Not least why some guys are kind of... uber-alpha-males perhaps? They can kick arse both intellectually and physically.
I would change one thing in the sentence " the virtues of the ideal geek are essentially those of the ideal aristocrat" though - the virtues are those of the ideal western European post-middle ages (I started by thinking Victorian and then went, hm, no, late 17-18th century too... not sure about 16th as much). But yes, it is a very idealised masculine form though, and one of the underpinning planks is definitely superiority over pretty much everyone else, but particularly women, non-aristocrats and non-European aristocrats.
Interesting.
Now I'm kind of wondering what male idealised forms are playing into the development of ISIL amongst other things. Because I'm sure they're there, and certainly the warrior hero is.. but I'm wondering about the geek part, which I'm guessing is translating as religious scholar?
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That actually explains quite a bit.
Not least why some guys are kind of... uber-alpha-males perhaps? They can kick arse both intellectually and physically.
I would change one thing in the sentence " the virtues of the ideal geek are essentially those of the ideal aristocrat" though - the virtues are those of the ideal western European post-middle ages (I started by thinking Victorian and then went, hm, no, late 17-18th century too... not sure about 16th as much). But yes, it is a very idealised masculine form though, and one of the underpinning planks is definitely superiority over pretty much everyone else, but particularly women, non-aristocrats and non-European aristocrats.
Interesting.
Now I'm kind of wondering what male idealised forms are playing into the development of ISIL amongst other things. Because I'm sure they're there, and certainly the warrior hero is.. but I'm wondering about the geek part, which I'm guessing is translating as religious scholar?