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vanbadham.bsky.social • 1 day ago

My latest in the Guardian is about men, their sons and misogyny.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/06/gen-x-men-if-you-dont-find-the-strength-to-inoculate-boys-against-the-manosphere-what-men-are-left-ntwnfb?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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mgpie14.bsky.social•1 day ago

So good. My boys are 16,21 and this is a consistent conversation in our house.

ryandelaney1802.bsky.social•1 day ago

Given the amount of teachers complaining about the parents rather than the kids you would have to score Gen X parents overall very low. Never has a generation been so disinterested in the discipline of their offspring.

ojtphd.bsky.social•1 day ago

Two decades of two wars, first person shooter games, and male violence fronting EVERY form of media…. No doubt the male psyche has lost touch with reality (Jung’s anima).

And now, THIS? (Orange Man)

Modern society rewarding sexism and violence, etc - Give Peace a Chance gave way to WWF - Uuuuugh!

shawnandrewartist.bsky.social•1 day ago

Interesting book by Jamie Tahsin and Matt Shea which gives lots of insight into the 'War Room' cult : Clown World.
Although you've probably already read it.

dcminx.bsky.social•1 day ago

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margaretgacki.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thanks for the link regarding the "monetized attention economy". I went off on an interesting deep dive tangent. 😉
https://academic.oup.com/iwc/article/37/1/18/7733851

auckland09.bsky.social•1 day ago

The inference that this is a widespread frame of reference is based on these morons stories being elevated on social media platforms. I’m sure it exists, but I think the majority of young men don’t think like this. Nonetheless, a good reminder to set a good examples in daily life for youngsters.

ivegottheshell.bsky.social•1 day ago

Very thought provoking.

I often wish life was not as complex as it is, and that it really did match the clear black and white lines it's so often portrayed in.

gardendog.bsky.social•1 day ago

📌

pacificnight.bsky.social•1 day ago

It has to be men leading these conversations - we’ve been shown the way and benefited greatly from feminism and now we need to take responsibility because our silence in this space allows the voices of men like Tate and his ilk to corrupt our young men

tinofbeans001.bsky.social•1 day ago

We need to pay our Boy's Advisors in Schools and train them to help students who are caught up in these takes of issues. Because yes, men need to take the lead and many of them in schools do an excellent job. We need to support that.

pacificnight.bsky.social•1 day ago

Great idea. I’d love to see our communities really have this conversation about what we can do differently with ideas like this

mousebsky.bsky.social•1 day ago

Great article

clemdb4.bsky.social•1 day ago

Definitely a conversation that needed to be had.

amycoplan.bsky.social•1 day ago

What a superb piece, and it couldn’t be more timely. I’m going to have my Philosophy of Sex &Love students read it this week.

vanbadham.bsky.social•1 day ago

Oh, thank you so much!

gingerninja99.bsky.social•1 day ago

I read your piece this morning and I have taken some time to think of an appropriate response. As a Gen X man that had a great deal to do with training young men for war, the one thing that struck me with your article was the difference between raising young men today versus in the 1980’s-90’s.

gingerninja99.bsky.social•1 day ago

When I was growing up, the men that influenced my life were all very old school. Most had fought in WW2. Respect for women was beaten into us (in some cases literally). You were taught to be a protector and respect the women in your life. Thats not to say every man adhered to this, but at least it

gingerninja99.bsky.social•1 day ago

was taught.
That threat of repercussions for bad behaviour from older males was an ever present theme. But that old male panopticon does not exist today. There are no repercussions for todays young men.

In my experience young men need physical frameworks to shape their masculinity. Without them

gingerninja99.bsky.social•1 day ago

you get barbarians.

The Ancient Greeks had a particularly effective way with dealing with young men. They used to pack them off in triremes.

benstoneman.bsky.social•1 day ago

This is really excellent

vanbadham.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thank you.

pandemi14623613.bsky.social•1 day ago

So on point @vanbadham.bsky.social

mandymoo61.bsky.social•1 day ago

Well said @vanbadham.bsky.social 👏🏻👏🏻

suzannelolsenau.bsky.social•1 day ago

These fools need to get kicked in the nuts.

beckyvee.bsky.social•1 day ago

Great film. Hard to watch. 💔

newtoniancynic.bsky.social•1 day ago

This fucked up generation of men are the weakest, most sexist and misogynistic group of pieces of shit that we’ve ever produced

amebelle.bsky.social•1 day ago

Who and where are these gen x men you speak of who are giving women orgasms lmao?

damonthedemon.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thought provoking article. I would add from my own experience, I never had a problem with these issues at all. I come from a family with two younger sisters and a formidable tyrant of a feminist Mum. I feel strongly Women have as great a part to play as men in these issues. At least mine did.

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