High School Boys Struggling at our Big 3

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a male, I agree that toxic masculinity is the root problem in our country and world. You can really attribute about 95% of the world's problems to about 800 people in power, almost all of them male.

Other than dealing with natural disasters, there is simply no reason for wars and strife we are seeing.

I suppose people on the right may disagree with the assessment, but it is my opinion and I don't disagree with the premise writ large.

So you think if women were in control everything would be unicorns and rainbows? Lol sure.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you have a white male child, why would you ever send him to a school that makes them feel “white guilt” or they are a “male oppressor” as a 14 year old boy! All you parents that send your kids to these woke schools deserve what you are getting!

I send my white male child to a school that is explicitly pro-equity and inclusion. He doesn't feel white guilt. Why should he feel guilty about learning about systemic racism? He didn't create it! And he sure as heck doesn't want to be a part of it. He chooses to be part of the solution, not stick his head in the sand. He feels courageous and helpful and kind, not guilty. And no, he doesn't feel like a "male oppressor." He feels like a young man who sees women as equals, and recognizes that men AND women have been dealt a crappy hand by sexism. He sees what a limited range of emotions his dad was allowed to feel growing up, and how he is now teaching his dad how to be a more open and emotionally aware man. Its really sweet, and they really adore each other. And he sees that women have been excluded from power for oh, the last thousand years or so, and that correcting that may take a minute.

There is no guilt, no shame, and no disempowerment in any of that. I find it so odd that people think that recognizing oppression means you have to identify with the oppressors just because you happen to share their skin color or gender. Why would you do that?

That’s nice and good for him. But unfortunately regardless of how he feels, he will be judged by others and UMR as part of the problem. He will never be accepted and always looked negatively at for having white privilege. Your son will have to constantly virtue signal to fit in and will still be seen a part of the problem no matter how much he feels he is not.

Why shouldn’t white men be judged based on being born white? Women are judged for being women and their shortcomings are defined by “not maleness” and minorities are judged by the color of their skin or not having an American accent.

So two wrongs make a right? Why can’t people be judged for who THEY are not what group they belong to?

You mean judge them by their character?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you have a white male child, why would you ever send him to a school that makes them feel “white guilt” or they are a “male oppressor” as a 14 year old boy! All you parents that send your kids to these woke schools deserve what you are getting!

I send my white male child to a school that is explicitly pro-equity and inclusion. He doesn't feel white guilt. Why should he feel guilty about learning about systemic racism? He didn't create it! And he sure as heck doesn't want to be a part of it. He chooses to be part of the solution, not stick his head in the sand. He feels courageous and helpful and kind, not guilty. And no, he doesn't feel like a "male oppressor." He feels like a young man who sees women as equals, and recognizes that men AND women have been dealt a crappy hand by sexism. He sees what a limited range of emotions his dad was allowed to feel growing up, and how he is now teaching his dad how to be a more open and emotionally aware man. Its really sweet, and they really adore each other. And he sees that women have been excluded from power for oh, the last thousand years or so, and that correcting that may take a minute.

There is no guilt, no shame, and no disempowerment in any of that. I find it so odd that people think that recognizing oppression means you have to identify with the oppressors just because you happen to share their skin color or gender. Why would you do that?

That’s nice and good for him. But unfortunately regardless of how he feels, he will be judged by others and UMR as part of the problem. He will never be accepted and always looked negatively at for having white privilege. Your son will have to constantly virtue signal to fit in and will still be seen a part of the problem no matter how much he feels he is not.

At my college they had segregated classes for DEI. UMR where in one session and all “Whites” were in another section called “Unpacking Whitenss”. You can guess the school as is in the Boston area… basically the Unpacking whistles class basically taught that all whites are oppressors, have white privileged, and everything we do is destructive to society. And historical bad deeds we did are the root problem. Funny as I was born In another country and had nothing to do with systemic racism here.

In addition, being Jewish I’m am also listed as an “oppressed” class but since I’m white, I’m also and oppressor? Hmmmm

And coming from a former Soviet republic, being Jewish you were discriminated on a daily basis.

