorified testosterone poisoning after an endless and unbearable number of shows of women being just better at everything than men: ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]''. '''URR URR URR! [[Tim Taylor Technology|MORE POWER!]]'''
** A Double Subversion, since the uber-macho Tim is utterly incompetent seven times out of ten.
* The Australian [[Blatant Lies|reality]] show ''Double The Fist''.
* ''[[The Man Show]]''
* ''Manswers''
* ''[[Sledge Hammer!]]''
* Lord Flashheart, the manly swashbuckler from ''[[
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* The entire network of [[Spike TV]] runs on this trope.
** The show ''[[
** [[Family Guy|Announcer]]: You're watching [[Spike TV]], full of stuff men like! (sounds include car driving, toilet flushing, and woman during sex) Yeah, that stuff!
* Gene Hunt from ''[[Life On Mars]]'' and ''[[Ashes to Ashes]]''. "She wants me. Poor bitch." Becomes [[Harsher in Hindsight]] if you've seen the finale: {{spoiler|Gene is really an eternal 19-year-old kid in the body of a man, whose persona -- the larger-than-life Clint Eastwood/John Wayne type, the Sheriff in an old western -- he created after being shot in the head. His "life" is a construct, because even though he's living chronologically, he won't age. As Keats [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]], it explains ''a lot'' about Gene's insecurity and misogyny around women.}}
* The [[Trope Namer]] is the ''[[Babylon
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* ''[[The Soup]]'''s [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrSpYo0jVuE introduction] for the "GAY SHOWS" segment.
* An episode of ''[[Scrubs]]'' had Turk acting much more aggressive than usual, such as wrestling for use of the breakroom TV. Turns out, {{spoiler|he was overcompensating over the recent loss of a testicle.}}
* ''[[
* Sketch character Johnny [[Xtremely Kool Letterz|Xtreme]] from ''X-Play''. "TO THE MAX!!!"
** "IT'LL PUNCH YOUR BALLS OFF!!!!!"
* A calender by Mulder's desk in [[The X
* Ron Swanson of [[Parks and Recreation]].
* [[Conan O
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* Al Bundy fell victim to this a few times in ''[[Married... with Children]]''. Unfortunately for him, trying to do things he perceived as "manly" like drive Kelly's motorcycle would often get him hurt, arrested, or both. At very least, he ended up looking like an idiot.
* ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'''s ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZRzJJcq6Rs GE Big Boys]'' is about making household chores more manly by using a less practical product line.
== Music ==
* The metal band [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQF_DR_uDU4 Austrian Death Machine] based on Arnold Schwarzenegger movies.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_c6GlcEcoY The Man Land], song by metal band Between the Buried and Me.
*
* "Men" by Martin Mull and Steve Martin
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We'll throw the dishes in the sink and clog the drain with hair-o'' }}
* "Road Hogs" by Stone Sour is a long, satirical look at the Great Southern All-American [[Badass Biker]] image with Corey Taylor doing his best Zakk Wylde impression. It includes such lines as "''On the highway, I am thick as shit'' / ''It's just the seat is really killin' my 'roids''", "''June bugs on my face'' / ''Skeeters in my teeth'' / [extended coughing/spitting]" and a chorus consisting mainly of "Oh Yeah!" and "Hell Yeah!" shouted in a macho "Yea-uh!" style.
* [[Weird Al]]'s [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLnapb-30hA "CNR"], a tribute to Charles Nelson Reilly (as if he was [[Chuck Norris Facts|Chuck NoRris]]).
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Two flat tires and a missin' chain
He trained a rattlesnake to do his laundry
I'm telling you the man was insane'' }}
* Matt Stone and Trey Parker assign this status to Briann Boitano of all people, in their song "What Would Brian Boitano Do". The lyrics of the song chronicle his exploits, which include fighting grizzly bears in the Alps, beating up Kublai Khan, time traveling, breathing fire, rescuing princesses and wolfing down unpalatably spicy chicken wings.
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== Pro Wrestling ==
* In the '90s, the WWF had [[William Regal|Steven Regal:]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RRikPlDhfo A Real Man's Man!] His debut was preceded with vignettes showing him doing MANLY things like chopping down trees, shaving with a hatchet and squeezing orange juice with his bare hands, while a very excited British man gave a running commentary about just how manly he was!
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Bending iron bars is something else that I can do
I always pick my teeth with the nearest billiard cue
So imagine what I could do to you...'' }}
▲** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bhLK6XPKCs Would you believe that they came from] [[Villainous Crossdresser|"Exotic"]] [[Gorgeous George|Adrian Street]]?
