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Why Can't Boys Talk To Girls Anymore?

A new-ish gender moral panic has emerged, but it might be a relevant one.

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Ted Bauer
Oct 27, 2024
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We already had this emergent moral panic about young men and young women not being able to speak to each other.

Now we have some more “data” on it, per some interviews done in advance of the 2024 elections.

American Storylines
"We Don't Feel Safe, Heard, or Understood."
A few weeks ago, I went to Philadelphia, PA to conduct a series of focus groups with young men and women. We discussed a variety of subjects including dating, relationships, infidelity, pornography and the 2024 U.S. election. As part of this research, we teamed up with The Washington Post to give participants the opportunity to share their feelings abou…
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8 months ago · 29 likes · 6 comments · Daniel Cox

Here, for example, is a comment from a guy:

“I wish young women understood young men who don’t have a strong male figure (father) available are sometim…

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