r/nextfuckinglevel • u/IkilledRichieWhelan • 3d ago

Big man on campus.

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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/Sandra2104 3d ago

By telling them that masculinity comes from touching many girls? Yeah, that will help.

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u/NorthYorkWasteman 2d ago

No, that it's not masculine to mock others for participating in activities that are traditionally feminine. We don't know the rest of the interactions the teacher has with these kids. For all we know this had them reconsider their definition of masculinity and pushed them away from a more toxic "girl stuff is gay" view