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In reply to the discussion: "We raise girls to cater to the fragile egos of men." [View all]bhikkhu
(10,732 posts)talking about the article. They were both - "that's totally true!" I doubt that they are going to change much, being much more inclined to fit in with their friends than become revolutionaries, but I think they appreciate that there is an overall awareness about it beyond our community, and they listened (which doesn't always happen) to me talk about the history of how some things came to be.
Definitely they don't feel beaten down or limited, and see the humorous side to the flawed world we all agree to live in. They went on quite a bit about different guys - who is "fragile", who doesn't mind if they need help even from a girl, who is really smart and nice too, and girls they admire who are really good at things. I feel better about the situation.