Amen, brother! The stereotype that tough, masculine alpha-male types can't be intelligent or artistic or kind has always really annoyed me. I love Peter! He was always one of my favorites in the Narnia series. I wish more people would realize that most of the manliest men throughout history have exhibited MANY great qualities, not just dumb brute strength or crassness. Whatever happened to the warrior-poet being celebrated?
I strive to contradict those stereotypes. I'm ex-army, I grew up out in the middle of nowhere hunting and backpacking, I ALWAYS carry a gun, I do a lot of manual labor work, and I rarely wear anything besides jeans, hiking boots, a Carhartt jacket, and my .45. And yet I'm also an aspiring filmmaker with an IQ in the 150 range who loves writing both screenplays AND essays, debating morality and ethics, landscape photography, reading libertarian philosophy, and learning about just about anything.
I think we agree on a lot of issues, Copperfox!