The word virility allows us to refer to that which shows the quality of virile, while the latter is frequently used to account for of the male or everything related to it, the manly, that is, everything that has characteristics of the male is usually referred to through the word virile.
Manhood quality: that which has the distinctive characteristics of men
Short hair, hair on the chest, legs and arms, strength and a deep voice, are some signs that are normally associated with virility and masculinity; their absence is repeatedly understood as a lack of virility and as a consequence, if a man, a man does not show among his salient characteristics those mentioned, he is usually described as not very manly, little man, a situation that often ends in stigmatization and an uncomfortable situation for that man who does not follow the parameters that are considered proper to his gender.
Changes of views regarding virility with the passage of time and evolution
Although the above is something that still occurs in especially macho societies, which attribute certain roles, behaviors, and characteristics to both genders, in recent years, fortunately, there has been a greater openness in this regard and it is accepted that Men present more common uses and customs in women, such as taking care of their physical aspects, without affecting their virility or their condition as men. And the same happens with the female gender, it is normal for many women to display roles and behaviors that were previously only accepted for men.
The evolution of societies has certainly allowed it and it is of course a super positive issue.
And we cannot ignore that the rejection that exists today in many western communities regarding machismo has added to this change in mentality and it is no longer thought that a man is virile because he has hair, because he is strong or because he does not use anti-wrinkle creams.
Obviously, this transformation in thinking impacts especially in Western societies, in Arab cultures, unfortunately, women continue to be relegated to men, in the background, without the possibility of voice and individual freedom to work, to study, in many cases, and for his part, the man is associated with the characteristics that we mentioned before are distinctive of virility. Whoever does not present them is discriminated against and in some cases even punished.
Sadly, in the 21st century this continues to happen in some cultures and communities.
Sexual ability of a man
On the other hand, in Western culture virility is often associated with sexual ability of a man, that is to say, the competence that it presents with regard to sexual potency and that it displays in its sexual performances; the greater a man's ability to keep his sexual organ erect for a long period of time, the greater his virility, it is believed. Therefore, an individual who cannot achieve standard sexual performance will normally be considered unmanly.
As a consequence of this widespread belief is that an individual who suffers from impotence problems can feel decimated, with low self-esteem.
Now, we must say that current medicine offers a few alternatives to this problem, from medications to techniques that improve this problem.
In ancient and remote times, or even today in some cultures that are still fervently rooted in the past, it is and was common that an individual who showed little aptitude at the time of procreation was considered as lacking in virility, that is, that In spite of trying, he could not get a woman pregnant, or failing that, one who only procreated women and then, on the contrary, one who was capable of begetting only men was believed to be the owner of an important virility.
Then, it is practically unfeasible that nowadays, in the West, virility is related to generative potency, but rather it is strictly related to sexual potency, thus decoupling the issue of the disposition or not of reproduction.
