Crosspost "Talking about sexism to my son" from /r/MensLib:

My son is 10, and for the last few years he has been complaining off and on about teachers treating boys unfairly in school. He says the sports teacher used often set up “boys versus girls” games, and then join on the girls team so the girls always win: more recently, they have boys vs girls zoom quizzes in math and English, with the same thing happening. He says boys never get a good star in “exams” even if they get all the answers right, and aren’t called on in zoom to show their drawings. Lately he’s learnt the word “sexism” and started talking about how the teachers are “sexist”. He’s been crying about this a number of times, and feels it it very unfair: he used be happy about school but has become more resistant and negative because of this.

The school is very progressive, and I worry that if he uses “sexist” in this context, he will get in big trouble and be categorized as a MRA. I’m afraid to bring this up with the teachers for similar reasons. Has anyone got suggestions on ways to bring these issues up without being categorized as a MRA? Any suggestions from teachers would be really appreciated.


Posted by AwkwardQuestionAlt | 7 June 2020 | Link