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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Basically, it’s increased competition, and I don’t think young American men are taught to fight for their spot. [/quote]

This is on all of us parents then.  I’m teaching mine and they are just fine.[/quote]

I'm not tainting mine with the ideas that all masculinity is toxic. They can be who they are and I'm not going to hamstring them or emasculate them so they can't compete.[/quote]

Not all masculinity is toxic. That's why the word toxic is there. The problem is the Neanderthals who think the only way to show masculinity is pounding their chests and being a dbag. [/quote]

The line has been blurred where masculinity crosses the line into toxic, so that normal behavior is called toxic. It starts early on in elementary school. Mustn't let the boys get too rowdy on the playground![/quote]

I get it but getting too “rowdy” is a liability for the school if someone gets hurt [/quote]

And there you have it. No games, no fun, limit recess, sit still, be quiet, someone might get hurt. No throwing balls, no kicking balls, no tag, just stand and be quiet.[/quote]

Wasn't school always like this? Or even more strict than now? Boys were able to do this in school before - what changed?[/quote]

My boys go to classical school and they can sit still because their (mostly male) teachers let them be rowdy during recess and also play sports and do outside science classes etc.  their attitude is yeah, your kid may break a bone, who cares.  We are 100% for it.[/quote]

Also there are no screens.  Zero.  They use paper and pencil and write in cursive.[/quote]

So... it isn't society or those crazy liberal women, but rather how they're being raised and taught? Hold on, I'm taking notes over here the next time someone blames their son's hurt feelings on my very existence.[/quote]

It's so dumb because it assumes that boys NEED to be rowdy and rough. Shocker, not all boys do. And if they need to get their energy out, there are certainly ways to do that without hurting someone else or hurting themselves. [/quote]

Ugh. Rough physical play is essential for boys. Boys who engage in that type of play are actually less likely to be violent as adults.

I was fighting for my life the other day in the Toxic Masculinity thread trying to explain the difference between toxic and healthy masculinity to someone who suggested that liberals believe boys shouldn’t be allowed to play rough. Maybe she had a point.[/quote]

Show me credible studies that prove that boys NEED rough physical play. Please keep your dumb politics out of this discussion.

I can only assume that you will produce no such stufy because it's total BS, but I'll wait.[/quote]

DP. Physical competition among boys has been important since the beginning of time. And it's not all about strength and skills. It's about teamwork, learning limits, self-discipline, cooperation, sociability, responsibility and all the other things boys need to learn to become good men. [/quote]

That was your opinion. Still waiting for those credible studies.[/quote]

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