"I sing songs that aren't very macho, and so people will say, 'Oh you're effeminate,' or 'gay,' as if calling me gay were an insult," Blunt, 41, told the BBC.
Authoritarianism is not terribly toxic because Turkey's political culture is still very macho and favors a strong man.
Sitting on the passenger side, Mr. Hoffmeister said, is "not a very macho thing" for a farmer who always felt in control.
You would still be able to hunt with it, defend your home and participate in a well regulated militia, but you won't feel very macho carrying it.
"Rope is a tool, very macho, not like a whip, but something magical that allows you to control things way beyond your reach.
It was all very macho, and not a million miles from our culture.
I had never taken off my clothes for a photographer before, and he was particularly mean, he was very macho, and it didn't make it any easier.
Is it very macho to say that?" Maybe not so very for an openly gay director whose films portray women as goddesses as often as shrews.
"It was very macho, very egotistical, and that wasn't really my cup of tea.
"This society is still very macho, so the father might be there but not be involved at all," she said.
"We live in a very macho, classist and racist society so the laws won't make a difference if attitudes stay the same," says Bautista.
