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Topic subject | Trying to toughen your son doesn't automatically equate to homophobia |
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12763031, Trying to toughen your son doesn't automatically equate to homophobia Posted by daryloneal, Wed Mar-25-15 07:10 PM
If anything it has more to do with the fear of him going out into the world and getting his ass whipped for ANY reason.
Like I said there's a line.
> >you've hit on exactly what the article says is a problem - >that boys are socialized by their parents and other caretakers >not to be touched. and so then they go through puberty and >develop and identify strong sexual feelings. by the time they >become men the only touch that's recognized as okay is sexual >or athletic. platonic touch is all but lost. > >the writer says this is a problem for men's mental and >emotional health. >
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