Sissies are sometimes perceived as threats to masculine power. People would think that we are just a bunch of sissies. Ma expresses her contempt for "sissies" and says that "guts" is the only virtue. I thought acting was for sissies, but I went anyway. The Sissies were an American pop-punk band based in Bloomington, Indiana. "Edge City/Sleep is for Sissies", a 40-minute surreal short about an artist struggling against society. Africa's Not for Sissies is probably the album that has earned him most plaudits. Africa's Not for Sissies was also acclaimed for Kitchen's intricate guitar technique. Southern Baptist Sissies is a 2013 American drama film written and directed by Del Shores. Africa's Not for Sissies was followed by the formation of Bafo Bafo.