“And finally, turning personal, how does this macho describe himself as an individual, apart from being body builder?”

“Traditional gender roles often associate physical strength and assertiveness with macho.”

“They denounced a culture which they claimed was dominated by machismo and chauvinism.”

“If she can extricate them both from this stronghold of irrational machismo, then time's death grip may perhaps weaken.”

“Maybe it is difficult to imagine these guys as nice chaps when your machismo immediately assumes they'll be natural born show-offs.”

“What will become of the little machos who already play the Pascha in kindergarten and grade school?”

“That is why, Madam President-in-Office, it was certainly impressive to see how you, a woman, dealt with those machos like Blair.”

“Common to both the machos and the snobs is intense homophobia.”