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[–]reluctant_commenter 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Their boys, they said, were gifted and sometimes placed in classes with much older children, which arguably exposed them to an even greater concentration of toxic masculinity. This is, thankfully, not something we do in the UK. 

You guys don't do that in the UK? That's fascinating. I've always kinda wondered if it's a bad idea, because kids who are the youngest in their grade are at a size disadvantage and often likelier to get picked on.

I asked Marcus what made him think he had gender dysphoria. He described some of the locker room behaviours that he detested in other boys. One-upmanship, bullying, ridicule of others, homophobia.

Jesus, that's awful. Poor kid. And so he thought he must not be a boy, because he hated how mean his male peers were being.

Far-left people ask, "Why are all men awful?" and it's because... men who are gentle are told they "must actually be women, in their brains" and need to be either be transed, or make their behavior awful to match the rest of the locker room. How is this supposed to be a recipe for success?

[–]JulienMayfair 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This is such a great quote:

These boys ‘can’t perform maleness in the way other boys can’ and so they retreat from the stereotypical masculinity they encounter in the locker room. Ultimately, they look for another answer, and often find it in a culture that tells them they will be happier being female.