"Why girls can be boyish but boys can't be girlish." It's at CNN and quotes the egregious Kimmel, so you know what to expect.

thrway_1000 · 2018-04-12T22:20:04+00:00

Men have been trained to put up with a lot from women, the reverse is not the case. Women typically define masculinity because it's traits they find acceptable and want from a man. When puberty hits and boys crave female attention those traits become very important. Before that, boys do what they want and don't care about what anyone but their friends think.

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HeForeverBleeds · 2018-04-13T01:46:14+00:00

Boys do have stricter roles they're expected to conform to than girls, but it's not because of misogyny or because people hate femininity. For example, when males are demanded to register for selective service, but females have the option of either joining the military or not, this isn't because of a hatred of females

It's because men and boys are perceived as disposable tools that are only valued for how well they perform, whereas women and girls are valued just for existing. You don't need or want tools to have options in expressing themselves or to have choices in how they are to live their lives. You just need them to fulfill the function and role they're expected to

fengpi · 2018-04-12T23:49:04+00:00

Lemme guess: because society hates women and treats them as an underclass. Also, the peasants aren't allowed to wear crowns and make proclamations because society hates royalty.

tenchineuro · 2018-04-12T21:56:41+00:00

Is there a problem with the article? Looks like mom is experiencing what we've been saying for a while; it's become a woman's world, and boys are expected to conform to a strict "boy" mold, where girls are given freedom to be anything they want.

She finishes up by encouraging her son to be himself and like what he likes. Where's the harm in that message?

( and of all the trash TV my daughter got sucked into, I actually liked my little pony. The writers did a good job with that show )

adventurefoundme · 2018-04-12T23:59:44+00:00

I just don't understand why men can't be masculine and stay like that and why women can't be feminine and stay like that. What's all this gender neutral stuff. It is only natural that we all masculine and women and feminine

Title	"Why girls can be boyish but boys can't be girlish." It's at CNN and quotes the egregious Kimmel, so you know what to expect.
Author	ThePigmanAgain
Upvotes	9
Comments	26
Date	April 12, 2018 9:47 PM UTC (8 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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