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The Boys Feminism Left Behind
- fortran77 4y agoSome interesting points here: > Schools are increasingly structured in ways that frustrate boys. We expect young children to sit still and be quiet—which is harder on boys. We cut back on physical activity and push academics to ever earlier grades, meaning that slower maturing boys start failing in school early. We have eliminated much of the hands-on learning opportunities, such as shop, that used to be standard. Why not shop class?
- jleyank 4y agoThis article conflates too many things. No amount of gain or loss of women’s status, for example, will bring back “traditional lower education male roles” like factory work. The factories have gone elsewhere and robots have taken much of the jobs. It’s more ageism than feminism, as current jobs are fundamentally different than pre computer age jobs. And the older women’s works already disappeared when the pink collar career fields dies about the turn of the century.
- ZeroGravitas 4y agoAffirmative action for men is an interesting political crossover. I think this guy is genuine, but I really wasn't sure at first. Some of this just sounds like a threat. Probably because of the anti-feminism vibe in this specific piece, but maybe that's just tailored to the substack audience.