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While many believe young people are becoming more liberal, data shows that 12th grade boys are nearly twice as likely to identify as conservative compared to liberal. Around 25% of high school seniors identify as conservative while only 13% identify as liberal. In contrast, the share of 12th grade girls identifying as liberal has risen to 30%. Many factors may contribute to this trend, including the rhetoric of Donald Trump which appealed to disaffected young men, and the focus of progressive movements on issues of gender and racial equality which some young men perceive as a "matriarchy." However, most high school seniors claim no political identity, and many boys in high school do not actively discuss

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[-] prd@beehaw.org 14 points 1 year ago

Please define passive misandry

[-] Aesthesiaphilia@kbin.social 20 points 1 year ago

A dismissal or lack of consideration for the unique issues facing men and boys and the unique solutions they require. Focusing exclusively on women and girls. Viewing boys as defective girls.

In this thread, here's a few specific examples

Let’s use their own “reports” to show those women that their boyfriends/husbands/fathers think they own them.

The rate of girls identitying as liberal is significantly higher[...]Probably because the girls face actual threats to their freedoms, while the conservative boys’ complaints are about a bunch of imaginary nonsense.

I was a “Fox News”-viewing turd in high school, too[...]then I grew up.

It's passive because it's not direct and focused. It's more neglect than abuse. Men's problems are not just secondary; they're not even worth consideration, and men should just Fix It Themselves.

Schools in particular are extremely geared towards focusing on girls and their successful development.

[-] rambaroo@beehaw.org 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What male -specific rights are currently threatened or actively being removed?

[-] Buelldozer@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 1 year ago

WTF does that matter? Are you seriously making the argument that the only people who matter are ones whose rights are threatened?

Attitudes like this are the reason the alt-right is rising in this country. Good grief there's so many opinions in here that are just rank, literally stomach turning.

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