* [[Ring of Honor]] former champion and WWE star [[Daniel Bryan]] ''loves'' to use this, as seen in the [http://pizzabodyslam.blogspot.com/2010/03/cataloging-daniel-bryan-manliness-meter.html Daniel Bryan Manliness Meter], and many of his ROH promos:
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** And then he became the mentor for "Mantastic" Derrick Batemann, who, in Bryan's words, is "manly, so manly, OH SO manly!"
* Isn't pro wrestling and
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== Video Games ==
** SAXTON HALE (in the trope's picture), whose company's motto is "We sell products and get in fights". He bears a suspicious resemblance to a poorly shaven bear, skydives through his office window for his morning commute, has a patch of chest hair in the shape of Australia, and claims that the breakfast steak is the most important steak of the day. He is also shirtless "for obvious reasons". See the [http://www.teamfortress.com/war/saxtonhale/ comic] for more manly info.▼
** The Soldier. Proof? [http://teamfortress.com/post.php?id=2663 Here], [http://teamfortress.com/post.php?id=2562 here], and [http://teamfortress.com/soldier.htm here.]▼
** Averted with the Sniper, who is apparently an anomaly amongst his fellow Australians {{spoiler|Turns out he's actually from New Zealand.}}
▲** SAXTON HALE (in the trope's picture), whose company's motto is "We sell products and get in fights". He bears a suspicious resemblance to a poorly shaven bear, skydives through his office window for his morning commute, has a patch of chest hair in the shape of Australia, and claims that the breakfast steak is the most important steak of the day. See the [http://www.teamfortress.com/war/saxtonhale/ comic] for more manly info.
▲** [[Patriotic Fervor|The Soldier
▲** The whole nation of Australia now runs on this thanks to Australium. They elect their king by fighting kangaroos and they are so manly even the women have enormous mustaches. The Sniper is apparently an anomaly amongst his people.
* This constitutes a fair portion of Joachim's character in ''[[Shadow Hearts]]: Covenant''. Given that [[Ho Yay]] is another substantial portion (he ''is'' a professional wrestler), [[Hilarity Ensues]].
* ''[[
* The [[The Ahnold|Jack Howitzer]] commercials from ''[[GTA Radio]]'' in the ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' series.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130304082554/http://www.scribd.com/doc/11590030/King-Leoric-the-Skeleton-King This] guide to the ''[[Defense of the Ancients]]'' incarnation of [[Diablo|King Leoric, the Skeleton King]] who is the [[Badass|manliest hero in DotA that does not have testicles]].
* Need we mention the ''[[Punch
* ''[[Tales of Vesperia]]'': "Gaze upon my physique, and be awed! MANLY MUSK!"
* ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j-1M9hwGXM Muscle March]''. You need '''LOTS''' of testosterone to play a game featuring spandex-clad bodybuilders pursuing a protein-shake thief running through walls ACROSS TIME AND SPACE!
* The [[Megaton Punch]] minigame from ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' '''''has''''' to count. For God's sake, you can have Kirby '''''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lxNNlQYttU punch a planet in half.]''''' [[Real Men Wear Pink|Real men don't just wear pink]], [[Badass Adorable|real men ARE pink!]]
* ''[http://dudebro.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Dudebro 2]'', the [[Defictionalization]] of a [[Neo GAF]] meme, is intended as a parody of video games that fall under this trope. The voice of [[Duke Nukem]] was even cast as the lead!
* ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'': You can seriously consider Jecht's portrayal to be tongue-in-cheek. Every scene seems to
* ''[[
* [[Duke Nukem]], if the "balls of steel" quip isn't a massive tip-off. Incidentally, he would eventually make a playable appearance in ''Bulletstorm''.
* ''The First Funky Fighter'' lets you play as an uber-manly man (
* The Adventure Core from ''[[
* Bang Shishigami, from ''[[
* The entire ''[[Battletoads]]'' series is a monument to Testosterone Poisoning.
== Web Comics ==
* Manly Man, the manliest man alive. From ''[[
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* ''[[
** Also, Doc himself on occasion:
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* ''[[Girly]]'':
** "I DRIVE TRUCKS AND EAT STEAKS MADE OF TRUCKS!"
** Also, a self-parody entitled [https://web.archive.org/web/20130523213412/http://girlyyy.com/go/manly-v2 '''MANLY'''.]
* ''[[Manly Guys Doing Manly Things]]'', one of the honorable mentions in the Escapist's webcomics contest, is built around parodying macho video game character culture.
* ''[[Homestuck]]''
** [[Noble Bigot|Equius Zahhak]] loves being [[Super Strength|STRONG]], [[Does Not Know His Own Strength|is constantly impeded from doing normal things by his sheer strength]], wears a muscle-exposing tanktop, goes through the game of Sgrub [[Good Old Fisticuffs|completely unarmed]], and has only one completely safe outlet for his aggression: ''beating the shit out of killer robots in cage matches.''
