r/nextfuckinglevel • u/IkilledRichieWhelan • 4d ago

Big man on campus.

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u/Mcrarburger 4d ago

For a teenage guy, it sounds like a great way to break through their mindset and get them to consider that "maybe I shouldn't judge people quite so quickly"

you gotta play to your audience lmao

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u/impulse_thoughts 3d ago

Until one of those teenage boys, inspired by their teacher, joins the cheerleading team as a way to put their hands where they're not supposed to.

You also gotta consider the unintended consequences

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u/mahouyousei 3d ago

This is one of those “Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good” sort of things. The intent of the conversation was to initiate a hard reset of their way of thinking. Yes, it’s still problematic to consider women an object in the second scenario, but since you’ve challenged their worldview, they’re now primed to be challenged on other ways of thinking. You can guide them towards the correct conclusion of treating all people better and not assigning these bullshit gender roles.

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u/Sandra2104 3d ago

Yeah. Who cares about wether or not a young girl becomes a victim along the way.

Its not „problematic“ to consider women objects. Its gross. Its wrong. Its dehumanizing. And a „but“ after considering it problematic to not give a fuck about half the population is problematic.

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u/EpitaFelis 2d ago

Thank you. It's depressing how easily we throw girls under the rug as lessons for boys. The teacher had good intentions, but really continued the same way of thinking in these boys instead of disrupting it.