Of Brownies and Men

[sesquepadalia]

Am I the only person who gets annoyed by the use of "Man Cards" and "Man Points"? 

Men do not have a monopoly on being useful and awesome. Nor should being awesome be something out of the ordinary for men but expected for women, or vis versa. 

I approve of the idea of "Adult Points" for people doing something Like An Adult (or Like A Boss, as I've also heard).
I also approve of the idea of "Brownie Points" for going above and beyond the call of duty in being shiny and awesome.

The idea of giving and deducting Man Cards for conforming to gender stereotypes can fuck right off. 

Anyone with me?

Comments

[chess]

Hmm. I've mostly encountered 'man cards' and 'man points' in the context of people mocking the idea of gender stereotypes, saying that non-stereotypical activity will endanger someone's man card or that they lost man points for doing something nonstereotypical in order to indicate how daft it is that the activity is considered non-manly...

[casparrrrgh.livejournal.com]

Nail. Head.

The phrase "man up and watch ponies" being a prime example.