This is just false. It is about respect. If white males show the same respect and concern for others and each other, then they will be judged accordingly.

Not at GDS right now.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you have a white male child, why would you ever send him to a school that makes them feel “white guilt” or they are a “male oppressor” as a 14 year old boy! All you parents that send your kids to these woke schools deserve what you are getting!

So in otherwords, you support Toxic Masculinity and the world it shapes?

Dude, take a logic class cuz right now you’re failing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:As a male, I agree that toxic masculinity is the root problem in our country and world. You can really attribute about 95% of the world's problems to about 800 people in power, almost all of them male.

Other than dealing with natural disasters, there is simply no reason for wars and strife we are seeing.

I suppose people on the right may disagree with the assessment, but it is my opinion and I don't disagree with the premise writ large.

So you think if women were in control everything would be unicorns and rainbows? Lol sure.

No, but it would be a lot better than it is currently. Look at the woman leaders in places like New Zealand and Finland - smart, no-nonsense, hold their own on the world stage. Can you see a woman in the modern era ordering troops to kidnap 16,000 children and repatriate them in her own country? Using weapons of mass destruction? Playing the toxic "big dick" games on the world stage that we see from Xi, Putin,Erdogan etc?

I don't.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Sounds like the topic is fine, but the execution is weak, even toxic. OP, are teachers are failing to guide the discussion and redirect/rephrase the students who are making the inappropriate over-generalizations?

Or the topic is fine and OP's kid is a snowflake.

Or you cannot stand to have an actual discussion of the topic. Just a rant. Is the school teaching what to think or how to think?

[Anonymous]

What to think. Duh.

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Anonymous wrote:We are liberal democrats who chose STA for this reason. We wanted academics, not politics.

+1 agree

We are also liberal Democrats, and STA is less crazy than GDS or Sidwell. Let’s not pretend it’s a politically neutral paradise tho. STA has MAGAts and CCC stasi who are barely kept in check.

The school itself is apolitical. That's what we care about.

Hahahahahahahaha.

Thanks. We needed some levity on this thread.

-NCS parent

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:As a male, I agree that toxic masculinity is the root problem in our country and world. You can really attribute about 95% of the world's problems to about 800 people in power, almost all of them male.

Other than dealing with natural disasters, there is simply no reason for wars and strife we are seeing.

I suppose people on the right may disagree with the assessment, but it is my opinion and I don't disagree with the premise writ large.

So you think if women were in control everything would be unicorns and rainbows? Lol sure.

No, but it would be a lot better than it is currently. Look at the woman leaders in places like New Zealand and Finland - smart, no-nonsense, hold their own on the world stage. Can you see a woman in the modern era ordering troops to kidnap 16,000 children and repatriate them in her own country? Using weapons of mass destruction? Playing the toxic "big dick" games on the world stage that we see from Xi, Putin,Erdogan etc?

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MTG as a world leader?

[Anonymous]

Y’all, there are many who grew up in schools that taught some kind of mandatory dogma (Marxist, religious etc). Very few of those people have been traumatized by it. Frankly, it’s a waste of time and can be traumatic unless you have a healthy attitude, which is:
1. It’s an easy, content-free class. You attend to get an easy A. That’s all.
2. Is there anything interesting that is worth remembering? The rest is unimportant and may not be true, so who cares?
3. Don’t take it too seriously/have a laugh in a safe space (at home).

I don’t know the content of these classes. They could be brilliant for all I know. But I know dogma and it’s never good. In one ear and out the other. Unless it’s brilliant. Which no dogma ever is.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a male, I agree that toxic masculinity is the root problem in our country and world. You can really attribute about 95% of the world's problems to about 800 people in power, almost all of them male.

Other than dealing with natural disasters, there is simply no reason for wars and strife we are seeing.

I suppose people on the right may disagree with the assessment, but it is my opinion and I don't disagree with the premise writ large.

So you think if women were in control everything would be unicorns and rainbows? Lol sure.

