The Problem with 'Boys Will Be Boys'

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28. I'd like to throw in a twist...

It's a light argument because I'm not set on this. But I think it used to be that men were expected to be strong and under control and women weak and subservient. In modern America, men are portrayed and expected to be stupid and subservient in entertainment media. That contradiction may be one reason there is such a male outbreak of over-dominant behavior. No one, men or women, want to be expected to be the stupid bunt of the joke, and for men, that's what's been portrayed in the children's media for the last 20 years or so... E.G. children are smarter than adults, children are more wise than adults, men are idiots and weak. Put together low self image, lack of boundaries, no parent you can rely on or trust, lack of education, stir in some testosterone and you just may end up with violence. Add a little abuse and you've got sociopathic behavior.

As for the little girl in this OP, it breaks my heart to think about the experience itself but It looks like she gained some resilience from it and did not learn revenge. The first boy? That breaks my heart in a different way because he has no real parent to rely on... just big buddies, and that can be very tragic.