** The [https://web.archive.org/web/20131104183021/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/strife cover of the STRIFE! album]. Just '''''look''''' at it. It deliberately exaggerates Jack Noir's size by several orders of magnitude for the sake of pure badassery and manliness.
* This [http://threepanelsoul.com/2011/11/23/on-market-segments/ strip] of [[Three Panel Soul]] manages to spoof this and Dr. Pepper 10 at the same time.
== Web Original ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140113092434/http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1922075 TOAD GETS ALL THE BITCHES!]
* [[The Spoony Experiment
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* Spacebattles.com's [[Let's Play]] series has featured BLAST HARDCHEESE, name taken from [[
* The website ''[http://maddox.xmission.com/ The Best Page In The Universe]'', as well as the accompanying book ''[
** It also tore into a specific sub-genre of Testosterone Poisoning, [http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=xtreme_bullshit X-TREME ADVERTISING].
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRuNxHqwazs POWERTHIRST]!
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-3qncy5Qfk ROCKET EDITION]!
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZyNBK6M6BQ POWERMOST]!
** [[Ascended Meme|POWERTHIRST IS REAL!]] GET YOUR MENERGY [https://
* [[Loading Ready Run]] brings us [http://loadingreadyrun.com/videos/archive/all/date/desc?search=cooking Man Cooking].
** And their episode about the channel known only as [https://web.archive.org/web/20130117032153/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/loadingreadyrun/2676-MEN MEN] and it's MANLY!
* Captain Hammer from ''[[
* [[Chuck Norris Facts]] is all about this trope with playing up [[Chuck Norris]] as a [[Memetic Badass]]. And also heavily robbing from [[Saturday Night Live|Bill Brasky]].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090609182655/http://consumerist.com/5234900/eat-mangurt?skyline=true&s=i MANGURT!] Now in flavors like like Wolf Bacon, T-Bone, Buffalo Stampede, and Tequila Fight Juice!
* [[Badass of the Week]]. Everything on the list can fuck you up. Including [[Death World|Australia]], [https://web.archive.org/web/20130514135030/http://www.badassoftheweek.com/beetle.html this huge-ass beetle], [https://web.archive.org/web/20121005060234/http://badassoftheweek.com/hantavirus.html the Hanta virus] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20130902030212/http://www.badassoftheweek.com/curie.html Marie Curie].
* Much of the humour of ''[[Cracked
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvltzwkUEEA This here's the Mantage!]
* "MEAT PUNCH!!!" from Much Music's "We Are Experiencing Technical Difficulties." The "MEAT PUNCH!!!" is made out of "beef, chicken, pork, lamb, goat, goose, duck, beef, moose, horse, monkey, hotdog, and donkey." No, that was not a typo; there is a double dose of beef. It is said that only one bite will leave you full, it tastes like the zoo, and that you cannot be considered a man if you don't eat it. You can see it [http://vimeo.com/2561849 here].
* [http://connect.tangle.com/view_video?viewkey=54988d966e0e317d5553 Mandles.] The Man Candles. 1% Wax, 99% Testosterone! In manly scents like A1 Steaksauce, Urinal Deodorizer, and Chuck Norris Sweat!
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070710035131/http://www.flyingfistranch.com/ Beau Smith], the manliest man in comics!
* [http://manlymens.deviantart.com/ The MANLY MENS OC Tournament]. [http://manlymens.deviantart.com/art/SOCIETY-OF-MANLY-MENS-LOGO-130372041 Just] [http://manlymens.deviantart.com/art/MANLY-MENS-OCT-PROMO-138816796 take] a [http://manlymens.deviantart.com/art/MANLY-MENS-ZONE-SELECT-138817135 look] for yourself.
* In ''[[The Guild]]'', Zaboo ''tries'' to be this way but fails miserably.
* [http://www.contratdegars.com/ Contrat d'Gars] is the Québécois epitome of the trope. You need to understand Quebec French vernacular to get half the jokes, though.
* [[Zero Punctuation|Yahtzee]], in his ''Bound in Blood: Call of Juarez'' video, gives us the Ben Croshaw "Hats" Scale of Manliness, whereby a man's manliness is judged by the [[Nice Hat|size of his hat]]. Thus, to continue the example, Ray and Thomas both have large hats, so they can "eat danger and shit bullets", while Wee-um does not possess a hat at all, reducing him to eating Weetabix and shitting healthily.
** He also uses masculinity as one of the justifications for why he doesn't play [[Real Time Strategy]] games or [[JRPG
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lzbr6fPDmkE This] ad discussing the manly Army Rangers.
* <big> [[Atop the Fourth Wall
* ''[[Hyperbole and
* [http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/03/xtreme-muscle-product.html XTREME MUSCLE PRODUCT!!!!]
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* [http://www.picshag.com/a-bachelor-of-the-fine-arts.html This short comic] most certainly qualifies.
