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The Huan just use the word man in a derogatory way. It means "one who cannot pilot the Huan dreadnought". They're mostly a matriarchal culture.
But, seriously, I think manhood is proved by the impulse to protect. There's a lot of kinds of protection though. I think it's manly to console those who feel badly. It shows that you're willing to look out for those you call your own. I think it's manly to walk away from a fight with a weaker dumber individual. If that weak, stupid individual continues to provoke, then the manly thing is to zap him with a concealed tazer or pull a knife out of your boot and make "him" into a her. We are a cunning species that proved its worth against vicious animals. Those who seek to act like a lesser animal should be dealt with using a human response. The response that made us sharpen a stick in the first place. I think cunning and intelligence are therefore, as is sensitivity (which improves our capacity to defend our mate and family from conflicts). Real men might down beers, watch slasher movies and be mesmerized by our waitress' cleavage, but we do not do harm to our mate and family by being neanderthal retards.
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