Real men don’t ask; they tell. (Real men don’t care what others think.)
Real men are dominant.
DR. MANHATTAN: Pay attention. You will all return to your homes.
RIOTER: Oh, yeah? And what if we don’t, ya big blue fruit?
DR. MANHATTAN: You misunderstand me. It was not a request.
[The rioters disappear.]
LAURIE: Jesus.
DR. MANHATTAN (internal monologue): The next day, I am reading in the paper of two people who suffered heart attacks upon suddenly finding themselves indoors. More would have suffered during a riot, I’m certain.
Alan Moore, Watchmen issue 4, December 1986.
![Real men don’t ask; they tell. (Real men don’t care what others think.)Real men are dominant.
DR. MANHATTAN: Pay attention. You will all return to your homes.RIOTER: Oh, yeah? And what if we don’t, ya big blue fruit?DR. MANHATTAN: You misunderstand me. It was not a request.[The rioters disappear.]LAURIE: Jesus.DR. MANHATTAN (internal monologue): The next day, I am reading in the paper of two people who suffered heart attacks upon suddenly finding themselves indoors. More would have suffered during a riot, I’m certain.Alan Moore, Watchmen issue 4, December 1986.](http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kx4eavfscQ1qzdhk0o1_500.jpg)