Barry’s stance is to make the reader understand that there is a difference between being a man and being a guy. Barry introduces the idea that the term “Man” or “Men” is associated with many negative qualities in males (“aggressive macho dominators; not as sensitive, liberated, hugging drummers”) (940). The term “guy” allows guys to freely indulge in stereotypical characteristics; guys are simple beings that like doing neat things, doing pointless challenges, and do not have rigid and well-defined moral code. In his article, he mentions about young coworkers talking about which one of them can run a forty-yard dash in the fastest time. His coworkers were also bragging about how fast they can run and when he finally got sick of them talking,
