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"In a viral TikTok, which has over one million views and over 11,000 comments, Austin (@awillmakeit), a high school world history teacher from the south, urges that the behavior he sees from adolescent boys in his classroom has become increasingly troubling, and in the current climate without pushback or consequences, it's only going to get worse.
"As the last line of defense before these kids get into adulthood, I really do feel like a part of our job is making sure that these kids are socialized and that they are respectful of just being in public when they graduate," he continued. "But what we're seeing is 18 to 25-year-old men who are completely unsocialized, who are lonely, who are honestly, incredibly crass."
...Unfortunately, a concerning number of teachers also chimed in with their own similar experiences happening in their schools and classrooms. One person mentioned that a male English teacher in their school avoids teaching stories with female protagonists, claiming "the boys can't empathize." Austin challenged this notion, arguing that it is the teacher's responsibility to bridge that gap so that harmful ideologies — like that men and women cannot inherently understand each other — are not perpetuated."
...On Substack, Alice Evans, one of the leading researchers on the topic from Stanford University, wrote that social media bubbles have created "echo chambers of righteous resentment, channeling frustrations and zero-sum mentalities against [women] and foreigners." Others have also argued that this pervasive "Gen Z bro media diet" is partly to blame for the disconnect between young men and women (if you recall, the top podcasts in the world are dominated mainly by right-leaning bro hosts or apolitical content)."
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What can we do to help these boys and protect girls? Why not force transgender girls to use the boys bathroom? That should help.
"As the last line of defense before these kids get into adulthood, I really do feel like a part of our job is making sure that these kids are socialized and that they are respectful of just being in public when they graduate," he continued. "But what we're seeing is 18 to 25-year-old men who are completely unsocialized, who are lonely, who are honestly, incredibly crass."
...Unfortunately, a concerning number of teachers also chimed in with their own similar experiences happening in their schools and classrooms. One person mentioned that a male English teacher in their school avoids teaching stories with female protagonists, claiming "the boys can't empathize." Austin challenged this notion, arguing that it is the teacher's responsibility to bridge that gap so that harmful ideologies — like that men and women cannot inherently understand each other — are not perpetuated."
...On Substack, Alice Evans, one of the leading researchers on the topic from Stanford University, wrote that social media bubbles have created "echo chambers of righteous resentment, channeling frustrations and zero-sum mentalities against [women] and foreigners." Others have also argued that this pervasive "Gen Z bro media diet" is partly to blame for the disconnect between young men and women (if you recall, the top podcasts in the world are dominated mainly by right-leaning bro hosts or apolitical content)."
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What can we do to help these boys and protect girls? Why not force transgender girls to use the boys bathroom? That should help.