IS THE NEW YORK TIMES THE PLACE TO DEBATE THIS QUESTION? Are modern men manly enough?

UPDATE: Reader Trevor Dahl writes: “It’s amusing to see all the hand-wringing in pop culture today over what constitutes manliness. I’ve lived in urban areas so I’m aware and even have friends who fit the profile of the effete, borderline-metrosexual male. Currently, I’m working for a land company in the Bakken oil field of eastern Montana and I can tell you that most men here wouldn’t even be aware that men in Manhattan sit around contemplate what it means to be manly. The unemployment rate is basically zero due to oil activity and related services. Men are so busy producing goods and services here they don’t even have to time to reflect on what it means to be a ‘man’, I’d say that’s the definition of manliness.”