You know Nick Offerman. He played the hilarious Ron Swanson on Parks and Recreation.
In a recent interview with Men's Health, Offerman was asked about the fact that many people associate him with being a "man's man."
Offerman said it's not really accurate to equate him with manliness. "I went to theater school. I took two semesters of ballet. I’m the sissy in my family. I cry with pretty great regularity."
"I stand for my principles and I work hard and I have good manners, but machismo is a double-sided coin," he said. "A lot of people think it requires behavior that can quickly veer into misogyny and things I consider indecent. We’ve been sold this weird John Wayne mentality that fistfights and violence are vital to being a man."
"I’d rather hug than punch," he added. "Crying at something that moves you to joy or sadness is just as manly as chopping down a tree or punching out a bad guy."
Completing his answer, Offerman added one more thing: "If you live your life openly with your emotions, that’s a more manly stance than burying them."
Fans loved his answer.
We don't appreciate Nick Offerman nearly as much as we should.
@TylerHuckabee @nickrhymeswith_ HOW DID HE THINK OF ALL OF THIS TO SAY, I CAN BARELY SAY MY NAME RIGHT
@TylerHuckabee THIS just made me cry.
Thank you for that awesome answer, Nick. You can read the full interview here!
CORRECTION
An earlier version of this post used a picture of Matt Offerman, but it's now been replaced with an image of the correct Offerman brother. Thank you to Nick Offerman for pointing this mistake out.
Congrats @MattOfferman you have finally been mistaken for me ✊🏼 https://t.co/pDy9y1Awn5