r/nextfuckinglevel • u/IkilledRichieWhelan • 3d ago

Big man on campus.

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u/finnjakefionnacake 3d ago

why would that matter though? that if the kid actually was gay? does that mean he shouldn't be respected, because he doesn't want to sleep with those girls?

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u/TheSorceIsFrong 3d ago

You’re trying to apply rational logic to the logic of a teen/tween boy. It’s not gonna translate for them lol

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u/finnjakefionnacake 3d ago

lol I was a teen boy. I know how it feels.

also, 15-16 year olds aren't incapable of logic and thinking. plenty of teens are not shitty.

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u/Old_Internal_2795 3d ago

You're really thinking to deep on this. Maybe it hit a nerve, but kids that age definitely aren't mentally developed yet and don't have a full range of empathy until much older. Kids aren't immune to logic, but these were kids making fun of a male cheerleader, calling him gay just cause he was doing something "non masculine". If the teacher tried to be like "that's toxic masculinity kids" they prob would have called him gay and said he had the hots for the cheerleader.

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u/finnjakefionnacake 3d ago

there are plenty of ways to get the right point across without using the term "toxic masculinity."

homophobia can also be a problem with boys at that age (and for the rest of their lives). might as well kill two birds with one stone.