In Australia im often reminded of the travisty the stolen generation (indigenous australians) experienced when they were taken from their homes as children and raised in christian/british/european culture effectively destroying the passing on of cultural knowledge and knowing how to live the traditional ways.

Today we see a similar travisty in manhood and masculinity itself through the removal of fathers from their son's lives. A link that for some may have extended countless generations.

Now, dont get me wrong, there are definitely a minority which should never pass on their views of the world. I would argue that im better off not having been exposed to my dad as a child since having known him later in life, but there are elements like male rite of passage, learning competitiveness and assertivness and practical skills and ingenuity that just couldnt have been offered to me by my mother.

I think movements like the mythopoetic man try to address this. Even if men could be returned to their families i think the damage has already been done perhaps even dating as far back to the industrial era (fathers leaving behind the family for long periods of time).

Ironically we might be able to learn something from traditional people who still have secret mens and womens business... although im not keen on the genital mutilation bit. What are your thoughts?