Masculinity - Barbarian Rhetoric

The Flame Within

by Cooper Jakes | Feb 22, 2021 | BR Post, Masculinity

(editor note: Over the last couple of years, I have had many conversations with Cooper, he has been a motivator, kick in the asser, willing to listen, and offered advice when warranted. He is was one of the most intense men I know. It brings me great pleasure to...

Does Doing Man Things Make You An Extraordinary Man

by Nathan | Feb 9, 2021 | BR Post, Masculinity

What is being a man? The simple answer is your either born male or female, all the gender pronouns and what you think you are, go out the window when survival is on the line. For the one-off types, yes, I will concede there are people born with both sets of plumbing....

A Perspective Of Resilience In The Face Of Adversity

by Nathan | Feb 1, 2021 | BR Post, Masculinity

Challenges Every man has a moment he stumbles and often falls. That next moment is what truly defines a man. Over time a man’s resilience is challenged in the face of adversity. Will he get back up again, turning the failure, no matter how big or small, into a...

The Powerful “Meet Me After School” To Lifetime Friendships

by Jerry Armentrout | Dec 7, 2020 | BR Post, Masculinity

Discussion As I approach my mid-forties, I seem to be thinking and discussing my opinion on the apparent weakness I see in men’s younger generation. Especially in the schooling years. Experts of all fields have spoken on this very subject. Each with varying...

Where Have All The Great Men Gone?

by Cody Carter | Nov 24, 2020 | BR Post, Masculinity

Reflection Where have all the men gone? Perhaps it’s the recent birth of my son, maturity as I get older, or a combination of the two, but I find myself examining our world and thinking about this quite often. It seems universally accepted that most generations feel...

Go Get Punched In The Face

by Scott | Nov 16, 2020 | BR Post, Masculinity

Art of the punch I woke up this morning in pain and elated. My ribs were sore, I had a slight swelling over my left eye, and the muscles between my shoulder blades had a pump that gave me the odd impression that if someone were to place a walnut between them, I could...