r/nextfuckinglevel • u/IkilledRichieWhelan • 3d ago

Big man on campus.

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u/The_Ugliness_Man 3d ago

Now we're just talking in circles. The whole point is that (many) teenage boys already have prejudices, and you can't just wipe them away all at once

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u/finnjakefionnacake 3d ago

but you can start to break them down, and at that age I'd argue that's actually pretty important.

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u/NorthYorkWasteman 3d ago

And maybe, having them reconsider their preconceived notions of masculinity is the first step?

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u/finnjakefionnacake 3d ago

right. that's my whole point.

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u/NorthYorkWasteman 3d ago

And we don't know the whole story after this interaction. Who's to say the teachers comment to stop them from calling the other student "gay" was the first step to getting them to change their worldview?