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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I really think this issue is overblown. My DH, myself and my DS have all attended/currently attend 3 different SLACs and I’ve only heard of this issue on DCUM.

Our son knew he wanted a SlAC and we visited  many to narrow down his list.  They do have different cultures and strengths and weaknesses   IMHO the NARP thing is not what I would use to figure out the initial list.  [/quote]

It is a significant issue at many LACs. Amherst College & Middlebury College are examples of  LACs with highly publicized NARP issues. And there are many more LACs with NARP issues.[/quote]

It’s a legit issue because so many of the non-athlete males are gay (they are drawn to the safe supportive LAC environment) while the athlete males at say a Nescac school are really exceptional athletes. To play soccer at Amherst for example means you’re an amazing soccer player and could probably play D1 somewhere. Exceptional athletes tend to have a more conventional masculine outlook. I guess we call that “toxic” now. [/quote]

I cannot roll my eyes enough at this outright nonsense. Please talk to literally a single teen who exists now, not the pretend teens from 1980s John Hughes movies who live in your mind. [/quote]

Or I could just talk to my son, who attends a LAC. The athletes and the gender fluid boys (of which there are many) don’t really interact. He brought this up, not me. [/quote]

Did you ever consider this might be an issue specific to your son?[/quote]

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