stackyFACTSAncient toxic masculinity dictated that real men wore skirts. The ancient Greeks proudly fought their wars in tunics and mocked Persian soldiers for wearing trousers, insisting that restrictive leg-tubes were ridiculous, impractical, and a glaring sign of cultural weakness.
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