>>4385593I actually worked in construction when I started listening to Miku lol. I think there is some merit to his perspective, and it depends on your attitude toward cute/feminine things. If you find yourself identifying with them and constructing your outward facing personality around them, then I imagine that you will slowly lose your man card, as is what happens with so many people. But if you find yourself just enjoying them for the sake of themselves, and still within the context of manhood, I think you're good.
Personally, I see my enjoyment of cute things whether it be Miku or silly animal pictures as sort of the temporary stand-in for the enjoyment of having children, which I can't have currently because I'm too young and not financially stable, but I still have that biological imperative.
If you're not concerned for your own manhood, feel free to ignore this, but clearly your friend is concerned for his.