The Problem with 'Boys Will Be Boys' - AKA all boys are rapists

NUMBERS2357 · 2013-05-31T20:45:41+00:00

I think the opposite problem to this doesn't get enough attention, that is, normal behavior for young children gets classified as dangerous or violent or something. And the people who rail against "boys will be boys" are often the same people who turn around and punish a kid for chewing a pop-tart into a gun shape, or who disallow rough-housing which is a normal, healthy thing for boys to do.

The problem is an inability for society to distinguish the good from the bad, which I think ultimately comes from various negative ideas about men. So instead it just becomes a question of how lenient/strict to be with kids, and you either let them off the hook for things they should be punished for, or punish them for things that are fine, or even both at the same time.

doules107 · 2013-06-01T22:34:45+00:00

whoa we went from a freaking toddler with little or no self control to adult males being blamed that because they had no self control when they were toddlers they are rapists

anakinastronaut · 2013-05-31T21:31:35+00:00

I posted a link with exactly the same content on a different website 2 days ago!

Title	The Problem with 'Boys Will Be Boys' - AKA all boys are rapists
Author	jonscotch
Upvotes	14
Comments	3
Date	May 31, 2013 6:48 PM UTC (13 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/1ff4b1/the_problem_with_boys_will_be_boys_aka_all_boys/
Archive Link	https://theredarchive.com/r/MensRights/the-problem-with-boys-will-be-boys-aka-all-boys.1172412 https://theredarchive.com/post/1172412

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