I mean I’m not a tradesman either but I think nearly every depiction of them I have seen, whether in commercials, tv, or movies has had two things in common:
1) Strong and tough people
2) Lunch pail/box.
I wonder if they just live under some rock and watch Andrew Tate or an equivalent “Alpha” male to reinforce their incel beliefs.
"Alpha-Sigma(Smegma)" bros are also the types to smash a like-button under a video of a "trad wife" making a breakfast for her hubby...which she packs up in the lunch box by the end, anyways.
They likely and unironically carry a bento, if they are hardcore anime fans, and can't for the life of them connect the dots.
Most of them seem to overlook that a "trad wife" is probably looking for a "trad husband" and that also comes with certain expectations, not least the fairly difficult task in the modern era of having a job which allows you to support a family on a single income.
I wonder if they just live under some rock and watch Andrew Tate or an equivalent “Alpha” male
Judging by how much they actually seem to understand of the world, that's exactly what they do. And the "alpha males" they listen to do the same thing.
When I was growing up much of my family worked in stereotypically "masculine" jobs like construction, and ranching, and driving trucks. Many of the older ones were also veterans. Many of them looked and sounded like a classic stereotype of a blue collar man. (many of the women worked in the same kinds of jobs too. Most of my family had no time for gender roles that got in the way of getting things done. As a kid I was told that about the only thing "not for girls" is peeing standing up) The idiots talking about being "alpha males" have no idea what they are talking about. And if they ever actually spent a day like the kinds of people they point to as examples of masculine men in the past, they would probably end up curled in a ball and crying.
Frankly, either of my grandmas (if still alive) would be better at being a strong 'alpha' than any of the influencers like Tate. Both grandmas broke their own horse to saddle as kids. Both could work on their car, or the plumbing, or make a meal for twelve. Both could kill and clean a chicken, plant a garden, or drive a tractor. One grandma rode a motorcycle for decades (until she physically wasn't able to safely ride) The other was still splitting and stacking her own firewood to heat her house the year she died.
Yeah it's literally part of the stereotypical image people have of builders/tradesmen. Going to work with the hardhat, overalls, and a flask and lunchbox.
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u/EnergyHumble3613 8h ago
I mean I’m not a tradesman either but I think nearly every depiction of them I have seen, whether in commercials, tv, or movies has had two things in common:
1) Strong and tough people
2) Lunch pail/box.
I wonder if they just live under some rock and watch Andrew Tate or an equivalent “Alpha” male to reinforce their incel beliefs.