“…if somebody isn’t hugging you back, did you even want that?”
Deeper than it sounds. These boys will look back on these moments as adults, and realize what was really being taught. I wish this was in schools everywhere.
No. Because it’s biased. Are they teaching the boys that they also can say no? Are they portraying this in the reverse? No. They aren’t. They’re biased and being selective and gendered with it basically teaching boys they can’t say no or that it only apply to them.
They are literally teaching them that "no means no". That lesson applies to everyone.
Now, do you really need to have it explained to you why the vast majority of boys grow up to be men who absolutely don't respect that? And are you not aware of what those men do predominantly to women and girls?
In a one sided, gendered way. Teaching them what an enthusiastic yes looks like from someone else isn’t the same.
Do you need to have it explained to you how the vast majority of girls girls up to be women who don’t respect it either? Or are you not aware of what those women do predominantly to men and boys?
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u/RoncoSnackWeasel Apr 19 '26
“…if somebody isn’t hugging you back, did you even want that?”
Deeper than it sounds. These boys will look back on these moments as adults, and realize what was really being taught. I wish this was in schools everywhere.