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Topic subjectTrying 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.

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>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.
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>the writer says this is a problem for men's mental and
>emotional health.
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