The Need to Create a White House Council on Boys to Men

deathsythe · 2011-09-06T23:02:26+00:00

Nothing about a 90s R&B group in the entire article.

Disappointing.

Guy51234 · 2011-09-06T17:20:11+00:00

This has to happen eventually. It's great to see the right person is working on it.

Bobsutan · 2011-09-06T16:56:30+00:00

Great article. I like that he doesn't pull punches:

Virtually every society that survived did so by socializing its sons to be disposable. Disposable in war; disposable in work. We need warriors and volunteer firefighters so we label these men heroes. Men need the approval, and want to be eligible for marriage and fatherhood, so we all have a vested interest in not questioning this socialization for disposability. Thus men don’t speak up and women can’t hear what men don’t say. But exactly because men’s attitude toward their own problems remains “when the going gets tough, the tough get going,” and because few men realize that their façade of strength is their weakness, this outreach to the silent sex is all the more important.

He did miss one thing when discussing father involvement, which was pushing for shared parenting that feminists keep challenging.

ThePigman · 2011-09-07T00:15:36+00:00

The need is undeniable, the probability of it happening is zero.

ThePigman · 2011-09-07T00:17:39+00:00

"His forthcoming Reinventing Boyhood is with John Gray."

Christ, i hope that isn't the Mars Venus guy...

Title	The Need to Create a White House Council on Boys to Men
Author	megazen
Upvotes	18
Comments	15
Date	September 6, 2011 4:29 PM UTC (14 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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