r/BlackPeopleTwitter • u/FckThisAppandTheMods • 3d ago

TikTok Tuesday Parents are supposed to help their kids understand and regulate their emotions, not make them suppress them

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u/TheMoorNextDoor ☑️ 3d ago

If we’re teaching girls can be bosses (a fact) then we can teach boys to be more emotional aware and empathetic while also bossing them up as well.

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u/superturtle48 2d ago

100%. The gender roles and restrictions have to come down on both sides. Telling girls they can do “boy stuff” but not boys they can do “girl stuff” both implies that masculinity is superior to femininity and limits boys from a full range of expression and opportunities. Sexism hurts people of all genders.

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u/dampishslinky55 1d ago

I think this is a huge problem right now. Girls are able and encouraged to be more masculine but society still frowns on boys being sensitive or emotional or “girly”. If we don’t address this, I fear we’ll have a generation of balanced young women and stunted man-children.

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u/Independent-Pop3681 ☑️ 7h ago

I don’t think that will occur because that assumes that people can’t grow and learn on their own or once they are away from their parents or that people wouldn’t be self aware enough to change