No, but it would be a lot better than it is currently. Look at the woman leaders in places like New Zealand and Finland - smart, no-nonsense, hold their own on the world stage. Can you see a woman in the modern era ordering troops to kidnap 16,000 children and repatriate them in her own country? Using weapons of mass destruction? Playing the toxic "big dick" games on the world stage that we see from Xi, Putin,Erdogan etc?

I don't.

Are you joking? Jacinda just resigned in shame! Her leadership of NZ has been a nightmare for it’s citizens. Get your facts straight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a male, I agree that toxic masculinity is the root problem in our country and world. You can really attribute about 95% of the world's problems to about 800 people in power, almost all of them male.

Other than dealing with natural disasters, there is simply no reason for wars and strife we are seeing.

I suppose people on the right may disagree with the assessment, but it is my opinion and I don't disagree with the premise writ large.

So you think if women were in control everything would be unicorns and rainbows? Lol sure.

No, but it would be a lot better than it is currently. Look at the woman leaders in places like New Zealand and Finland - smart, no-nonsense, hold their own on the world stage. Can you see a woman in the modern era ordering troops to kidnap 16,000 children and repatriate them in her own country? Using weapons of mass destruction? Playing the toxic "big dick" games on the world stage that we see from Xi, Putin,Erdogan etc?

I don't.

Are you joking? Jacinda just resigned in shame! Her leadership of NZ has been a nightmare for it’s citizens. Get your facts straight.

You’re a troll. She did nothing to warrant stepping down “in shame”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a male, I agree that toxic masculinity is the root problem in our country and world. You can really attribute about 95% of the world's problems to about 800 people in power, almost all of them male.

Other than dealing with natural disasters, there is simply no reason for wars and strife we are seeing.

I suppose people on the right may disagree with the assessment, but it is my opinion and I don't disagree with the premise writ large.

So you think if women were in control everything would be unicorns and rainbows? Lol sure.

No, but it would be a lot better than it is currently. Look at the woman leaders in places like New Zealand and Finland - smart, no-nonsense, hold their own on the world stage. Can you see a woman in the modern era ordering troops to kidnap 16,000 children and repatriate them in her own country? Using weapons of mass destruction? Playing the toxic "big dick" games on the world stage that we see from Xi, Putin,Erdogan etc?

I don't.

Sounds like you’re relying on gender norms to reach this conclusion. I thought those aren’t allowed anymore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Y’all, there are many who grew up in schools that taught some kind of mandatory dogma (Marxist, religious etc). Very few of those people have been traumatized by it. Frankly, it’s a waste of time and can be traumatic unless you have a healthy attitude, which is:
1. It’s an easy, content-free class. You attend to get an easy A. That’s all.
2. Is there anything interesting that is worth remembering? The rest is unimportant and may not be true, so who cares?
3. Don’t take it too seriously/have a laugh in a safe space (at home).

I don’t know the content of these classes. They could be brilliant for all I know. But I know dogma and it’s never good. In one ear and out the other. Unless it’s brilliant. Which no dogma ever is.

Pretty much, we just keep saying, it’s one class of several. But the theme is in every chosen literature book and slant presented in history class as well. Similar to how liberals in colleges rolled it out.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a male, I agree that toxic masculinity is the root problem in our country and world. You can really attribute about 95% of the world's problems to about 800 people in power, almost all of them male.

Other than dealing with natural disasters, there is simply no reason for wars and strife we are seeing.

I suppose people on the right may disagree with the assessment, but it is my opinion and I don't disagree with the premise writ large.

So you think if women were in control everything would be unicorns and rainbows? Lol sure.

No, but it would be a lot better than it is currently. Look at the woman leaders in places like New Zealand and Finland - smart, no-nonsense, hold their own on the world stage. Can you see a woman in the modern era ordering troops to kidnap 16,000 children and repatriate them in her own country? Using weapons of mass destruction? Playing the toxic "big dick" games on the world stage that we see from Xi, Putin,Erdogan etc?

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MTG as a world leader?

She exists because of toxic masculinity. Read up on the patriarchal bargain.