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The Confusion On Dads

It’s good to be a macho dad for boys in some ways, but there is a bigger picture here we seem to be missing.

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Ted Bauer
Jun 14, 2024
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There is a definite social narrative of the last decade that men are either “being replaced” or masculinity is “shifting” in some ways, causing lots of moral panic regarding whether “the boys are all right.” There is a concern that some young men are leaning rightward, i.e. “the boys are going MAGA,” which has some validity, although I am not sure how m…

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