This, as usual, gets some things right but is mostly wrong.http://time.com/5045028/raising-boys-faith-salie/ …
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It is wrong in claiming we live in an era of angry men. Violent crime continues to decrease. It is wrong in claiming that anger in women is not really a thing and when it is, its productive rather than destructive.
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'Today’s angriest women galvanize; today’s angriest men murder.' No, anger can be manifested in unhealthy & unhealthy ways. When men's anger manifests badly, it's more likely to result in violence. When women's is, it's more likely to result in verbal & psychological cruelty.
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It's great that her daughter likes to play with toy swords and her son rejects them in favour of hearts? No, it's neutral. Attempts to train girls to be more aggressive & boys less aggressive are very likely to fail & also cause feelings of inadequacy in your children.
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Rather than attempting to raise a 'sweet boy', focus on discovering who your child actually is & helping them find healthy ways to be that person, whether he is sensitive, emotionally expressive & nurturing or tough, emotionally private and competitive.
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If we let boys be free to do what the want we really wouldn't need the transgender social construct... We let lesbians be butch and no one bats an eye... but when a boy wears makeup and a dress everyone freaks the fuck out one way or the other...
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I know you've said things before which suggest you feel like homosexuality and gender identity are part of the same thing for you but I'm not sure how common that is.
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that's not quite what I meant. Replace "lesbians" with "women" and it's closer.. They're not, apparently ~75% of transwoman are attracted to women... https://4thwavenow.com/2017/12/07/gender-dysphoria-is-not-one-thing/ … ... It would certainly make the arguments easier if all trans people were attracted to their birth sex.
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