  I think my manhood has been seriously put into question by& nbsp; circumstances in the office.  & nbsp; nbsp;
Today,  one of the secretaries& nbsp; starting talking about Big Brother to someone in the office. nbsp;  Big Brother is one of the&
nbsp; many& nbsp; reality shows I do watch. nbsp;  My curiosity was piqued and so I joined in the conversation about Jayse,
nbsp; Holly and the Four Horsemen,  etc. nbsp; and of course,  one of the partners in the firm strolled by.
nbsp; nbsp;  On the Reality Show& nbsp; Masculinity Scale,  Big Brother&
nbsp; probably ranks somewhere in the middle. nbsp; nbsp;  By default,  men are not supposed to be into reality shows unless they involve nudity or violence.
nbsp;  Since not too many shows fall into these categories,  certain shows are safer than others. nbsp;  & nbsp;
There are certain shows like Survivor or the Apprentice that rank high on the Scale because they are huge hits and gender neutral and therefore it is okay to be caught watching them. nbsp;  On the other& nbsp; end are& nbsp;
such shows& nbsp; as the Bachelor or For Love or Money which& nbsp; rank& nbsp;
low because they are reality shows about& nbsp; love and romance. nbsp; nbsp; Society dictates that as a man,
 I shouldn't watch those shows even though they are fine entertainment. nbsp;  & nbsp; nbsp;  &
nbsp;  Big Brother falls somewhere in the middle. nbsp;  Admitting you watch Big Brother is admitting that you watch every single reality show you can. nbsp; nbsp;
Understanding that this basic societal& nbsp; undercurrent& nbsp; existed,  I tried to pretend like I was merely observing her and was slightly amused&
nbsp; as she talked to her fellow secretaries about the reality shows. nbsp;  But& nbsp; when one&
nbsp; of the secretaries asked me a direct question about an event on Big Brother and of course I knew the answer and proceeded to explain& nbsp; how Jayse saved Holly from elimination,  I knew the gig was up.  &
nbsp; nbsp; The only thing I could do after that& nbsp; was to minimize the damage by ending the conversation as quickly as possible and head back to my desk. nbsp;
 When will it be safe for for non- metrosexual, nbsp; heterosexual men to step out of the closet and admit they watch reality shows and that they& nbsp; in fact enjoy it!
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