Prostate Cancer and Masculinity

23/11/08

Charles "Chuck" Maack
BY CHARLES (CHUCK) MAACK â?? Prostate Cancer Advocate
In opening: The capability to have an erection does not define what constitutes the title â??Man.â?
Iâ??ve become exasperated reading of men claiming they are less a man because they are unable to get an erection or have lost libido/potency. “Iâ??m less a man,” “Iâ??m a eunuch,” “Iâ??m a girly-man.”
Where in God’s name have such ridiculous thoughts come from? This, in my mind, is the perfect example of some men’s brains being enclosed within their penis rather than in their head.
I can agree that loss of capability for erection plus loss of libido are blows that strike at key capabilities associated with being a male.
But I am absolutely no less a man than …

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