You make a good point about the compliment. A former girlfriend complimented mine once. Although I'm not sure if it was fully a compliment or maybe some jealousy. But, the compliment stuck, and I occasionally recognize this myself when I look in the mirror!
Meanwhile there's an Infantry grunt these guys would idolize who hasn't showered in 3 days, is four layers deep in camo makeup, and they just popped a wad of chewing tobacco in their mouth while they lay in a pile of trash for their job.
I don't believe in the whole Alpha male thing but these guys wouldn't know what an Alpha is until they were backed up against the wall pissing themselves.
I did this(with scissors) when I was 5 or so because I was told I had beautiful eyelashes, being the manly man I was at 5 I couldn't be beautiful so I cut them off.
These bros ain't alpha they are 5yos in mens bodies.
I did the same when I was like 5. Not because I didn't like being feminine (I am literally trans now) but because an eyelash got in my eye and I decided that I was going to solve my own issue by myself.
I trim my eyelashes to prevent them from hitting my glasses which causes eye strain. My Opthalmologist keeps saying I should stop, and then offers no workable alternative.
Having your eyelashes trimmed to appear less feminine is the same energy as getting fake lashes or putting on mascara to appear more feminine. If you need your eyelashes trimmed, your beard sculpted, your hair gel'd, and your tan sprayed on just so you can look more masculine, I think you might be missing the forest for the trees, my guy. Absolutely nothing wrong with being concerned about your hygeine and appearance, but let's not pretend that this is the rugged masculinity you think you are portraying. Surprised the Alpha Bros came up with it, not the Queer Eye dudes.
I love grooming my beard and shaping it up. I'll spend a decent amount of time doing in the bathroom making it just right. Not because it makes me manly, but because I like it and even more importantly, my lady likes it. And any manly man knows that making your significant other happy is the manliest fucking thing possible.
I'm... aged. And ever since I discovered sex was a thing, I discovered that my stupidly long eyelashes were both atractive to women and a very good conversation starter, as I would be randomly complimented/asked about them.
Let your eyelashes be. Good for looks and protection!
My mother always said she was jealous of my father's naturally thick dark eyelashes. Hers were long, but extremely fair and almost invisible. Dad loved his eyelashes because ladies loved them. I got the best of both worlds, until health claimed a lot of the thickness and length of my hair. Oh well, I'll miss you, dark long eyelashes!
These guys are sure looking at other men and finding them so attractive a lot. Maybe they are worried about something else and should talk to somebody about those feelings so that they can live comfortable in their own skin.
I'm always dubious about posts like the screenshot. I always wonder if the poster, AskAubrey in this case, has fallen for a troll or a prank, or if they're the troll or prankster themselves.
A microblog post saying "[the people I don't like] are doing [embarrassing/contemptible thing]" whose proof is a picture of a single person doing something could never be wrong, misleading, or overgeneralizing, though, right? Just like "the LGBTQ+ are trying to make MAP a thing!!1" was totally real and legit.
It's scary how willing people are to accept random shit they see on the Internet with zero further investigation or critical thought.
They're just in the alpha stage, trying to figure out what works. Just wait until they get to beta stage, then they'll start bleaching their assholes, because it's "manly".