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Adrahil

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23. We need to change how we socialize boys.

Mon Mar 9, 2015, 12:32 PM

Mar 2015

Boys are socialized to be aggressive, and non-intellectual. They are taught to embrace violence and sports (and best of all, violent sports), And they are taught to eschew anything feminizing, like the arts or reading. That has to change.

The whole idea of gendered activity is harmful to begin with, in my view.

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Boys are being outclassed by girls at both school and university, and the gap is widening [View all] AngryAmish Mar 2015 OP

Man Smart, Woman Smarter CountAllVotes Mar 2015 #1

Nothing new here. elleng Mar 2015 #2

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Who says something needs to be done? bhikkhu Mar 2015 #5

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LOL - you're making someone have a sad. cyberswede Mar 2015 #13

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Holy shit-- I've literally never seen that before. Marr Mar 2015 #42

Nah just someone with too much time on their hands. cyberswede Mar 2015 #44

lol, that's kind of sad. Hey, deleted guy-- if you're reading this... Marr Mar 2015 #46

*snerk* cyberswede Mar 2015 #48

Sorry I missed the post (maybe.) elleng Mar 2015 #52

Nah - you would have just had to scrape it off the bottom of your shoe. cyberswede Mar 2015 #53

Thanks for saving me, swede. elleng Mar 2015 #54

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The patriarchy hurts boys, too. cyberswede Mar 2015 #6

It is, from some. Igel Mar 2015 #9

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As a kid, I got that message clearly, from Fonzie and Vinnie Barbarino. arcane1 Mar 2015 #19

...and every "nerd" character on tv being shown as a loser. cyberswede Mar 2015 #20

Exactly. arcane1 Mar 2015 #22

When I was a kid I'd always say "don't make fun of nerds. One day you're going to work for one" n/t Victor_c3 Mar 2015 #41

damn straight. an obvious DUH. and us feminists are working really really hard to help these boys seabeyond Mar 2015 #27

Yep, that's the issue. nt stevenleser Mar 2015 #39

It wouldn't surprise me if this is a reaction to increased equality. KitSileya Mar 2015 #7

Hopefully the programs Sweden and Austrailia are trying will bear fruit. nt cyberswede Mar 2015 #8

There's a bit of subconscious discrimination. Igel Mar 2015 #16

I think there is also a touch of the attitude that if girls/women are doing it, it's not an Nay Mar 2015 #55

It's about need The2ndWheel Mar 2015 #17

We need to change how we socialize boys. Adrahil Mar 2015 #23

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I'd like to see 'weapon' toys disappear from the shelves. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #40

All these "message auto removed" FLPanhandle Mar 2015 #25

one troll with a tiny dick OKNancy Mar 2015 #26

I believe the correct, PC term is "Ineffective Penis" arcane1 Mar 2015 #36

I think this troll's junior high must be on spring break this week. cyberswede Mar 2015 #28

i dunno. we get an awful lot, year around, it seems. nt seabeyond Mar 2015 #29

Agreed. But this special little snowflake is the same kid. cyberswede Mar 2015 #30

snowflake. yes. precious. i love. lol. thanks for the giggle. nt seabeyond Mar 2015 #31

Eventually he will get bored and go back to his playstation FLPanhandle Mar 2015 #33

Superior races and genders don't need friends. arcane1 Mar 2015 #38

Are they all from one poster, and does anyone have any screen captures? 11 Bravo Mar 2015 #43

Yep, it's the same loser every time. Nobody loves him, so he comes here to spread hate. arcane1 Mar 2015 #49

IIRC the part of the brain that assists in communication is 20% larger in girls LittleBlue Mar 2015 #35

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i do not think your facts are correct and i believe they have been disproven. that this is myth.... seabeyond Mar 2015 #45

It's called the corpus callosum LittleBlue Mar 2015 #47

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Anti_Intellectualism? One_Life_To_Give Mar 2015 #50