Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity

[radicalliberal]

33. Thank you very much for the kind compliments. :)

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I wasn't sure how my own comments in this topic would be received. I had even considered deleting my post. I've been dealing with a bit of stress lately concerning my health. One of Katz' comments touched upon a "hot-button" issue of mine; so, off I went. Strong emotion can be a problem in online exchanges.

Galileoreloaded, I think you have a point about the possibility of there being a generational difference. If I had raised a son instead of two daughters, perhaps I would have been made aware of generational differences regarding the socialization of boys.

My two daughters' experiences in the public schools have been considerably more positive than mine were. Even though my IQ was higher than average, I hated school with a passion because of all the routine cruelty that typified social interactions among the students, most of whom were spoiled rich kids. (Incidentally, for what it's worth, from the time I was nine years old, I grew up in one of the most staunchest conservative affluent Republican congressional districts in the country, the one that was once represented by Bush The First. The racism was, and probably still is, pervasive. I'm white, by the way. I couldn't be paid to live there again.)

Thanks again for the kind compliments.