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What male socialization? Who are our teachers in the United States? Over three-quarters are women, less than a quarter men. And given that recent studies ind
by at_a_remove 7y ago
What male socialization?
Who are our teachers in the United States? Over three-quarters are women, less than a quarter men. And given that recent studies indicate that women teachers tend to rate boys (unfairly) lower than girls for the same performance, that's women's socialization teaching boys how to behave in schools.
Societally? Go on, search to see what doodles Google made for Father's Day.
Which parent seems to have the final say in the courts? Again, we seem to default to Mother Knows Best.
What about relationships? US society seems to have ceded the ground entirely to Venus. So very, very many "men are stupid" posts on Twitter and it does not seem to have an end in sight.
Men's clubs? Legislated away wherever possible, on the grounds that it granted men an unfair business advantage. Meanwhile, an organization set up for women in business and creating a co-working space for them had members complain that men are showing up, with a startling lack of self-awareness.
Perhaps this is female socialization not working for boys and men.
- wayoutthere 7y agoNot sure you really understand my point; "male socialization" is simply "the way we raise boys" -- which includes the ways we as a society neglect their needs. This isn't a "men versus women" thing, but rather a "we need to pay better attention to boys' emotional needs" thing. When you don't, you teach them that their emotions don't matter and aren't a thing they need to manage to have a healthy, happy life.
- at_a_remove 7y agoI'm not sure you understand my point: the way we raise boys has largely been ceded to women for a while now and heaping "toxic masculinity" (really, when was the last time you saw the second word without the first tugging it along?) shaming on men is just more of the same. We need less of it.
- wayoutthere 7y agoThanks for proving my point that some men need to learn the skills to be less fragile and entitled. Playing the victim card based on 1950s stereotypes helps nobody and plenty of men are deeply invested in raising their children.