* Advice Dog spinoff [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MhmnStMDDY Courage Wolf] who demands that you bite off more than you can chew... AND CHEW IT ANYWAY
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130602215128/http://www.radical-conservative.org/retrosexual.html The retrosexual code.]
* Old Spice's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFDqvKtPgZo videoblog]. Imagine the manlinest thing in the universe, only in Morgan Freeman-esque voice.
* [[How to Play Brawl Like A Man|BIRD]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os-7g5icyj4 MISSILES!!!]
* [http://community.livejournal.com/weepingcock/529069.html This] piece of [[Not Safe for Work]] microfiction. ''Real'' men exercise 32 hours a day and still find time to get laid!
* A Brazilian [[Twitter]], [http://twitter.com/clubedomacho Clube do Macho] ("Macho Club"). Common themes include anti-Feminism (divided into "[[Stay in
* [[
* [[Regular Ordinary Swedish Meal Time]]! It's good for you.
* [[Charlie Sheen]]'s [https://web.archive.org/web/20131104232155/http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/bfb12aea47/charlie-sheen-s-winning-recipes Winning Recipes].
* Get yourself one of [http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk135/popcikle64/aggron.jpg these] [http://neil-d-luffy.deviantart.com/art/Get-yourself-a-Garchomp-201031585 incredibly]{{Dead link}} [http://neil-d-luffy.deviantart.com/gallery/28814374#/d3bse42 manly] [[Pokémon]].
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZAMl0VWAZ8 Intensive Gastony Unity]. One part [[Beauty and
* While reviewing ''[[Superman: At
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nITLob098W8 This student-made water commercial] is what happens when you take the [[Idiocracy|Brawndo]] commercials listed above
== Western Animation ==
* Played with (with a touch of [[This Loser Is You]]) in ''[[Kim Possible]]''. To wit: Ron discovers his bar mitzvah is unsigned, meaning he's not A Man. A special ring that turns him into a tower of muscles helps to compensate, though it's still Kim and Shego doing the [[She Fu|ass-kicking]].
* ''[[
* ''[[The Ripping Friends]].''
* Sol Butcher from ''[[Sons of Butcher]]''. Especially when he goes hunting.
* ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'' had exactly two episodes about sexism in its entire run. One was about [[Straw Feminist|Straw Feminism]], and the other was about this trope. Once all the male super heroes of Earth have denied the Girls membership in their club (for the obvious reason why, see Edmund Spenser's theory in ''[[The Faerie Queene]]''), a ridiculously muscularly-drawn alien shapeshifting dragster appears, who introduces himself as "Breaker of men! Taker of worlds! So step forth and bring thy manhood against mine own, and let us see who has the upper hand upon the measuring stick!" Talk about [[Freud Was Right]]! More information can be found [[The Powerpuff Girls
* ''[[Rick and Steve]]'' delivered a [[Nerds Are Sexy]] [[Gay Aesop]] by having poor Rick be forced to drive the "Monsterbator", a comically oversized monster truck that runs on pure testosterone instead of gasoline.
* ''[[The Fairly
* On ''[[The Red Green Show]]'', Ranger Gord, who is slender and lanky, has a cartoon segment in which he is portrayed as having an astoundingly muscular physique, so much so that when he bends an arm or even a finger, there is a metallic squeaking sound.
* ''[[The Simpsons (
* The ''[[Regular Show]]'' episode "Death Punchies".
* ''[[
* In a recent episode of ''[[The Amazing World of Gumball]]'', Gumball and Darwin {{spoiler|eat their dad's muscle-growth supplements}}, which causes them to go through puberty at school. {{spoiler|Anais also mistook the health food for cereal}}.
* Self-help guru Iron Will from ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
** Similarly, an unnamed white pegasus stallion from "Hurricane Fluttershy", who consists almost entirely of bulging muscles, and whose only line, said several times through the episode, is an enthusiastic '''YEAH!'''. Between his absurdly oversized muscles and [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|absurdly undersized wings]], he quickly earned the nickname "Roid Rage".
== Real Life ==
* Fascism and its proponents (e.g. [[Benito Mussolini]]) generally espouse a moral philosophy less sophisticated than would be demanded of a Rottweiler of good character - ''only'' martial virtue counts, and without the mythopoeic imagination or love of liberty of Teutonic barbarians, the culture of samurai, or the Roman sense of law and order, it ends up expressed as this. This is especially apparent with more modern fascist sympathizers and a professed distaste for anything soy-based, due to supposedly containing estrogen<ref>Which it does... in the form of [[wikipedia:Phytoestrogen|phytoestrogens]] that [[Critical Research Failure|have not been proven to have any effect on the sexuality of men.]]</ref> (with all the "feminine bad" implications that carries).
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